Presumptions

I do not confine my religion/spirituality to the stereotype of Christianity. I do not associate with Christianity, because it holds with it too many negative connotations with it that do not describe me in the least. I will not allow others to judge me based on their presumptions on a statement that means something different to me than to them. If people do not konw that I am a good person by my actions, than me telling them that I am a Christianis irrelevant. I experience the most joy when I am talking to someone who hates religion, hates Christians in particular, and the moment finally comes twenty minutes into our conversation that I admit to being a Christian myself. We have agreed how ridiculous organized religion is, and how hypocritical Christians are for twenty minutes, yet I still hold on to Christian belief. In that moment, the person I am talking to can no longer say "Oh, you're just another ignorant, blind, religious whack-job." I have earned their respect, and in their moment of confusion, they see me as a Christian yet not as the Christianity that they have become accustomed to.