Reply #118: That's a given!

[dddem]

As I recall, we were taught that Jesus' teachings included "Love one another as I have loved you", and one of my favorites - "whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers, that you do unto me".
I've always felt that even if you don't believe that God exists, or that Jesus is the 'Son of God', you've got to give the man his due - he really walked the walk, and he taught us that "in the eyes of God" (or, if you prefer - in a perfect world) we are all human, therefore, we are all equal and deserving of respect. At least that's what I understood.
And these people who call themselves 'Christian' really don't live by the teaching of Christ. All the rules they embrace come from the Old Testament - before Jesus' time.
Peace.