Shots fired at Texas Mohammed art exhibit
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That's not answering my question directly. Should we, as Christians, should anyone as a law abiding citizen, intentionally attempt to incite the weak minded and emotionally stunted to violence?
Not exactly on par, but no...though would anyone have been surprised if one of the family members had reacted violently to one degree or another? Saddened, yes, but surprised? I wouldn't.
I never said they did. Don't believe they do and wouldn't advance it as a rational argument. I'm more concerned with what we do and why.
You missed what followed my summary: "But is it reasonable in the first instance, noble, charitable or even particularly Christian to set up a circumstance by which the greatest likelihood of moving someone to violence is in play?"
I don't see how it can be.
Sure you can. Christ had compassion for people in the act of murdering him. I'm only talking about not goading people with serious impulse control issues or idiotically radical contexts for social interaction into a violent frenzy.
shagster01
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As opposed to the Christians on this board that want to murder, oops I mean "execute", homosexuals and drug users?
shagster01
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Yep. Most are just following the popular religion of the region they live in or the one they grew up with.
There is a reason why certain religions tend to be more popular in certain geographical areas.
shagster01
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I'm all for free speech, but let me ask you. . . At night do you start yelling at the top of your lungs in your house simply because you have the right to do so, or do you remain quiet out of respect to those that are sleeping in the next room over?
What's the reason?
shagster01
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Read the first sentence of that post. I put it right there.
What does the 'geographical' area have to do with it?
How many Christian Theocracies can you cite in the world that are actually implementing these types of executions?
How many Islamic Theocracies can be cited in the world which are right now carrying out these types of executions?
shagster01
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Now? Very few Christian theocracies, if any. 500 years ago, several.
Islam is 500 years newer than Christianity, so they are right on par time-wise, aren't they?
I understand the Christians, "do as we say, not as we did," attitude here, but all religions go though their murdering phases, don't they?
shagster01
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Same thing it has to do with southern accents. You think people were born talking that way, some sort of accent gene or something? Nope. They just learned to talk like those in their geographical area.
Same with religion in large part.
True Christianity is defined by its teachings in the NT writings.
True Islam is defined by its teachings in the Koran and Hadith.
There is a huge difference in what is advocated from these sources.
Violent Jihad and Sharia Law come directly from the teachings of Islam and are patterned after the activities of its founder.
Can you see any difference between the teachings of Christ and His disciples, and the teachings of Mohammed and his followers?
So-called 'Christian murdering phases' are not in harmony with the teachings of Christ and His disciples. Show me in the NT where they advocated murder or anything close to it.
shagster01
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Have you read the entire Koran and studied it?
Yep! I've got two copies of it, have read it and studied about Islam years before 9/11 occurred.
And yet, Christians have been as savage to others (and to each other) as Muslims are to others (and to each other).
If you are inclined to evil, any ideology will do.
I'd say that when political and religious power are identical it invites corruption and abuse. Part of Islam's problem is that it tends to insist on the linkage.
Yeah, man has an obvious problem, doesn't he?
musterion
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Who are these "Christians" he speaks of?