> I've yet to meet any Christians who don't contradict other Christians, while being 100% convinced their personal beliefs are correct and all those other interpretations are wrong.
Christian means "Christ-like", it's not surprising that different people have different interpretations of what that means.
But my experience has been the stronger someone proclaims their christianity, the less trustworthy they are in general.
That may seem paradoxical, but consider that I'm not christian which means they feel more justified in treating me as an out-group.
The most die-hard christian I've ever met once got into a fist fight with one of his tenants for being late on the rent. He also, at one point, climbed onto his roof with a compound bow every night for several weeks because some thieves stole a generator and he wanted to catch them coming back.
He also one time told me this story about he was doing a job (he had a lawn care business) and this group of mexicans just randomly attacked and beat the crap out of him. No, I didn't believe the ass-whooping was undeserved.
> it's not surprising that different people have different interpretations of what that means.
Perhaps that's not surprising, but it's certainly "un-Christ-like" to be so arrogant to think your interpretations are right and everyone else is doing it wrong.
Of course, most organized religion has at least some focus on telling people outside their religion that they're doing it wrong, so this attitude among religious people shouldn't be surprising, either.
Jesus himself said that worship of God is a thing that is private. That those who loudly proclaim or make public displays of their faith are straying from the path.
I usually avoid religious discussions, but I really would appreciate a citation on this considering it is the exact opposite of what is actually attested to him:
Matthew 28:18-20 quotes Jesus as saying ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you.’
Jesus was really annoying to many, many people when he was going around preaching to large crowds. The fact that he was viewed as a rabble rouser and demagogue played a significant role in his death. (Along with proclaiming that he was the Son of God).
Christian means "Christ-like", it's not surprising that different people have different interpretations of what that means.
But my experience has been the stronger someone proclaims their christianity, the less trustworthy they are in general.
That may seem paradoxical, but consider that I'm not christian which means they feel more justified in treating me as an out-group.
The most die-hard christian I've ever met once got into a fist fight with one of his tenants for being late on the rent. He also, at one point, climbed onto his roof with a compound bow every night for several weeks because some thieves stole a generator and he wanted to catch them coming back.
He also one time told me this story about he was doing a job (he had a lawn care business) and this group of mexicans just randomly attacked and beat the crap out of him. No, I didn't believe the ass-whooping was undeserved.