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Shouldn’t a religious institution be revoked its tax exemption and even perhaps be banned or not protected under the First Amendment for spreading violence, hatred or spread messages that homosexuality, apostasy, adultery, etc. carries death penalty and encourage its adherents to blow themselves up or kill somebody because of what is written in the Islamic and Jewish scriptures? I think it’s absurd and quite threatening.
Many Muslims and religious Jews spread violence and/or hatred to our societies which is incompatible especially in the 21st Century and the Western world.
Why should the American government give those synagogues and mosques tax exemption when they show hate and violence?!
Christians thrive on hating other religions and homosexuals, etc. What about them?
Jesus who is the central figure of Christianity showed nothing but love, peace and forgiveness. In fact he healed a sick man on the Sabbath of which it was considered wrong to do during that time so much so that the Jewish Pharisees were upset and he saved a women from being stoned to death convicted of adultery. There is no place in the New Testament where Jesus commanded people to do anything evil, or to kill or to do anything bad. Any so-called Christians who hate or do any harm to somebody is totally against their faith and do not represent the great true faith and religion.
Maybe no religious institutions should be give tax exempt status. Look at the violence that's been done in the name of Christianity over the centuries. Or more recently, the fact that the Catholic church actively abetted the sexual exploitation of minors by it's priests.
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Shouldn’t a religious institution be revoked its tax exemption and even perhaps be banned or not protected under the First Amendment for spreading violence, hatred or spread messages that homosexuality, apostasy, adultery, etc. carries death penalty and encourage its adherents to blow themselves up or kill somebody because of what is written in the Islamic and Jewish scriptures? I think it’s absurd and quite threatening.
Many Muslims and religious Jews spread violence and/or hatred to our societies which is incompatible especially in the 21st Century and the Western world.
Why should the American government give those synagogues and mosques tax exemption when they show hate and violence?!
Maybe no religious institutions should be give tax exempt status. Look at the violence that's been done in the name of Christianity over the centuries. Or more recently, the fact that the Catholic church actively abetted the sexual exploitation of minors by it's priests.
Nothing bad has been done in the name of Christianity as it cannot be justified in the name of Christ. What happened during the crusades 1000 years ago was to protect Christians from being brutally murdered by the Muslims there was no other choice but to defend.
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Jesus who is the central figure of Christianity showed nothing but love, peace and forgiveness. In fact he healed a sick man on the Sabbath of which it was considered wrong to do during that time so much so that the Jewish Pharisees were upset and he saved a women from being stoned to death convicted of adultery. There is no place in the New Testament where Jesus commanded people to do anything evil, or to kill or to do anything bad. Any so-called Christians who hate or do any harm to somebody is totally against their faith and do not represent the great true faith and religion.
Yet there are a number of places in the New Testament that tell us only God can judge. I guess you haven't read them yet.
Dude, I'm sure your posts will bring out the anti Christian Leftist in droves. That said Im an Athiest, and I am thankful that our country wasn't founded by Islam as we would be a s-hole Islamic Republic. Most all Western countries that we find acceptable were/are Christian based, so there is some commonality.
Dude, I'm sure your posts will bring out the anti Christian Leftist in droves. That said Im an Athiest, and I am thankful that our country wasn't founded by Islam as we would be a s-hole Islamic Republic.
A. I am a leftist and a Christian, and I think this is crap.
B. OP would like to ban you, too, dude. Read the posting history.
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