What is "REAL" Christianity??

[Sundae]

I know lots about Christianity.
My bedding does not believe I need to sweat any blood. Thanks but no thanks it says.
Who needs jebus when you have talking pillowcases?

[JBKlyde]

I have a "prayer circle" in my head and I pray that certain people are awakened spiritually. That is the fundamental beginning of any Christ Like Movement.

[glatt]

Rather than working on getting other people to change, you'll be more successful working on changing yourself. And maybe that change is just to simply work on being more accepting of other people, so you don't feel the need to change them.

[JBKlyde]

I cannot change anyone... only God can do that.. but I also pray for myself.. that we all wake up at once...

[Sundae]

Seeing my Godfather tomorrow - yay!
Aside from maybe Elton John, he is The Best Godfather in the World. He has always been interested in me, always kept in touch, took me to innumerable musicals when I was a teen and he was working in the City, and then became a priest.

He has always been a loving and gentle man (and gentleman) and happy to buy lunch and slip me the odd tenner. But as time has gone on he's also been a confidante, a non-judgemental shoulder and a sounding board for any potential crisis. When things were falling apart in Greenwich he drove over weekly and walked the park, up and down the hills, feeding squirrels and listening, listening, listening.

I love him and am so looking forward to showing him around my store tomorrow, and around Aylesbury. He's not been here for years.

I've put this here because he is one of the people I know who are deeply religious and seem to shine a light from within.

[DanaC]

Some of the nicest people I've ever met have been priests and vicars.

As a councillor I used to have quite a lot of contact with a couple. In a rundown and forgotten place like Ovenden, they were a beacon of hope and light. They worked hard, tirelessly even. And they tended not to be judgemental.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Clergy are people. They chose their profession for as many reasons as people choose any profession. The ones that chose it simply because they wanted to do good, can be a tremendous boon to a community. Unfortunately the ones that choose it for personal gain, or worse, get all the press.

[Sundae]

Quite right.

The 'rents are still in touch with Fr Tony, who was our parish priest when I was growing up.
He was Spanish on his mother's side and served in Spain for years after leaving here. Mum & Dad would visit him any time they were holidaying in the same region. A wonderful man; wrote such a lovely tribute for Mum's 60th birthday book.

Choose a book by its cover by all means. But don't judge it on appearance alone.

[JBKlyde]

JB: why would Jesus, or indeed God for that matter, have any desire to save America over and above other nations?

I speak English I am an American.. I fight for my country to involve any other country in my philosophy other than Israel (Because I would Like to Befriend Israel) would be ridiculous because I do not know the language or customs. And Poetic Justice is the main part of my philosophy.. however undereducated I may be...

[DanaC]

You do know there are other countries where the people speak English right?

[JBKlyde]

but the court system is different...

[Sundae]

I've been courting.
It was nothing like Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

[JBKlyde]

And Gay People May Seem Nice But when it comes to sex they can be the most viscous "creachers" you'll ever encounter. I am not GAY I will Never Have Sex with someone one of the same sex and I will NEVER have sex with more than one woman. AND DAM PROUD OF IT>

[DanaC]

....ok.

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by JBKlyde

... and I will NEVER have sex with more than one woman. ...

You mean at the same time right?