It's impossible to scroll through social media without seeing posts such as "Like for God, ignore for satan" or bible verses constantly being taken out of context. The people who like these or post these seem to be the same people. They post about how hard life is and ask for prayers, or post pictures of them on mission trips, holding young African children. Social media has created a new way for Christianity to become a new outlet for vanity. Similar to how white feminism excludes the issues of intersectionality, this type of Christianity focuses on the privileges of the poster while forgetting the true issues Christians and the rest of the world faces. I have decided to name this "Facebook Christianity."
Facebook Christianity is spreading like a new denomination. It's exclusivity to the outside world, as well as ignorance to the real issues people face, presents a dangerous view of Christianity for both followers of Christ and people outside the faith. Posting about unknown problems and asking people for prayers looks like a cry for attention instead of an actual need for help. Sending prayers in a comment or post does not fix the problem. It doesn't matter how many likes your "prayer" has gotten because it's nothing compared to the Godly actions you can do to help others.
The followers of Facebook Christianity are the people who ignore facts and science (which was created by God) in order to promote his or her own interpretation that fits their own needs. Because of this, Facebook Christians are only concerned about the problems that affect themselves. If their is an issue outside their life, they either try to make it sound like their problems are bigger, or that there is no need to separate the issue. God's advice to us is forgotten by the promotion of the self. God said "blessed are the poor" and not "blessed are all lives." God asks us to treat the foreigner with love, not to cast them out. While all lives are precious to God, ignoring problems others face does not move God's plan for us forward. As Christians, we should notice the intersectionality of problems and move to help those who don't face the same problems that they might. Instead they are quick to judge, when the judgement is not ours. Facebook Christians are the same people who both say this country has justice for all, but support laws that prevent certain services for certain people. If you think you immortal soul is on the line when it comes to baking a cake for a gay couple, then I'm sure you think your Facebook post must earn you double the points in God's eyes. Instead you forget to spread God's message of love for everybody.
Facebook Christianity does nothing to promote your faith. It's embarrassing to read as a Christian, and I can't imagine what non-Christians must think of us because of those posts. Your statuses don't change anything, and your prayers won't be more powerful just because they got more likes. It's your loving and Godly actions for others that show way more than vain posts and blogs that promote the self.
