I tried being a member of a Christian Church, but it couldn’t work. The words that Jesus said clashed so blatantly with the beliefs the members held; I could abide no more. So now I call myself a follower of the teachings of the Christ…, and of all teachings that speak the truth…, that empathize with the plight of the poor..., that hold compassion for the persecuted…, that show love to the meek, and the lowly…, that offer hope to the forgotten and the oppressed…, as it was taught by the man of Galilee.