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Why do I always think of the sack of Béziers when this sort of thing comes up? Or the Inquisition? Or the pope who had all the bells in Rome rung in celebration when he heard of the St Bartholemew's Day Massacre? Or Richard I at Acre? Or the various pogroms by whatever name we want to call them. Instead, [[Helen Keller]] is called a Christian in Name Only. O come on!!!!! [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 01:32, 17 September 2012 (EDT) | Why do I always think of the sack of Béziers when this sort of thing comes up? Or the Inquisition? Or the pope who had all the bells in Rome rung in celebration when he heard of the St Bartholemew's Day Massacre? Or Richard I at Acre? Or the various pogroms by whatever name we want to call them. Instead, [[Helen Keller]] is called a Christian in Name Only. O come on!!!!! [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 01:32, 17 September 2012 (EDT) | ||
:She was tight with [[Margaret Sanger]]. What else do you need? [[User:MattyD|MattyD]] 08:27, 17 September 2012 (EDT) | :She was tight with [[Margaret Sanger]]. What else do you need? [[User:MattyD|MattyD]] 08:27, 17 September 2012 (EDT) | ||
| + | ::So we are all tarred by the same brush as our friends now? What would that make me if I had Faith? My oldest friend is gay - we met when we were 12; that's 55 years ago. He "came out" to his family and to me when we were 18. He was in a faithful relationship from 1964 until his partner died two years ago. This is the "homosexual lifestyle" I tend to think of. We live over a thousand miles apart but correspond daily. To you, Matty, I am some sort of evil who, no matter what good I do in this life should be remembered for who I am "tight" with. | ||
| + | ::Seeing as liberal Christians are now a generic brand of XINO, how about adding another: ''Any member of any Church or Christian organisation who has ever indecently abused a young person or knows of such abuse and has not notified the appropriate authorities''. [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 17:27, 17 September 2012 (EDT) | ||
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There are several "deal breakers" for Christianity. Supporting the right for women to murder their children is one. As is supporting the homosexual lifestyle. There is nothing to debate or oppose here. --JefferyA 12:21, 13 September 2011 (EDT)
- There are many different theological beliefs within Christianity, and we shouldn't censor them. --SharonW 12:37, 13 September 2011 (EDT)
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"Christian in name only" and "nominal Christian" are cited - liberal Christian needs a reference, especially since it's labeled as "most common." --SharonW 12:58, 13 September 2011 (EDT)
Why do I always think of the sack of Béziers when this sort of thing comes up? Or the Inquisition? Or the pope who had all the bells in Rome rung in celebration when he heard of the St Bartholemew's Day Massacre? Or Richard I at Acre? Or the various pogroms by whatever name we want to call them. Instead, Helen Keller is called a Christian in Name Only. O come on!!!!! AlanE 01:32, 17 September 2012 (EDT)
- She was tight with Margaret Sanger. What else do you need? MattyD 08:27, 17 September 2012 (EDT)
- So we are all tarred by the same brush as our friends now? What would that make me if I had Faith? My oldest friend is gay - we met when we were 12; that's 55 years ago. He "came out" to his family and to me when we were 18. He was in a faithful relationship from 1964 until his partner died two years ago. This is the "homosexual lifestyle" I tend to think of. We live over a thousand miles apart but correspond daily. To you, Matty, I am some sort of evil who, no matter what good I do in this life should be remembered for who I am "tight" with.
- Seeing as liberal Christians are now a generic brand of XINO, how about adding another: Any member of any Church or Christian organisation who has ever indecently abused a young person or knows of such abuse and has not notified the appropriate authorities. AlanE 17:27, 17 September 2012 (EDT)