re: #239 HappyWarrior

Too many people think being a Christian is their excuse to be a judgmental dick.

I’m not certain what, exactly, it is that drives this behavior. On one level, we all know and are taught not to judge. On another level, though, we are taught to be intolerant of sin. I think the problem comes in that the recent trend in Churchianity has been to preach the hard line of, “Don’t you dare sin even once or you’re going to BURN IN HELL!!!!1!11”, which leads to a paranoid fear of associating with sin or sinners lest we accidentally do something that will cost us our immortal souls. The part that’s missing is the practical: Jesus lived among sinners and counted them His friends. We need to lighten the fuck up, stop being so paranoid, and just live knowing that God’s grace is enough. We’re bound to fuck up, but it’s not the end of the world.