01-31-2014, 01:04 AM
(01-30-2014, 11:30 PM)FireIceTalon Wrote: It's why the whole idea of "Christian Communism" is silly to me - Christianity is a lifestyle while communism is not.
In Christian Communism, you stand in line all day for bread and end up with some fish too.
"Lifestyle" is probably a poor descriptor of Christianity, honestly. Someone telling me they're Christian gives me no particular information about their way of life and habits. It tells me only that they're fans of this Jesus guy and a deity that goes by the rather inventive name of "God." In contrast, being Amish is a lifestyle. I have an idea of how the Ameletes wanna be, on their knees every night, scorin' points for the afterlife. Plus barns and no tech and all that. Some religions are closely associated with lifestyles, but certainly not a category as broad as "Christians."
-Lem