Reply #165: I find it amusing that you or any other Christian would feel the least bit of

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offense at any so-called anti-Christian posts in this thread. As there are - apparently - no hard-and-fast beliefs that all Christians hold in common, then there really can't be any excuse for feeling offended outside of the range of personal privilege.

And, as you yourself have stated that you don't believe in creationism - which is pretty much a black-and-white concept in the Bible...Jesus himself believed the story of Adam & Eve and the creation story were true - it would appear that Christians must take care not to give offense even when discussing their religion among themselves.

Taken to its logical conclusion, I would say that the possibility of offending a Christian of one stripe or another is so high that any discussion of the Christian religion (even the most innocuous) should be off limits to discussions not only among believers and non-believers, but between believers as well.