I completely agree with this. God is not vengeful or mean, and if your pastor preaches fire and brimstone, instead of love and forgiveness, then I would question the validity of that church and pastor's interpretation of the Bible. And if he preaches that you should give x % or x $ to the church or you won't be saved, then I call that extortion for his personal enrichment. I've seen this way too much in the world of televangelists and non-denominational mega-huge churches.Originally Posted by TigerOnTheProwl
If you don't see your family because they are not religious like you, I think you are taking your faith a bit too seriously and I think you have a problem. It sounds to me like you are treating Christianity more like a cult than a religion. And yes, there is a difference. Members of a religion believe in something, members or a cult are religion extremists. Nothing is wrong with being religious, but being and extremist is a problem.
More people have been divided by religion than anything else. Don't let it divide your family too.