KFC I have met people like you. Not necessarily bad people, probably mostly good, but you let religion govern your life.
You don't understand me. I don't let religon govern my life. I'm actually quite against religion per se. I let God govern my life and there is a big diff. For me it's all about a relationship with God not a religion where I can get what I want out of life to make me feel better.
I think faith is a great thing, but when it comes to government it needs to be seperate.
For a Christian, a true born again Christian they cannot separate their faith from any aspect of their lives. It's part of who I am. I am supposed to be an Ambassador for Christ. I am supposed to act like a daughter of a King. So I can't say one thing and do another that is not fitting for who I am representing.
Funny but I thought jesus taught us to love one another even if they are different.
Yes, we are to love those we come into contact with. Love is NOT a mushy emotional feeling. Love is an action word. Love is doing when you don't feel like doing. Jesus never said we are to "feel" love but we are to "Show" love and the best way to do that is with our actions. He gave the example of the Good Samaritan. It's a very good parable about loving someone we don't even know. So I agree with you on this one.
Oh and btw the crusades were about relgion not relationship with God. It was about a man centered religion not a God centered relationship. Big diff. I don't agree with what happened during the crusades.