Ashamed to be Christian?

Hello. I am a Catholic. It's not the religion, or any religion that's the problem. But some of the PEOPLE who claim to practise that religion. The RELIGION isn't filled with sin. But people are.

Hey,

This is going to sound absolutely ridiculous, but recently I've been thinking about my faith. I personally feel that God exists and basically believe strongly in the "outline" of Christianity, in the sense that we are encouraged to love and worship and follow the Commandments etc etc. However, lots of people at my school r e a l l y hate Christianity, and I know for a fact that this isn't confined to my school and is pretty much everywhere now. I think that lots of religious people are judged for believing what they believe in, and it's made it difficult for me. I'm studying religious studies, and in the debates we have, no one seems to take my seriously no matter how critical/unbiased I try to be, and I understand that even in this thread I'll probably get hate.
Why do homophobic, trans-phobic, racist, close-minded Christians always get the loudest voices to speak and why do they get the chance to put push to the front and "represent" our religion?

I don't really care to label my religion, because I don't think it really matters, what does matter is what I believe and what I do about it. I've grown up in a Catholic family, but the amount of hatred the Catholic community seems to promote and the amount of judgement I get for saying I'm Catholic has made me completely stop identifying with it.

I want to be my own person and not stand with idiots who give us a horrible reputation, but I don't want to let go of my religion. Does this even make sense? Any advice on how I can go about this?

Have a good day

The RELIGION isn't filled with sin. But people are.

Hey,

This is going to sound absolutely ridiculous, but recently I've been thinking about my faith. I personally feel that God exists and basically believe strongly in the "outline" of Christianity, in the sense that we are encouraged to love and worship and follow the Commandments etc etc. However, lots of people at my school r e a l l y hate Christianity, and I know for a fact that this isn't confined to my school and is pretty much everywhere now. I think that lots of religious people are judged for believing what they believe in, and it's made it difficult for me. I'm studying religious studies, and in the debates we have, no one seems to take my seriously no matter how critical/unbiased I try to be, and I understand that even in this thread I'll probably get hate.
Why do homophobic, trans-phobic, racist, close-minded Christians always get the loudest voices to speak and why do they get the chance to put push to the front and "represent" our religion?

I don't really care to label my religion, because I don't think it really matters, what does matter is what I believe and what I do about it. I've grown up in a Catholic family, but the amount of hatred the Catholic community seems to promote and the amount of judgement I get for saying I'm Catholic has made me completely stop identifying with it.

I want to be my own person and not stand with idiots who give us a horrible reputation, but I don't want to let go of my religion. Does this even make sense? Any advice on how I can go about this?

Have a good day

Hey,

This is going to sound absolutely ridiculous, but recently I've been thinking about my faith. I personally feel that God exists and basically believe strongly in the "outline" of Christianity, in the sense that we are encouraged to love and worship and follow the Commandments etc etc. However, lots of people at my school r e a l l y hate Christianity, and I know for a fact that this isn't confined to my school and is pretty much everywhere now. I think that lots of religious people are judged for believing what they believe in, and it's made it difficult for me. I'm studying religious studies, and in the debates we have, no one seems to take my seriously no matter how critical/unbiased I try to be, and I understand that even in this thread I'll probably get hate.
Why do homophobic, trans-phobic, racist, close-minded Christians always get the loudest voices to speak and why do they get the chance to put push to the front and "represent" our religion?

I don't really care to label my religion, because I don't think it really matters, what does matter is what I believe and what I do about it. I've grown up in a Catholic family, but the amount of hatred the Catholic community seems to promote and the amount of judgement I get for saying I'm Catholic has made me completely stop identifying with it.

I want to be my own person and not stand with idiots who give us a horrible reputation, but I don't want to let go of my religion. Does this even make sense? Any advice on how I can go about this?

Have a good day

Can I pm you about this?

Hello. I am a Catholic. It's not the religion, or any religion that's the problem. But some of the PEOPLE who claim to practise that religion. The RELIGION isn't filled with sin. But people are.

I'm a muslim but I'm proud of my religion.Yes we have bad representitives and I tottaly dont believe in terrorism and parts of the quaran e taken out of context but u know what?there are always gonna be haters

Hello. I am a Catholic. It's not the religion, or any religion that's the problem. But some of the PEOPLE who claim to practise that religion. The RELIGION isn't filled with sin. But people are.

This world is WORDLY and God isn’t. Since Christians believe in God, most people in this world are against our religion and what we believe in. Trying not to do worldly things will allow us to be awarded when we die. As a Christian, I can admit it’s HARD and ngl I had doubts being a Christian since I wanted to “fit” in. I still do worldly things but corona allowed me to know God more since I HATED going to church and praying and I also changed most of my ways in some aspects x

As a Muslim, I completely get where you’re coming from, the media/people are telling me everyday that I’m terrorist and my religion oppressive to women and backwards. For some time, I dealt with the same issues you mentioned - while I didn’t feel ashamed of my religion - I did find myself distancing my self from Islam in order to feel more “accepted” but that didn’t work. Why? Because the type of people who judge others based on their religious beliefs won’t just start being nice once you leave/distance yourself from your religion. They’ll just find something else to judge you for. So the only thing you can do is the one thing that will annoy them the most. Just be who you are unapologetically. Their issue with you being a catholic is exactly that, their issue.

In religious studies I’d say that no matter what you’re debating always remain calm, some people are waiting for you to lose your temper or get annoyed. It’s exactly what they want.

And thanks 😊 have a lovely day.

Hey,

This is going to sound absolutely ridiculous, but recently I've been thinking about my faith. I personally feel that God exists and basically believe strongly in the "outline" of Christianity, in the sense that we are encouraged to love and worship and follow the Commandments etc etc. However, lots of people at my school r e a l l y hate Christianity, and I know for a fact that this isn't confined to my school and is pretty much everywhere now. I think that lots of religious people are judged for believing what they believe in, and it's made it difficult for me. I'm studying religious studies, and in the debates we have, no one seems to take my seriously no matter how critical/unbiased I try to be, and I understand that even in this thread I'll probably get hate.
Why do homophobic, trans-phobic, racist, close-minded Christians always get the loudest voices to speak and why do they get the chance to put push to the front and "represent" our religion?

I don't really care to label my religion, because I don't think it really matters, what does matter is what I believe and what I do about it. I've grown up in a Catholic family, but the amount of hatred the Catholic community seems to promote and the amount of judgement I get for saying I'm Catholic has made me completely stop identifying with it.

I want to be my own person and not stand with idiots who give us a horrible reputation, but I don't want to let go of my religion. Does this even make sense? Any advice on how I can go about this?

Have a good day

people would contend that when asked about acceptance of gays, for example.

In my experience the only people who get judged or treated any differently are those who preach at others or try to ram their beliefs down other people's throats. I don't believe, but I would never try to come to you and persuade you to my way of thinking - just as I would expect you to respect that I don't have your beliefs.

I agree. I think the worldly vs not worldly aspect of Christianity or any religion makes it an easy target, but you've made a good point about wanting to fit in. It's something I was trying to do subconsciously. And yes, during lockdown I've managed to join the Bible Study group at my school (which consists of two people lmao). Thanks for the insight xx