Right-Wing Hatemongering Fueled by Christianity? (government, separation, work, country)
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I have to disagree with both of you here. Xian is - and has been for hundreds of years - an acceptable short form of the word Christian. It is acceptable because it is based on the Greek word for Christ. The first letter of that word (and I'm sorry I don't remember what that letter is called) looks very much like our letter "X". In fact, one of the lessons I do remember from Sunday school is that the early Christians used only that one letter to identify themselves to each other because openly identifying as Christian was dangerous to the point of being deadly.
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Correct, as usual. "X" is chi in the Greek alphabet. There are many things about the history of Christianity that people aren't taught today..my neighbor thought that "alpha" was the Greek word for "beginning" and "omega" for "the end." I've never seen "xian" used as anything but shorthand. Haven't seen it spray-painted on a church the way swastikas are painted on synagogues.
My point is Christianity doesn't exactly have a history of being a loving, tolerant religion. In fact, Islam has nothing on Christianity. The only thing that has tempered the violence of Christianity in America is secular law.
I don't agree. However, how much effect do you think secular law has on Islamic extremism? Might that not indicate a huge difference between Islam and Christianity to one with a secular outlook?
Remember the week after September 11, 2001 when Bush let it slip out of his mouth and used the word "Crusade", when he referred to the so-called "war on terror" as "this crusade"?
NEVER made that mistake again
Yes, that was foot-in-mouth for sure. Should have followed a teleprompter there. His use of the term was the generic meaning of the word, not "Crusade" as Islam understands it. It's the kind of gaffe that Biden would make, and get away with.
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NO!!! People give themselves justification for being bad. Religion does not make anyone do anything.
Good point. People will always find justification for their actions, instead of taking responsibility.
So you are saying that religion gives those, who want to kill, an excuse to kill?
NO!!! People kill because THEY in their minds want to, not because religion tells them to not because they misinterpret a passage but because they WANT to. People will attempt to place blame on religion or because they mother wasn't nice to them or because the sky was blue today but at the end of the day every person that willingly kills does it because THEY want to. Period!
The sad part is that these people claim to be "followers of Christ". Poor Jesus...he must be turning in his grave, hearing of the BS carried out in his name.
huh? what grave?
Clearly, you don't know what you are so opinionated about.
I don't agree. However, how much effect do you think secular law has on Islamic extremism? Might that not indicate a huge difference between Islam and Christianity to one with a secular outlook?
What country are you referring to? Any country throughout history that was a theocracy, regardless of the religion, became oppressive, intolerant, and violent!
NO!!! People kill because THEY in their minds want to, not because religion tells them to not because they misinterpret a passage but because they WANT to. People will attempt to place blame on religion or because they mother wasn't nice to them or because the sky was blue today but at the end of the day every person that willingly kills does it because THEY want to. Period!
True about the genocide of the Canaanites by the Hebrews also?
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It teaches that that murder of non-Christians because of their religion is acceptable.
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