is this the religion of peace?

Question

Examples of attacks and aggression

* October 2, 2004- Christian terrorist group kills 44 Hindus, wounds 118 in Northeast India.[citation needed] [1]
* 2003- Preacher Michael Evans calls for a holy war and "cleansing" against non-Christians.[citation needed]
* January 16, 1997- Christian Identity terrorist Eric Robert Rudolph bombs nightclub. [citation needed]
* July 27, 1996- Christian Identity terrorist Eric Robert Rudolph bombs Centennial Olympic Park. Kills 1, wounds 111.
* 1983- Posse Comitatus militia member Gordon Kahl kills two Federal marshals in North Dakota. Three others were wounded.[citation needed]
* 1978- Christian cult "the Peoples' Temple" leader Jim Jones allegedly kills 913 people with cyanide-laced Kool Aid. People trying to escape the compound are shot.[citation needed]
* 1976- Nearly 300 people are killed in Ireland as a result of bombings between Catholics and Protestants.[citation needed]
* 1940s- Terrorist organization Christian Identity is formed on the West Coast of the United States. Followers believe Armageddon will take place as a race war between Aryans, the "pure" people, against Jews, Muslims, and non-whites.

Answer 1

These are acts of individuals that doesn't represent who believers are or hold a candle to what religion or other religions profess to be. These people are held accountable for their actions and will be judged just like you. There is positivity in religion and peace but your mindset has negativity therefore you will always look for it.
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Answer 2

Painting two billion people with a judgmental brush because of the actions of a few bad apples is never, ever a good thing.

If you did this with black people, you'd be called a racist -- and rightly so.

So, I'm not sure what reason you have for thinking that this rule is suspended when it comes to Christians. Deep-seeded anti-Christian bigotry, perhaps.

I also noticed two other things:

a) You entirely left out all the terrorist acts committed by Muslims -- acts which are far more recent than the ones contained in your post, and far more numerous and bloody

b) Almost all of the examples you wrote about were followed with "citation needed."

Cutting and pasting unverified info snippets from Wikipedia might satisfy your fellow Christian-bashers, but nobody else.

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Answer 3

Just because the word "Christian" is tacked on to a person or an organization doesn't mean that person or organization is really representative of what it means to follow Christ. Anyone can claim to be a Christian.

Biblical Christianity is demonstrated by words and deeds. We can sort through true believers and followers for the purpose of picking our leaders by looking at their "fruit." By that definition, there can't really be any "Christian terrorists." Their fruit is at least highly suspect. Still the task of determining who the real followers are and who are the fakes is left to Jesus at the end of the age.

Is Christianity the religion of peace? Probably not as most would understand it because Jesus came to reconcile man to God--to bring peace between man and God. Jesus states that often that will drive a wedge between those who choose to believe and those who do not, even within families. But we are told as Biblical Christians to live at peace with everyone as much as it depends on us. Those who have sought to use destruction and death as a means to force others to convert or to rid the world of those who don't, do not demonstrate the heart and passion of Christ, so are they really Christians?

Answer 4

>sigh<

One of the many reasons I do not label myself to follow a religion. I have convinced myself that religion is some kind of organization that controls many lives of people, trying to convince everyone else who is probably not interested to follow because it is the meaning of life. Tell me again why we have to be categorized into a religion to follow the Word of God? Doesn't he not accept everyone who believes? And for those who follow and truly believe in Jesus' word or whatever God, have to be looked at negatively and suffer the consequences of being seen as some ignorant or pushy person trying to change the life of others when all they want to do is share the experience of what makes them happy. I think that we as all people have given beliefs and spirituality a bad name. No wonder people run from the name "Jesus" or any other God. Why should anyone follow what is being shoved down our throats? But it is always good to keep an open mind. Plus, for those who have never had anything good in their lives finally have some type of faith or another day to look forward to....why should anyone take that away from them? Why be chastized? Sure, there are Catholic priests raping young boys, Christain pastors having affairs and everything else you just mentioned which is way too extreme for me....for any right mind. I believe in moderation. I do go to church to congregate at times but I dont need anyone telling me how to intrepret a Bible when there are so many ways to do so. AND I definitely dont go around telling people they are going to hell if they don't follow wut I believe. Hey, your life, your choices....thats all. It's called RESPECT. But its all in how a person was raised and taught certain things. Actually, it's also proven to come from genetics as well. All the controversy and conflict with religion and spritiuality is B.S.

To me, there is a difference between religion and have a relationship with your God-whoever it is. These crazy people doing what you mentioned come from all types of religion. Their leaders seem to teach them what they want and become psychotic as if they are their God now. Yes, they give many religions a bad name and are frowned upon. But everything will always have some rotten apples trying to spoil the rest of the bunch. So why generalize the entire religion? It's too bad that it will always continue.....What a sad world that we live in, huh? This and everything else going on in the world makes me think that faith and making rational decisions is pretty much all that many people have left to rely on in life when all else fails...Have a nice day!

Answer 5

like countless religions, they have some followers who're in simple terms evil those who imagine that they can use faith as an excuse for his or her moves. Islam isn't the in simple terms faith the position this has got here about, ever listen about the crusades? Christianity there makes the Muslim extremists moves look kinda tame extremely

Answer 6

Sorry, I didn't actually read your additional details.

All religions are dangerous because of the ppl who worship in that religion-- don't know what your point is. Every religion that descends from Abraham has had its share of violence. That's because humans are involved. It's not so much about what the religion is teaching but how the ppl of said religion defend its principles and its message. And ppl are territorial, and war-like and selfish, and that has nothing to do with religion, it has to do with human nature. Ppl use religion to further their personal agendas, but that doesn't make the religion or its message wrong, it makes the ppl who twist the message wrong.

Answer 7

So you are saying that since Christians killed roughly 1,300 people in the past 60 years, that makes it okay for Muslims to kill more than that every year?

Answer 8

You also need to add all those Christians who bomb women's clinics because the bible tells them so. I always sneer when Christians claim other religions are so violent and that they should convert to christianity...ha! They have been, are, and will always be a religion of hate, ignorance, and fear no matter how many times they say jesus, amen, or peace.

Answer 9

Very, very, loose usage of the word 'Christian'!

Your point is?

2 Peter 3:16 (KJV)

As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

Answer 10

Terrorism, whether it be from Jesus when he threatenned eternal damnation or from physical terrorism like killing immediately ......ain't for me. Forgive Affirmed Spirit is the way.