Beware of any so-called "Christian" movement that proclaims the world is full of enemies to be destroyed, rather than full of neighbors to be loved.

Beware of any so-called "Christian" movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath but never a source of God's mercy, generosity, or compassion.

Beware of any so-called "Christian" movement that requires crowds in vast numbers to glorify its leaders instead of humbling themselves before others.

@Lana On one hand I see where you're heading. But please be careful with the "no true Scotsman" fallacy.

They're still of the same religion (broadly) even if they live it in a way that you'd see as very wrong theologically.

But from the outside, it looks like this can quickly go to disowning historical responsibility for the crimes of the church/many of the churches (after the splits)

@Lana Like as said, my issue is not with your aim to make things better (and more true to the teachings as you understand them). But with the disowning showed by the scare quotes for example.

@project1enigma the "but never" in the middle paragraph makes it clear to me that both the opposites mentioned are part of Christianity (they're certainly both part of both scripture and history). That does imply the thing could reasonably be called "Christian" if it did both,as the Christian Bible does.

@Lana

@Lana

Religion is like a penis
It's ok to have one
It's ok to want one
It's even ok to be proud of the one you have
Just don't get it out in public
And never try to shove it down anyone's throat without consent.

@Lana

This needs to be boosted a thousand times.

@Lana you'd think they have forgotten "Let him who is without sin..."