(April 20, 2013 at 4:35 pm)Love Wrote:(April 20, 2013 at 4:33 pm)Joel Wrote: Why do you need to label yourself a Christian for that?
Because I think dogmatic Christianity is completely false, and I want to spread the message of what I believe Christianity really is all about. I am certainly with the atheists concerning the myths surrounding The Bible, original sin, redemptive sacrifice, ten commandments et cetera, and I am also very skeptical about the historicity of the resurrection.
I also think that, assuming Jesus was a real person, a lot of the things he taught were good things. But I think they were already good things: not good just because he taught them.
I work 'goodness' into my life, and a lot of people I know see that. I just don't understand why you must ascribe that label to yourself when it's not conventional Christianity.
Whether or not you believe it's original Christianity, couldn't you do all this without that and show that what people believe Christianity to be - is not necessary?
To me, you just sound like a 'good' atheist - not a Christian.
