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For Those in the Back of the Room (Revised)

Michelle Renee Kidwell
2 min readJul 17, 2024

A Broken Narrative on What Being a Christian Means

Image of Author, Christmas 2010

The old narrative on Christianity is getting old to me, and honestly, I am tired of lumping all Christians into a category that is outdated and narrow-minded.

There are far too many articles out there that try to make Christianity sound evil and atrocious. As Christians, we are not perfect, nor do we claim to be; why would someone perfect need Salvation? Would they be saved from perfection?

Humans are prone to blaming others for both the explained and the unexplained. This has been demonstrated throughout history by both Jews and Christians being persecuted, as well as many others.

Roman Emperor Nero ordered the first organized persecution of Christians in 64 B.C.E. As early as 64 B.C.E., the Roman Emperor Nero ordered the first organized persecution of Christians. It’s not a new concept, but it’s not dead either; even today Christians are being persecuted and killed.

Let’s be clear, we can’t blame Christianity for the systematic failure of a nation, or an…

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Michelle Renee Kidwell
Michelle Renee Kidwell

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