Click on the link below and see how much evil has been committed in the holy name of the all-loving, merciful God.
http://www.truthbeknown.com/victims.htm
http://www.truthbeknown.com/victims.htm
§outh§tar said:When the son of a caring mother gets into a fight at school, I suppose it's also merely a reflection of an agressive mother..
Or when you get into a car crash for driving too fast, it is only logical to blame the car manufacturer because they are the "ultimate" source of the car.
beyondtimeandspace said:In fact, Christianity teaches to love your enemy. It teaches to love your neighbor as yourself.
Deuteronomy 13:6-11
If your nearest relative or closest friend, even a brother, son, daughter, or beloved wife whispers to you to come and worship these foreign gods, do not consent nor listen, and have no pity: Do not spare that person from the penalty; don't conceal his horrible suggestion. Execute him! Your own hand shall be the first upon him to put him to death, then the hands of all the people. Stone him to death because he has tried to draw you away from the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery. Then all Israel will hear about his evil deed, and will fear such wickedness as this among you.
Athelwulf said:Click on the link below and see how much evil has been committed in the holy name of the all-loving, merciful God.
http://www.truthbeknown.com/victims.htm
Athelwulf said:I don't think the tidbits are rediculous. Some of this stuff is gruesome, like the Battle of Askalon.
Athelwulf said:Okay, but I'm sure some of it isn't rediculous. Can ya at least give me that?
Athelwulf said:Well, I can't say that no good has been done in the name of God.
But my point is that everything done in the name of God should be good, cuz God is supposed to be the Ultimate Good.
beyondtimeandspace said:It is a common misconception that the actions of those who SAY they adhere to a certain belief reflect that belief which they claim to have.
I guarantee that those terrible actions performed in the name of Christianity were, in fact, wrought by those who did not understand what Christianity teaches. In fact, Christianity teaches to love your enemy. It teaches to love your neighbor as yourself. Those who claim to be Christian, but do not adhere to such ideas cannot rightly call themselves Christian.