Being a Christian means participating in Christian community, not merely relating to Christ as a notion or even a personal religious experience
Being Christian means first and foremost following Christ and the Apostles, and being part of the community of believers...
But Christianity is enmeshed in colonialism and racism
"CHRISTIANITY" has
nothing to do with racism and colonialism...
That's why American Evangelicals overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump.
I personally voted for Trump because A.) I wasn't about to elect a dominionist and B.) I believe in the same ideals as Trump.
What I'm not is a racist...
Even white mainline Protestants and Catholics voted for Trump by significant margins, as compared to the general American public.
People's interests often align.
Take yourself for instance, you hate Christianity with such a passion you find it "unethical", and wish to destroy it in America...
And look, your interests align perfectly with those trying to overturn our nations government, and instill Marxism via your voting pattern.
Does that mean your a Marxist?
And what of the Islamic extremists that want to see Christianity destroyed (even as they would kill you)... their voting patterns are currently aligned with your own..
Does that make you an Islamic extremist? Or does that mean your interests at current moment align...
I also don't want to have animosity towards anyone, but it's difficult not to when people basically want to shove a totalitarian religious ideology down your throat
Who has tried shoving their ideology down your throat? I mean really? Have you been kidnapped and forced to follow Christianity against your will? Or are you living your life in a Christian nation surrounded by freinds who agree with your way of life, and many others happy to keep their nose out of your private life?
Having differences of opinion of what should be considered proper and legal in the public sphere is just that.. a difference of opinion on how we should go forward as a nation..
Again, not to decide which party gets eliminated. With open and honest discussion such things can be worked out, even among the faulty.
It's when people stop all open and honest discussion that things have a tendency to go south.
You yourself end that discussion when you open threads like this. That tells me you wish only to end my freedom for faith, and it's time for war...
Just saying.
That's projection on your part as a Christian, I am afraid. I have never said that just because Christianity may be unethical, that people shouldn't have personal religious liberty.
It's sure what it sounds like to me... the next step from having no code of ethics you deem appropriate is second class citizenry... makes you no different from those you claim to oppose, in actuality.
FWIW, I am inclined to reject violence as a political means (unlike many Christians, who seem to think it's OK to justify the violence of the State if it's done by the "good guys").
I oppose personal violence, even in self defense. However, that is my own proclivity I foist on no one else, as it is born out of my own faith.
However, we don't live in this kumbaya world the left wishes to pretend exist. I've seen FAR to much in life, evil exists and I've seen it's face...
one of the main purposes of government is to protect its citizens (you know, against all enemies both foreign and domestic), and I think while it's regretable, there are times life calls for government to step up and do just that, with violence if diplomacy fails.
Otherwise, there's little to no purpose of government at all.
Questioning a religious ideology's privilege is not the same as persecution.
Yet your not questioning an ideologies privilege (as if that's such a thing in this day) your questioning its very right to exist.