"people see this, and then think that the word 'christian' is synonomous with: arrogant, holier than thou, selfserving bigotry."
BTW, that's why several years ago I started making it a point to wear a cross all the time: visibility for non-right-wing, non-pushy Christians in a group that was largely distrustful of Christians because of mostly seeing the pushy, obnoxious ones. (Or mostly noticing the pushy ones ... quiet and respectful [anything] doesn't attract as much attention as flamboyant and/or annoying, even if there are many quiet folks around.)
i'm generally just a quiet, respectful person (i mean, i *try* to be), but even so i get all kinds of crap for being christian. i dont go around trying to bother people, i just live my life, and 'friends' of mine harrass me for my spiritual decisions. i'm constantly having to defend myself and explain, 'i'm not like those other christians!!!! and i'm NOT a bush supporter!!!' (yeesh, since when did christian come to mean republican, anyway?!?! no offense intended to those who are christian and choose to be republican). thanks for the empathy!! :-)
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BTW, that's why several years ago I started making it a point to wear a cross all the time: visibility for non-right-wing, non-pushy Christians in a group that was largely distrustful of Christians because of mostly seeing the pushy, obnoxious ones. (Or mostly noticing the pushy ones ... quiet and respectful [anything] doesn't attract as much attention as flamboyant and/or annoying, even if there are many quiet folks around.)
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