Offshoot discussion of "what religion are you" thread

[Baby-K]

Could you pray for a friend of mine? She says she is a Christian, but her parents are Catholic and Mormon and she does drugs and smokes and cybers and if hooked on porn and this post will take half an hour to read about all her "Christian" flaws so I will end with those. Can you pray that something snaps in her head and she gets involved with Christ like she 'says' she is?

This is exactly why I no longer call myself Christian, not for nothing, but yer friend chooses to do those things for a reason, no amount of praying is gonna make summin 'snap' in her brain (unless the prayer is bashed in with a baseball bat ). BTW, how does her parents' beliefs & lifestyles reflect on her & why do you include it as her 'flaws'? I did all that stuff (well maybe not all of it, but the drugs & the drinking & smoking & whatever else) and called myself christian because I never thought of God as a judgemental bastard & I had a really good relationship with him, even through all the sh*t that happened in my life, but it's because of centiments such as those displayed in your post that I no longer bother calling myself Christian. Simply put I cannot bother to be associated with such judgemental attitudes. And no, I haven't given up on God - it's the self righteous christians that turn my stomach with all their constant bitching & moaning about others & judging the lives & choices of people (like gays or people having abortions etc etc etc) when, ironically one of the most important commandements of Christianity is to Love they neighbour as you'd love yourself.

BTW Silme, have you tried talking to your friend? Somehow I think 'actions' would count for more in the BIG BOOK. Anyway, I don't want to be nasty to you, so I'll just say good luck & hope your friend doesn't get hurt with the drugs etc.

Ohh, I need some prayers. There is a girl at my Youth Group who as quite the (God forgive) snot. And she treats me bad. (like criticizing everthink you do) and I need prayers on this subject. Please pray that I don't break her nose in anger (I did once but I don't want to do it again) and that I find the strength to resist her evil ways.

Ironic that you'd feel the need for prayer not to smash someone's face in because they criticise you, yet you ask for prayer to help you criticise someone else........................can you say double standard?

I haven't broken anyone's nose, but I've been awfully mad at people.

I have..........and no I wasn't mad, I was sparring against him & he hit me a bit hard so I retaliated & smashed his nose He passed out & I grabbed him by the ankles & dragged him off my bed screaming 'Don't you get your stinky, blood on my bed!' (I was about 8 and my cousin was a few months older). Hehe, I'm so glad my daddy taught me to box