"In order to enter the kingdom of heaven you must accept Jesus Christ as your lord and saviour."
Why is this evil? Because is creates the idea that one group (Christians) are superior to non-christians. After all, if your neighbor isn't going to heaven but you are, obviously, you're superior. When a group believes that they're superior, it leads to horrible things. This attitude of superiority is the root cause for many of the evils of our history, Conquistadors, Manifest destiny, slavery, Spanish inquisition, the Nazi's, the Crusades, how Arab world wants the Israelis wiped of the map because they're not worthy of being the keepers of the holy land. Islam and Judaism have their own beliefs that supposedly elevate them above everyone else too, so this is not just a Christian problem.
That statement creates division not unification. It creates hate, not love. Is this what you think religion should do?
What are your thoughts on this? Please no huge lists of bible quotes.
2006-08-18
13:26:43
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