The minimal requirements to be an actual, real Christian

[randys1]

While I believe there is equal evidence for Leprechauns and any god or Jesus, I have spent much of my life in one religious belief or another, having been both a Catholic and 12 yrs Catholic school, and a born again xtian at one point many years ago as a result of one too many 3 day cocaine and alcohol benders, etc.

My knowledge is enough, of the new testament, to know how extremely difficult it would be to actually be a xtian.

As I have said a few times here, I only know of two that I have met, one was a Franciscan Monk and the other is a man I know now who is a JW, the problem with him is he has some screwed up ideas of modern issues like abortion and so on.



I think the JW may have beliefs that are wrong or anti choice or anti Gay, not sure, but what he wont do is express them without pushing him real hard, and he says that xtians are commanded by the bible to absolutely have zero involvement in politics.

So combining what he has taught me, what I have learned on my own, I have compiled a list of what is mandatory before you could call yourself a xtian.

1. Absolutely no involvement ever in politics beyond voting, as an individual you can express an opinion but your church must not have a position on anything politics

2. You can judge nobody, ever, not ever, zero, never, nada....you can decide you are against abortion for you, if you are a Woman that is; you can decide drugs are not for you, rocknroll is not for you, sex outside of marriage is not for you, but at no time can you ever express an opinion about what others can or cannot do...you can support laws that punish people for crime, but expressing an opinion like "well you know how them folks grow up with no fathers, it's no wonder most of em turn out x, y or z" - because that is judgment

3. You can not ever hate or distrust someone because of their skin color or religious belief or sexual orientation

4. You must help anyone and everyone you come in contact with who is less fortunate than you, if that means at some point you become homeless yourself in helping others, then so be it...although an argument could be made that it would be difficult for you to help others if you have nothing, so you would have to maintain a certain level of income to help others after helping yourself...

5. You could never support the death penalty, you could never support pro gun attitudes, any kind of preemptive violence against others or any violence at all beyond basic self defense which is proportionate to the danger you are facing.

There are more I am sure, but this is a good start, anyone want to add to my idea here?