There has been a lot of news coverage recently about new state laws in the USA, purportedly in defence of religious freedom. Such laws have been passed in Indiana and Arkansas. This report on CNN is about moves to enact a similar law in Georgia.

In the CNN report, some people actually state that they are Christian; for the others simply remember that Georgia, Indiana and Arkansas are all predominantly Christian, there are crosses on the walls of several locations in the report, and the language used by the people interviewed when talking about their religion is clearly Christian.

So Christians then, but apparently Christians who feel quite comfortable ignoring the laws, instructions, teachings and examples (parables) in the bible. When the interviewer reminds one woman that the bible instructs us to love one another, she replies that you can "still love someone and not serve them". The interviewer valiantly tries again to invoke the contents of the bible, reminding her that one of the ten commandments is "Thou shalt not commit adultery"; "If someone had committed adultery, would you serve them?"; she replies "Yes". This same woman, however, would not knowingly serve gays.

This must be some new meaning of the word "Christian" of which I was previously unaware. Christianity is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ (Duh!), and generally, therefore, what is stated in the new testament takes precedence over what is written in the old testament; all the stuff against homosexuality is in the old testament. In the new testament, by contrast, we find statements including: "Judge not, lest ye also be judged", "forgive those who trespass against you", "love thy neighbour as thyself", and much more in that vein.

It makes you wonder how many of these so called Christians have actually read the bible. I think they need to have a new name, maybe "Christians who don't believe in the bible", or how about "Christ-tards"?

In some Moslem countries, misrepresenting the teachings of Islam to the same degree as these so called Christians misrepresent Christianity would earn you a stoning for blasphemy from passers-by. Actually, that idea has possibilities .....