i have to agree with ID here. i know this is a very touchy subject for everyone. anytime the topic of faith is brought up there are bound to be some heated debates. i just hope we can keep things friendly here. ~winks~

i believe that no matter how hard we try...we are bound to judge others. not necessarily due to our religious beliefs, but it sure can play a big role in that. generally speaking (and i'm not trying to single anyone out here) there are Christians that criticize and judge other Christians...Atheists that judge Christians...Pagans that judge Muslims. i could go on and on. the fact is...we are a people who like to believe that we live by high moral standards. and everyone's moral standards, religious or not, will always differ from someone else's.

all we can do is try to be open to other people's beliefs. just because you may be a Pagan doesn't mean you can't be accepting of your neighbor who happens to be a Methodist. ya know?

personally, i was raised Southern Baptist, but over time have explored several different faiths. i have a great appreciation for every religion out there. if you are a Christian and that makes you happy then i am happy for you. the same goes for Muslims, Pagans, Hindus..etc.

this is a tricky topic to get into because you are inevitably going to hurt someone's feelings or piss someone off. even if you don't mean to. i know if i were a Christian and someone was calling me judgemental because of my beliefs...then yeah...that would tick me off. but you know what? we are all judgemental. that's just the way it is.