America has an identity crisis. And no, I don't mean that America is a woman trapped in a man's body. I mean, the conflict between what we claim are our most sacred religious values, and our actions.
Take war, for example. This is perhaps the biggest contradiction between many Americans' professed Christian beliefs, and their actions. America has the largest military budget on Earth. This seems in direct contradiction to Jesus, who said that if someone hits you on one cheek, you are supposed to offer him the other.
Another contradiction is that what we tend to think of as the biggest holiday for Christians, also a national holiday, Christmas, in it's modern incarnation, has almost nothing to do with the birth of Jesus. I mean, I don't remember any Bible quote saying, "And then there came a man in a red suit who will bring you gifts from JC Penney.
Look, I'm not saying that you're a bad Christian if you celebrate Christmas or support the troops, but don't do those things and then turn around and say that abortion and gay marriage are sins.
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