10 Christian Stereotypes I Hate
1. Cussing around me is a no-no. Really? I’m
honored that you feel the need to change your attitude/language around
me, but you don’t need to try and be on “good behavior” when we are
together. Typically, I’m not offended by your language and its not like I
have never heard it before. I would rather you just be yourself than
trying to be someone else for me.
2. I don’t like homosexuals. I understand why you
may have gotten this impression considering some of the ridiculous
Christians out there. But, I love them. To be honest, I don’t know why
so many of my Christian brothers and sisters elevate this specifically
over everything else. When it comes down to it, I love homosexuals just
as much as I love you. I wish Christians would fight as passionately
against poverty and sex trafficking as they do homosexuality.
3. I don’t drink alcohol. Now you won’t catch me
passed out on the floor drunk, but to assume that I don’t drink at all
because of my faith is a bit of an overstatement. After all, the first
miracle Jesus did was turn water into wine, He knows how to keep the party going.
4. I don’t like to have fun. This probably has a
lot to do with rule #3. Because “I don’t drink” then it can be assumed
that I don’t like to have fun. Quite the contrary, it just means I have
learned to have fun without the need of over intoxicating myself.
5. I’m judging you because you act differently than me.
If I have come to realize one thing it is that nobody is perfect. Don’t
worry about trying to hide your flaws or your differences because I’m
not judging you anyways. Those who judge will be judged and I don’t want
any part of that.
6. I am ignorant or uneducated about beliefs other than my own.
Actually, it is not “my way or the highway.” Obviously, I, like the
rest of Christians, spend most of my time trying to understand my own
faith, but to say that I have shut my eyes to everything else in the
world is absurd. Don’t assume I have no clue of what exists outside of
Christianity.
7. I think I’m better than you. Somehow, because I
am Christian, you assume I believe I am better than you. I understand
you might get this impression from some of those who wear the Christian
name tag, but humility is one of Christianity’s greatest attributes. I
don’t think I am better than you regardless of who you are or what
you’ve done. We are all on our own journey and everyone’s look a little
bit different.
8. I’m Republican. Laugh. Out. Loud. No comment.
9. I ignore science. You might be under the
assumption that things like the “Big Bang” and natural selection kill my
theory for religion, so I just ignore them altogether. The truth is, I
love science and it doesn’t crumble my faith at all. I am just as
interested as you are to see how God did it and have yet to come across
something that totally shakes my faith to the core on whether or not
there was a creator.
10. I’m a hypocrite. Unfortunately, you probably
assume this for righteous reasons because you have seen it a lot. But, I
want to break the stereotype and say what I mean and do what I say. Of
course I fall short just like everyone else, but I am never preaching
something that I’m not willing to do in my own life.
Granted, there are probably a lot of Christians out there who meet
every single one of these, but don’t assume we are all the same!
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