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I guess I didn't actually answer the question. Me? I am a Christian. When it comes down to it, I don't 'act' the way Christians are labeled as. I ask, whom will you remember more and which will have a bigger influence on the way you view "Christians": the patron who picks up something that she dropped and holds the door for an elderly person outside a random building as you pass by - or the guy, with a bullhorn and pamphlets telling nobody about the disappointment, the anger, and the wrath of God?
No, I don't believe that you have to be a Christian to be a good person; however I do believe that there is a distinct Love that all persons need to be a Christian.I can see the shallow bridge troll comment already: "Valuable??? What do you mean by "valuable"??!? See, that is what I hate about Christians.. they see people as a prize to be converted, some statistic, numbers.. That is why I hate Christianity." .... .. Well, you know what? Me too. Christians can sicken me, and at times, it pains me to say I am one... IF the label was as I described.. then no I would never be. It shames me to say that sometimes I am ashamed of what I believe in. But I try to catch myself, because when it comes down to it... I am not ashamed at all. Not in the slightest. If somebody gets angry, says something vile, does something indecent or hurtful towards me because of me being a Christian, that is their fault for judging or pinning a label on me without knowing truly what it is that I, that I believe in.