Julie Stauffer

<<What's a Christian Unschooler to do?>>

I too am Christian and a radical unschooler. I believe that Jesus is about
as liberal as you can get. I'm pretty sure he was into "judge not", and
"love one another". I believe that the "do nots" of Christianity refer to
our policing our own behavior, not the behavior of others. I feel it is my
job to try to make the world a warmer place for all people, not just the
ones who live like I do. In all of the New Testament versions I have read,
I don't recall Jesus ever judging anyone except people who set themselves up
as "religious", rather than loving, and he was definitely "yoked unequally"
when he dealt with humans.

The only time I have stopped a friendship was when the persons behavior
impacted me and mine. So I have friends who are gay, friends who are
Jewish, friends who are Pagan, friends who are divorced, friends who are
alcoholics....I even have a pen pal in prison.

I think it is very important to remember that "we have all sinned and fallen
short of the glory of God." I sin daily, not proud of it, but I do. The
prostitute's sin is no worse than mine. The murderer's sin is no worse than
mine. I find it amusing that people tend to find pardon for their own sins
and to vilify the sins that they aren't tempted to engage in.

Julie