quote:Me: At the core of every Christian is a Bill Gray just waiting to get out. The difference is only in degree.
BashBama: Not true at all.
Hello Nahsbama,
You certainly seem to agree with him on the vast majority of the core concepts. If you are to call yourself a "christian" then you must, by definition, accept all of the following "truths":
You believe a single person's death 2000 years ago somehow saved mankind from ****ation and, furthermore, if I do not accept this as true, I am "unsaved."
You believe that the Creator of the universe dictated a book.
You believe that book either literally or metaphorically describes how this universe was created and how life - specifically humans - evolved.
You believe in telepathic communication with this creator and, further, that He rewards your mind-signals with manna from heaven.
You believe that anyone who does not believe as you do will, at least, not have the reward you will have and, at worst will burn in the fiery depths hell. You may not enjoy the "fact" that a non-believer will burn for eternity (as Bill obviously does) but it definitely makes you "sad" that non-believers will suffer some fate that is less desirable than what you deem yourself deserving of.
I could go on, of course. If I am wrong about any of these statements I am sure you will correct me. These are the same core concepts that Bill adheres to, Nashbama. No, you are obviously not a self righteous blowhard like Bill but your differences with him are only in presentation.