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Originally Posted by Stormieweather
I use the phrase - "Organized Christianity"
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The word Chistianity itself works just fine, for me. I don't think there is any distinction to be made. If you conciously decide to call yourself a Christian then that means only one thing: you subscribe to that institution.
Some might say that some Christians are basically good people who love Jesus, and don't deserve to be associated with the undesirable elements of organized religion. Then I ask: why call yourself a Christian? What is accomplished by defining yourself as a Christian?
Calling yourself a Christian is a vote, a strength-by-numbers vote, for the nutjobs and theocrats who selfishly abuse and distort the teachings of Jesus. What would be wrong with simply following Jesus, and
not having to call yourself something?