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I also frown upon anyone who believes that you are a God-hating atheist because you don't regularly attend religious services or perform certain rituals a certain number of times. I may be forgetting a part (or parts) of the Bible that contain verses emphasizing the importance on that, but too many Cultural Catholics I'm familiar with believe they're better Christians than I am for no reason other than the fact they were altar servers, do more prayers on a daily basis, and attend Church daily instead of weekly while ignoring the volunteer work I did with the same church setting up fundraiser events. I tend to find it hilarious or annoying when such people launch accusations like these at me, yet show up to church late, and leave 20 minutes early. --[[User:KommissarReb|KommissarReb]]
I also frown upon anyone who believes that you are a God-hating atheist because you don't regularly attend religious services or perform certain rituals a certain number of times. I may be forgetting a part (or parts) of the Bible that contain verses emphasizing the importance on that, but too many Cultural Catholics I'm familiar with believe they're better Christians than I am for no reason other than the fact they were altar servers, do more prayers on a daily basis, and attend Church daily instead of weekly while ignoring the volunteer work I did with the same church setting up fundraiser events. I tend to find it hilarious or annoying when such people launch accusations like these at me, yet show up to church late, and leave 20 minutes early. --[[User:KommissarReb|KommissarReb]]
:I personally can't agree with you regarding Sanders being better than Trump. I'm concerned that Trump has made a lot of promises he can't keep, but he do want to "make America great again." The problem here is that his definition of great may differ from ours. Sanders, however, offers handouts that the country cannot afford. We are already hopelessly in debt, and he want to push us all the way to complete, unashamed [[socialism]]. All the while, he complains about "the 1%" while living in one of his several mansions, and filthy rich. At least Trump is honest about his wealth, instead of hiding it like Sanders.
:On your second point, I completely agree. The Bible refers to such things as meeting with the church and serving others as "fruits." If the tree is alive (in Christ) is bears much fruit, but it is not the fruits which saves them. Christ saves them, and the fruits are a natural result. These "fruits" will not be perfect, and sometimes there may be times of less productivity. However, Christ helps us to produce them to further His will and bring some of the glory to himself which He deserves. I am not a Roman Catholic, but from what I have seen and heard, Catholics do seem to be very works-oriented. Correct me if I'm wrong (since I'm sure you know better than I), but from the expected attendance of Mass as an obligation which must be fulfilled, the repeating of phrases which you can't understand, and penance all are a sort of thing which must be done to assure salvation and acceptance. Although I think him a bit too liberal of a Christian, [http://caryschmidt.com Cary Schmidt] wrote an interesting book called "done." (with the period) on the topic. He brings out that Protestants (like myself) believe in a salvation which is already "done." Christ has died, and if trust if put in this alone for salvation, there is nothing else that must be done to secure salvation. Catholics, Jehovah's Witnesses, and many cults believe that they must "do" things so secure their salvation. They probably act hypocritically towards you because they see themselves fulfilling all the requirement (barely) while you are not. That's how I understand this, anyway.