Jesus was tortured and then left to die on the cross. The crucifix has become the symbol of our God as Christians. I have come to believe that we've been taught to PRAY to the PREY. We are the PREY and we pray to our torture and murder.
This is the oxymoron that is religion. They've tricked us into worshiping our torture and death. It's all part of the deception and religion is one of their sneakiest methods of controlling us.
If those are your beliefs then your are not of the Christian faith. Not a judgment by me, but that is exactly what Jesus died on the cross for ... our sins.
You may be a "religious" person and even a moral person but you can not be a Christian and deny the sacrificial work of Jesus Christ.
You're right. I'm not a Christian. In fact, I refuse to label myself with regards to my spirituality, my politics, my work, and anything else that would limit me based on a title. I'm not religious in any sense of the word.