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What Does it Mean to Be a Christian?
(Photo Credit) Last Thursday, a man viciously shot and killed nine people at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, injuring several others. Nine of the victims were Christians, who the gunman singled out to murder. This incident has sparked an important question–what does it mean to be a Christian? A lot of times when we close our eyes and think of a Christian, we envision a person with a Bible in his/her arms, going to church and singing songs of joy. On the other hand, some people see Christians as old-fashioned, close-minded individuals who spend their free time judging the actions of others. Both of these examples are stereotypes—it’s not that…