@Arella Mae,
Self-described Christians, as a group, are no better or worse that any other group of a similar size.
The ones that wear their religion like a feather boa annoy the he'll out of me, as do the ones that can't take "No" for an answer once they start proselytizing.
If one truly follows the teachings of Jesus, one is probably a very good sort.
It just seems to me that his teachings are better sold through example than through blather.
The Guv, as Chicago-Joe suggested, was acting like a club member and not someone of deep and abiding faith. It was hardly his finest moment, but it was just annoying, not alarming ...at least to me.
People who act dopey are not necessarily nefarious, but they will be considered so by secularists who see religious bogeymen in every corner.
Your faith should motivate, direct, and sustain you. It's hard enough discovering God's truth without wasting time on a membership drive. Once someone has made the discovery, it's highly unlikely that they will be a pushy dope.
If anyone was close to understanding the words of Jesus, it should have been his disciples who followed him day and night, and yet what schmucks so many of them proved to be.
