I got called a "religious psycho" today...

...No it wasn't directly about me, but it was about Christians like me.  And the worst part was that it was from someone who calls himself a Christian!  When I confronted him to tell him that I was offended, the response was: "I'm sorry if you were offended."  Ummm, was that a real apology?  Somehow, I think it is more along the lines of "I'm sorry if you're overly sensitive and too narrow-minded to see what I was really saying!"

Who, exactly, are the religious psychos to whom he was referring?
"People who believe in the apocalypse and that sort of thing."  He didn't have a response when I pointed out that it was in the Bible.  Instead, he went on to defend himself saying that every religion has wackos and how he thinks that people shouldn't push their personal beliefs on others.  Although I didn't get a chance to ask him, I couldn't help but think, "Aren't all Christians expecting the return of Jesus?  This life would be a little pointless without that hope!"

I guess that's really the problem.
The term "Christian" has become so broad that it's hard to know what people truly believe, even when they say that they are Christian.  And then we've got these other terms: "Evangelical", "Fundamentalist", "Born-Again Believer" among others.  "Evangelical" according to Wikipedia is someone who has a personal relationship with Jesus and believes in the authority of the Bible.  "Fundamentalist" was originally intended to mean someone who has a "deep and totalistic commitment" to the Bible and God's standard for us (also according to Wikipedia).  I have to admit that in light of these definitions, I don't see a problem with either of these terms.  "Born-Again" should be clear enough since we have new life in Christ, but it's obvious that there is still a problem getting the message across when you see bumper stickers that say, "Born OK the first time!" I'm particularly amused by the profile options on Facebook: "Christian-Protestant," "Christian-Amish" (Why would the Amish be on Facebook?), "Christian-Latter Day Saints".  If those aren't good enough, you can come up with your own: "Te amo Jésus" or "Jesus is my homeboy".