Talk:Christianity/@comment-4165715-20140218014801/@comment-4165715-20140218193519

I agree, Vic. The majority of people I've met have left awful impressions on me, so I will admit I'm biased. Luckily, I do always become informed of Christians in the world who are geniunely good people who do understand what it means to be faithful in God, so I know those bad ones do not speak for the masses.

What upsets me is when one starts cramming their beliefs down my throat and tells me I'm wrong and immoral and sinful, but they do not understand that their way of life is not my ideal way of life. For instance, abortion is a sin for them, not for me. If they don't wish to go though with that (and I have a plethora of cousins to prove this one), then that's their choice; mine will be whatever it will be, regardless of what they may say. Although, heaven forbid I ever find myself in that situation because it's a terrifying process and there are mobs of people who threaten to kill women if they so much as approach a Planned Parenthood Clinic...

Long story short, I've had bad experiences with "Christians" even in my own family, so I'm quite defensive when meeting new ones or having God brought up in conversation. I hope that I will meet more people who are true followers that can leave better impressions so this pattern doesn't continue, because the last thing I want to do is isolate myself from half my family based on religious beliefs.