I have been raised the daughter of a preacher man. :-) And it was a pretty good life. My parents weren't religiously conservative or liberal, and once I was old enough to make decisions, my parents let me choose where I stood with church. And I always chose church.
In college, I was a church hopper- I didn't commit to one specific church, but had 2 or three i visited regularly. I also worked for a camp that was extremely ecumenical (open to all religious groups, and incorporated them all in worship. So, I have a religious smorgasbord. I don't have a problem with denominations, and I think its great to have options for people to find what they like. What I don't like is when people get caught up in the nitpicky details of denominations, or fight with other groups and cause huge divides between people. The basic teachings of Jesus were simple enough for people to understand. The rest is important, but is what adds to the drama.
So, I am a Christian who believes that my actions will affect people more than quoting scripture at them. Jesus hung out with the outcasts of society, and just loved them for who they were. People end up becoming hypocritical most of the time when you throw the other stuff in.
And that's it. Love God, love people, any questions?
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