Christianity Needs to Return to Being a Good Example

First off, lets be specific. What bad things are we discussing? Forcing ones views?Do I come across as forcing anyone to believe? At worst, I feel as if I try and get people (like you) to consider my positions and that their conclusions may be premature. Its a bit like a good beer. If you find one that you really like, don't you try and get your friends to try it? Forcing them to try it would be too extreme of course.

Your scale seems ok for the purpose for discussion. Politics is another strong topic, and we both know that it can land quite squarely on #4 much of the time.and whats odd is that the way that Christ is perceived through the eyes of many apologists is strikingly like #6! I see you as an advocate of more of a live and let live type of Deity (or Deityless human spiritual reality) You might see Jesus..if He existed...as empathetic to the individual feelings, beliefs, and preferences of His audience rather than One sent by an authoritarian God to warn us of our inability to achieve the necessary standard. You are nearly a #1. You believe strongly that humans *should* eternally and always have free will, even to the point of freely rejecting an authoritarian God, should One exist. One thing is appearing increasingly probable: People tend to *know* what conforms most closely to their pre-existing beliefs.