Reply #54: It's about respect.

[RevCheesehead]

Christianity is not just my faith - it is also my vocation (my calling).

I can usually tell when someone's jesting in fun, and I can play along with others really well. One of my favorite movies is "The Life of Brian."

But when someone belittles my faith, they belittle me. Those who claim "religion is a mental illness, for the deranged," you are calling ME deranged. When you say that Christianity has done nothing productive or of value, you tell me that I have no value to you.

If you don't believe in Christianity, that's OK. I'm not here to convert anyone. But I'm also not willing to sit back and be insulted. You wouldn't insult someone based on their race, occupation, sexual orientation, or physical condition, would you? All I'm asking for is the same thing as anyone else: RESPECT.


an afterthought: why do we feel we need to "bash" anyone or anything? Is it to feel powerful? Is it because we feel so insignificant, that we only feel superior when we tear down others? I'm just wondering.