When ever I see a topic that bashes the Christian faith and anyone who follows it, I see many people who simply do not know what it means to be a Christian. I do not simply mean: go to church, believe in God, etc. There is much more to it than that. So allow me to explain my friends :D Let me firstly start off by saying this. When ever a person labels somebody like myself a "hateful person" or something else that relates. It is usually off of the misdeeds of another person who calls their self "Christian," when in fact they are anything but... A Christian is supposed to be the person that the scripture tells them to be. One is: not to hate or spread hate, but to love all as God has done us. A Christian is not to use their one hand to love somebody, but smite them with the other. That is somebody who has absolutely no idea what it means to be what we are. Take the Westburro Baptist Church for example on that one. I do have my own personal disagreements with the life styles, and beliefs of others. But I do try my absolute best to keep that to myself. I want to be an example that we are not a hateful people, that when you cut out the white noise of the false Christians and get to really know us--you will see it for yourself. Yes, we may get angry and frustrated from time to time when something happens. Or when people troll us, we are human after all. ...About a year or two ago. Somebody in this forum sent me a PM for a reason I do not remember. I only remember him asking me (what I think) "If Christians are such kind people, then why do they spread so much hate, etc?" I simply replied with: "They are not TRUE Christains." Well, later he said that there cant be a single right choice of what a real christian is. Everybody has their own definition. While that may be true to a certain degree; like the Jehovah witnesses, Mormons, Catholics. They all have their own little different belief that is not from the Bible. Yeah, I know that the Mormons have theirs, but I am talking about the MAIN Bible, The KJV, or the others that pertain to the dominant faiths. If I had another chance to talk with that young man again. I would have said "Well what do you define as a Christian?" To which I would has said after his reply: I believe that God built the world in 6 days, and on the 7th he rested.. I believe that Jesus died on the cross for ME and MY sins that who ever shall accept him into their heart will become born again and begin life anew with the spirit of the living God within. I believe that you can be touched by the Holy spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. I believe that you lay hands on the sick so that they may be healed, I believe that the Father will never leave me nor forsake me and that he supplies all of my needs. I believe that I will go through trials and tribulations; to the point where I feel like breaking. But I will come out the other end stronger than before, because God is in control my life. I believe that satan has no hold over me and that he has to flee at the sound of Gods great name! I believe that Jesus died and rose again on the 3rd day. That he is the God who was and is and is to come again soon. /End rant... I really would not like to get into an argument about this. This is what I believe with all of my heart and all of my soul. Nothing will ever change it. I believe that the Lord has changed my life from what it once was and that I have only scratched the surface. I am just going to leave the thread at that. I prefer to not talk about it and get many people hot headed. I know that I am going to get battered anyway, but it has no hold over me. So bring it ;)