Christianism is a political ideology derived from the conservative religious views of Christian fundamentalism. It holds Christianity is not only a religion, but also a political system that governs the legal, economic and social imperatives of the state.
by Jedijoe May 15, 2005
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There are many different denominations of Christianity, and it is incredibly hard to estimate how many Christians there are in the United States because there is no common belief on what defines a Christian. The most liberal view of everyone who says they are a Christian being a Christian would place the figure around 75%, whereas the considerably more conservative belief that anyone outside your own denomination is not a Christian can place the figure as low as 0.1%.
Denominations sprout from the original idea of Christianity because some phrases from the bible contridict each other, and thus to harmonise this people say phrase A is literal whereas phrase B is symbolic. However, one group might say A is symbolic, but another might say B is symbolic. Thus, there are now hundreds of different denominations preaching slightly different versions of effectively the same source material.
Unfortunately, as Christianity is the 'big' religion of the Western World, it gets a lot of negative press. However, like all groups, Christianity has the best and worst among their number. The Christians who get the most press are the ones who give the stereotypical image of never doing anything wrong, and sitting on streets shout 'REPENT OR GO TO HELL', or something similarly pleasant.
However, many Christians - most, in fact - are decent people who just want the right to practice their own religion, like everyone else (or the right to NOT practice a religion, in the case of some).
There are many different denominations of Christianity, and it is incredibly hard to estimate how many Christians there are in the United States because there is no common belief on what defines a Christian. The most liberal view of everyone who says they are a Christian being a Christian would place the figure around 75%, whereas the considerably more conservative belief that anyone outside your own denomination is not a Christian can place the figure as low as 0.1%.
Denominations sprout from the original idea of Christianity because some phrases from the bible contridict each other, and thus to harmonise this people say phrase A is literal whereas phrase B is symbolic. However, one group might say A is symbolic, but another might say B is symbolic. Thus, there are now hundreds of different denominations preaching slightly different versions of effectively the same source material.
Unfortunately, as Christianity is the 'big' religion of the Western World, it gets a lot of negative press. However, like all groups, Christianity has the best and worst among their number. The Christians who get the most press are the ones who give the stereotypical image of never doing anything wrong, and sitting on streets shout 'REPENT OR GO TO HELL', or something similarly pleasant.
However, many Christians - most, in fact - are decent people who just want the right to practice their own religion, like everyone else (or the right to NOT practice a religion, in the case of some).
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people belonging to he group who feel the need to advertise to the whole world their "faith" with every sticker, t-shirt, and symbol they can for the sake of feeling superior to those who don't.
"Isn't God great? Isn't Christianity great? You know what...I'm great too! See my sticker? Isn't it great? Have I told you that I'm a Christian? I'm so great. Have you seen my shirt?" This person belongs to the Christianiclique.
by Sam Nau April 11, 2005
Get the Christianiclique mug.A misinterpreted, misunderstood faith. as you can see in many entries below. Christianity HAS been used to do things in "The Name of God" that God would never have wanted (ie. killing your parents, raping small children and mothers, stalkers, racial segregation etc.) But to give a perfect definition of Christianity - you would have to read the New Testament of the Holy Bible and see how Jesus Christ lived. He is the perfect definition of Christianity...afterall, that's where it all started. Before judging Christians, please meet a REAL one (a down-to-earth one) to show you what it's all about. Not with words, but in their actions.
NOT A CHRISTIAN: *Person standing on a box, screaming, "YOU ARE GOING TO HELL"*.
A REAL CHRISTIAN: A person who is humble, who shows by their ACTIONS louder than their WORDS that they have something different(Jesus).
A REAL CHRISTIAN: A person who is humble, who shows by their ACTIONS louder than their WORDS that they have something different(Jesus).
by JekkaRae July 11, 2005
Get the christians mug.A small town in Southwest Virginia filled with banks and restaraunts and high-class rednecks. People who live here think its cool to hang out at the bowling alley on weekends and walking around at the mall is usually a good time had by all. I am a red and you are, too.
I graduated from Christiansburg High School.
by Crzygrl02 August 14, 2008
Get the Christiansburg mug.a lot of people have been hurt by Christians who are not following the message of Jesus. take, for example, Westboro Baptist church in Kansas that is saying "God hates gays."
FALSE! God Loves every single one of us! in the Holy Bible it says that God loves us so much he sent his only son(John 3:16), Jesus Christ, to die which he did while we were still sinners (Romans 5:8). This point is what most Christians mis-convey, people don't need to be perfect to be saved because only one man could do that, but God loves us for who we are!
For those of you who still think God hates gays-- the Bible says that you will therefore be judged more harshly. (Matthew 7:1)
so, please dont let a couple of mislead Christians keep you from having a personal relationship with God
FALSE! God Loves every single one of us! in the Holy Bible it says that God loves us so much he sent his only son(John 3:16), Jesus Christ, to die which he did while we were still sinners (Romans 5:8). This point is what most Christians mis-convey, people don't need to be perfect to be saved because only one man could do that, but God loves us for who we are!
For those of you who still think God hates gays-- the Bible says that you will therefore be judged more harshly. (Matthew 7:1)
so, please dont let a couple of mislead Christians keep you from having a personal relationship with God
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Some of the most violent wars and genocides during the last 2000+ years can be blamed on the spread of Christianity.
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