Request from a Christian.

[Dragonspride1995]

Yea thats basicly the result I get from atheists.

Yay!!
I'm "normal"!!!!

You guys asked so I answered. As for denomination, I'm from a kinda non-conformist sect called "non-denominational" Pretty much we would rather take our answers from the Bible then someone else.

Why the Bible?
Why not some other book? What's special about the Bible?

And why do you think what you think about the Bible?

My parents don't get into demonology, and they never have. My beliefs are my own. My parents taught me about Christianity and gave me the choice to follow it or not. I made my own conscious choice on the facts I have. And for all my trials my faith has only been reinforced.

Chronologically, you got convinced by your parents that the christian belief has some truth to it.
Crap that happened to you then reinforced that belief...

The Facts are that all you've witnessed was just people. People doing the crazy things that people do. Maybe you got "lucky" and managed to peek into some of the crazier things, but all I see in your story is people. YOU claim there's a "holy spirit" working in you, but I see people and your own belief-induced sense of righteousness.
It was probably people like you that kick-started many of the worst "christian actions"...

As for being deceived. The guy was my friend before the youth group  his life changed drastically that day. Beforehand he had major anger management issues. I mean the kind where he would punch someone if they looked at him the wrong way.

Being your friend means nothing.
On the other hand, I told you he may have just suffered some seizure - which, given the company and, I guess, the underlying mental state, could have gotten interpreted as a divine intervention of some sort and he then endeavored to correct that past "angry" behavior.
Don't ever underestimate the power of suggestion.

Well I studied the Bible, Looked at the answers it gave. All my parents did was teach me what the Bible said, Then I made the choice to come to Christ my self. Then the events of my life supported my beliefs and well here I am today. I don't give any credence to the indoctrination argument because kids are indoctrinated to everything math, science, scepticism, philosophy. Etc. My parents knew that I had the come to the choice on my own, thats what the Bible teaches. Any Christian who says otherwise is a Hypocrite.

As for everything else, atheists have a way with explaining away our personal experiences. In this instance I am a bigot because I put more faith in the Bible then someone in a lab coat with a piece of paper saying that he is smarter then everyone else. That's the crux of it. But we are off topic I want to know about your negative experiences with Christians.

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Crusades aside, I do have a argument for that but i'll ignore it. When else has there been a organized Christian attack on others, by a Church?

I remember hearing something about a guy bombing a abortion clinic but thats about it? Oh and I have heard arguments attributing the salem witch trials to Christians. Am I missing any?

Google WBC (Westboro Baptist Church).
Those idiots have been known to show up at the funerals of fallen soldiers with picket signs that are just absolutely horrible. They attempt to show up at other places, but personally, I think they all need to be locked away from the rest of the world. Not because they believe in god, but because they are an embarrassment and a danger to society as well as to their own religion.

I've actually already talked about them in this thread. For theological reasons I won't get into out of respect for the thread I see them as a cult. They are not teaching from the Bible. They infuriate me as well. They are not Christians.