What turns you off about Christianity ?
By allright
@allright (86)
India
February 14, 2009 4:41am CST
What turns you off about Christianity?
A) The smug religious people who judge you without even knowing you, and try to change you with their rules and traditions.
B) You don't believe in Creationism.
C) You don't believe in the story of salvation.
D) Other.....
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8 responses
@worldbestwriter2008 (1633)
• Philippines
14 Feb 09
nothing to be turn-off about true christianity...but there are a lot of things to be turn-off about fake christians..
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
16 Feb 09
A, pretty much. I don't really like the idea of someone telling me what to believe. I think spirituality should come from within, and not someone telling you exactly what to believe. I also don't like a lot of the "attitude" I get from Christians (and people who belong to other religious groups, too) when they find out I'm a "non-believer". *rolls eyes*.
I also kind of don't believe in Creationism or the "Big Bang". I took Biology class for a little too long to be convinced by something like this; I've been learning about evolution in schools for the past ten years or so, and I just HAVE to side with the scientific side of things. It just..makes more sense. I don't know, I can't explain it.
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
17 Feb 09
I don't know how to really explain this but here is goes! Maybe God created evolution?! When God created the havens and earth His days weren't normal 24 hours. His days could of been a million years for one day! We don't know but it would explain creation and evolution?! It is just my theory I have developed over the years! I sure would not tell me family this! I'm glad I can tell Mylotters on Mylot,though!
@00BleedingShadow00 (784)
• Philippines
14 Feb 09
Very judgmental people. They preach but they don't follow what they preach. Some of them thinks that they are the only people who deserves to go to heaven. I used to be active in our church but I became inactive 2 years after. There are a lot of things that I did not expect that the priest and other church official would do. It is too complicated if I discuss it here. Christ is a good example but I don't have to be a Christian so I could be a good person. There's a lot of people here on earth who doesn't know Christ but they are like holy people.
@kaguvkov (1318)
• Davao, Philippines
14 Feb 09
When we speak of religion it turns me off because I hate and I don't believe in the church. I don't believe in anything that the church teaches because they have already changed all from the beginning and that includes being a christian.
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
14 Feb 09
Alot of things! Some Christian think you don't believe in God if you don't go to church! My dad really believes this and doesn't want to except I believe in God but I don't want to belong to a church! I am a Christian but I have struggled with what I want to believe in for years! It didn't help I went to a christian school(Lutheran) from K thu 8th grade! My dad was always getting us to go to church every sunday then he turned around and stopped going but continued to make my family to go church every week even though he didn't! I hate people like that! I also don't believe alot of the old testament! I do believe in salvation and what the new testament says! I do believe in creation! I also hate when you do belong to a church they keep asking for money! Some church's will get after you if they fill you aren' giving enough! I hate that no christian religion don't have a open mind! Now I'm at piece in what I believe in don't care what other people think!
@maanrodriguez (604)
• Philippines
14 Feb 09
definitely A. I hate the way people pretend they're so perfect and everybody else is insignificant. thet act like they're the only ones who will be saved or they're the only ones who deserve blessings from up above. but in reality, they are the ones who judge, the ones who are really not that nice.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
14 Feb 09
Hi allright, I am turned off by any narrow minded teachings and there is a lot of that in some forms of Christianity. I believe in unconditional love which I see in the teachings of Jesus but not in some Christian churches. There is far too much judgement among those who call themselves Christians. I should add here that I have seen some changes in the traditional churches in recent years that give me reason for hope that all is not lost. Blessings.
@armageddon (111)
• India
14 Feb 09
B) You don't believe in Creationism.
I think this is what turns me off about Christianity. Every religion has some do's and don'ts. They are open to other beliefs and customs, but Christianity doesn't allow this.
Am sure we will have many mixed opinions on this topic!