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Anonymous
| And Mao was an atheist. That doesn't make me responsible for the Cultural Revolution. Nor does it mean that I should suddenly start believing in God. |
Anonymous
if unsolicited? I think that's the difference. Many views "shared" are unsolicited. I don't need to be reminded that "Jesus is the reason for the season." Just tell me how your kids are, how work has been, and how the move was. Those who have preached in my face are of the Evangelical group. None of my Jewish friends have EVER said anything to me. If I have a question regarding beliefs, I ask and they gladly respond. But to be "reminded" of God's goodness outside of church is ridiculous. Humans have a need to belong. That's why we created categories - race, for example. But when one group pressures individuals to join or preys on those who are troubled or seeks out those who need to fill a void, there's something fundamentally wrong with that. Believe what you will, but believe quietly. |
Anonymous
| Amen! |
Anonymous
To proselytize is not a sin. Even though that is not what OP is asking about. Some Christians believe very strongly in it and others do not. It is uncommon in Judaism. But there is no wrong or right. I have seen the occasional happy person who comes to my door spreading the word, I don't open my door to any strangers; but I do wish them well and thank them for their consideration of me. No biggie. |
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"None of my Jewish friends have EVER said anything to me. If I have a question regarding beliefs, I ask and they gladly respond. Buf I have a question regarding beliefs, I ask and they gladly respond."
Um, don't ask a Jew for Jesus regarding their beliefs.... |
Anonymous
good point, PP, but my Jewish pals believe Jesus was a good man and that's that! no dying on the cross to save their sins, that's for sure Jews for Jesus are cult-like, much like the Evangelicals. |
Anonymous
| I am a practicing Christian but I don't advertise it because most born agains get on my nerves. And they don't know jack about Jesus. |
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9:28, "anti-religion" and "very vocal" go hand-in-hand.
You will notice just by reviewing this thread that OP and her kin are far and away the kindest in their messaging. I don't agree that the majority of DCUM participants are anti-religion at all, but the percentage that are (probably, actually, a real minority) can be counted on for the meanest, most-judgmental attack statements you will ever find. This parallels real life, where the mean-and-loud minority are constantly on the defensive and seem to get their thrills by putting down anyone who has a religious point of view. |
Anonymous
| I think if religion is something really important to you, to the point where you have some threshold for what makes a practicing Christian, you should have your kid in a religious school. I consider myself a practicing Christian, which for me means I haven't gotten it right and I'm in no position to evaluate where anyone else is in their spiritual journey. |
Anonymous
| In the vein of the OP's original question and putting aside for the moment that the following descriptions might mean very different things to different people, are there any other parents out there at the "Big 3" or at other private schools who would "self-identify" themselves as a "devout Christian," "committed Christian," (dare I say it) "born again" Christian or similar? |
Anonymous
| Regarding the suggestion that the OP place her child in a religious school, the Cathedral Schools and Sidwell ARE religious schools. |
Anonymous
Since the "descriptions might mean very different things to different people, are there any other parents out there at the "Big 3" or at other private schools who would "self-identify" " Why do you care? |
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"But the title of the post is: "Any practicing Christians?"
Nooo. The original title was "Any practising Christians?' Somebody corrected it in the interim, (Jeff?) but it's a big red flag in the Big Three context. |
Anonymous
STA/NCS/Beauvoir are Episcopalian. True, they are religious, but apparently not religious enough. Not "born again", which apparently is way more "Christian" than say Episcopalian or Catholic or the other Christian religions one might readily encounter on Pilgrim Road or North Road or the like. If the "born again" bit is important to the "practicing" Christian, then I suggest she put her "religious" children in slightly more "religious" schools. |