misrepresentation of the church and God.

i was watching the news last night and once again, i saw that church from the midwest out protesting at soldiers' funerals with their signs and listening to other protests about how much God hates fags, etc. I hate that they do that. I hate that they give Christians a bad rep. I remember hearing a statement once that said Christians are the number one reason people are atheists! These people are that cause...or a big part of it. So i went to their website and posted a comment, because i figured, i'm going to use my voice for good and let them know what i think.

this is what i wrote:

as a fellow christian...how can you sit and do the things you do (i.e. pickett at funerals) and say that it's biblical? how can you say that God hates fags? how can you use that kind of language? Last time i checked and i'm pretty sure any other christian would agree...the gospel is about compassion, Jesus' ministry was about helping the poor, those in need, not tearing them down with harsh words and ridiculous acts. The words that you speak have the ability to speak life and just as well, death. And the image that you portray to the world as christians does not in any way represent the image and character of Christ. It is sad to me to think that you could use your influence and media coverage to truly testify to God's goodness and desire to have a personal relationship with his creation. Yea people in this world do wrong things, but to act like you're exempt from that is ludacris. We are all sinners, we all fall short of the glory of God! But the beautiful thing is that God is a redemptive God. He is gracious. And it our job to share that GOOD NEWS with those who don't know it, but it isn't our job to save them...that is for the Holy Spirit to do, to work in their hearts. From out of the heart, the mouth speaks. The words that you are speaking to this nation, reflect your heart. And the only thing that is apparent to those that see you, is that you aren't full of the characteristics of God, you're full of judgmental and hateful comments. There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus. But to be in Christ is to transform your heart, your likeness to be like His.