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ARE CHRISTIANS MORE JUDGEMENTAL THAN NON CHRISTIANS?

AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, IT PREACHES NOT TO JUDGE OTHERS. HOWEVER, IS IT RIGHT TO SAY THAT CHRISTIANS TEND TO BE MORE JUDGEMENTAL THAN NON-CHRISTIANS?


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I would say so. Christians, by fiat and default explicitly and implicitly judge every non-Christian to have ever existed by virtue of their beliefs.

29 days ago | Tagged As: yes
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They seem to be. They're motivated by what they percieve as the highest ideal, and believe this to give them right to judge. But it matters, what do you mean by non-christians? Does this include, say, muslims? Or are you only talking about atheists and agnostics?

28 days ago | Tagged As: yes
- banned999(136) Supported
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NON-CHRISTIAN MEANS ANYONE WHO IS NOT CHRISTIAN. THEY CAN WORSHIP SOMETHING ELSE OR NOTHING AT ALL.

28 days ago | Tagged As: yes
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Christians are judgmental by definition. According to the basics of the Christian faith those who don't believe in Christ will go to Hell in the afterlife, those who accepted Christ will go to Heaven. Since there is absolutely no evidence of either place in the actual Universe this is based on pure belief and one particular collection of disparate stories written over the course of several thousand years.

Their belief makes them divide people into two categories: Christians and non-Christians, good people and bad people, people of the right faith and people of the wrong faith (or lack of any faith altogether). Some of the denominations place high value in converting (as they say "saving") other people. This is exactly what judgment is: you think other person is wasting his/her life if they don't follow Christ. They judge the value of another person and act on their judgment.

Therefore, by the very essence of the Christian faith Christians judge other people. They might say they are trying to help lost souls, save their souls, help them discover the truth, etc. etc. but at the core of all this is a judgment call: that person is not worth the Heaven, that person will infinitely suffer for eternity just because he/she doesn't believe in their deity.

Curiously enough if you listen to almost any Christian sermon you would hear pastors judge other Christians more than non-Christians saying phrases such as "Some Christians don't understand...", "Many Christians think...", "I've met some Christians..." etc.

So, yes, Christians are judgmental by the very definition of their faith and they judge both Christians and non-Christians. They are equal opportunity judges of other people.

27 days ago | Tagged As: yes
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Only because there's more, and it's mostly the Born Agains giving the rest a bad name. Like you're normal Christian is pretty level-headed outside of believing some crazy stuff, but it's the cultish-the-end-is-near-god-hates-fags-kill-all-muslim-burn-the-constitution-and-replace-it-with-the-bible Christians that tip the scale to the Christians being more judgmental.

27 days ago | Tagged As: yes
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Of course they are. Christians love to press their beliefs on anyone who isnt them.

If they didnt, there would be gay marriage.

Dont have sex before your married or your going to hell

dont do this, that or this. they press their beliefs on people who do not want to fall into their religious scandal that has been played for 2000 years.

be a free thinker.

26 days ago | Tagged As: yes
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If you define Christians as people who say: "I'm Christian" then yeah, they're just as judgmental as the next guy.

But nobody is perfect. An actual Christian tries hard not to be judgmental. But nobody is perfect. That's really all that matters.

26 days ago
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whoever the hack created this debate, i think has no mind at all

religion does not teach to get dominated

it teaches to live a simple life

there is no proof that you are christian, you are judgemental

we are here to be social. but not to fight for religious beliefs

28 days ago | Tagged As: No
- banned999(136) Disputed
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"religion does not teach to get dominated

it teaches to live a simple life"

CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME THEN WHY THE HEAD OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH I.E. THE POPE LIVES IN DECADENCE. THE VATICAN CONTAINS WEALTH FAR BEYOND WHAT ANYONE WOULD CALL THE SIMPLE LIFE.

28 days ago | Tagged As: yes

This debate is absurd.

The minimum length for an argument is 50 characters. The purpose of this restriction is to cut down on the amount of dumb jokes, so we can keep the quality of debate and discourse as high as possible.

28 days ago | Tagged As: No
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I have been judged by aethiest and agnostics for being a Christian much more often than I have judged anyone for not being a Christian. It is human nature to measure others based on our own beliefs and standards, whatever they may be.

28 days ago | Tagged As: No
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Everyone's judgmental. It's part of human nature. Always want to blame someone. And, always want to say that what they're doing is WRONG.

29 days ago | Tagged As: No
- banned999(136) Disputed
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YES EVERYONE IS JUDGEMENTAL. HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ASKING ARE CHRISTIANS MORE JUDGEMENTAL THAN NON-CHRISTIANS?

29 days ago | Tagged As: yes
- ThePyg(3122) Disputed
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ALL CAPS MEANS SERIOUS BUSINESS.

and no. Christians are just as judgmental as everyone else.

29 days ago | Tagged As: No
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I think everybody judges each other all the time. Roughly in equal amounts. Different people just tend to judge each other in different ways. Christians judge religiously... but the difference is they voice their opinions more than others.

28 days ago | Tagged As: No
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