There are bad people everywhere, why do people expect Christians to be Perfect?
2006-10-12 08:09:19 · 30 answers · asked by C 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Here is the link,
The point was not to offend Athiests, but in responce to the hundreds of times questions about killing in Religion has been brought up.
It does not refer to official Athiests, but to all non-Religious as Athiests. The point is when can we move on and attack the problems of today?
Link:http://theroadtoemmaus.org/RdLb/21PbAr/Pl/DthByAthsm.htm
2006-10-12 08:59:51 · update #1
Hi I was wondering What in God's name is wrong with you and why you are so full of hate. The comments to my post where not wanted..... WHAT is wrong with you are you crazy??????? Why do you hate so much. Please DO NOT POST ON ANY OF MY QUESTIONS...... HAVE A GREAT DAY.... NExt time do not be s abusive and bully others into conform with your stupid thoughts!!!! And stop harrasing me....
2006-10-12 23:53:43 · answer #1 · answered by Marina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one expects Christians to be perfect. If you perceive it that way, it's only because most Christians act and talk as though they are the only "right" thinking and believing people so, of course, everything they say about religion, the afterlife, etc. is the right and true way. That attitude makes it appear as though Christians think they are perfect. But, being a Jewish person myself, I absolutely know that Christians are not perfect!
Oh, and your link is useless. It's definitely got a certain point of view and any link you use to try to prove something, should be from a neutral source...Emmaus ministries is not.
2006-10-12 16:17:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just answered your own question. But of course the premise is not only wrong, it is silly: the toll you have described is due not to bad theology, but to bad economic reasoning. Marx made a fundamental error in the theoretical basis of communism, and that error is the most expensive mistake that anyone has ever made in the entire history of the human race, costing trillions of dollars and tens of millions of lives. But religious wars and persecution of non-believers comes in second.
Postscript: a previous responder has proposed religion as a necessary source for a moral code. This is not correct. If you consider the matter, you will see that a moral code must arise from the theory of evolution, which applies to societies as well as species. It is obvious that a society which maintains an appropriate moral code will survive preferably to one that does not.
2006-10-12 15:14:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know you shouldnt answer a question with one but What? Where did you get that figure? What did you use as criteria? Are you sure it athiests? Since really there has only been the option to be an atheist for about 100 years before that you were what you were born.
2006-10-12 15:13:06 · answer #4 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh bloody hell...
This went from an answers forum to a religious debate real quick. Okay fine, I'll play.
Christian are supposed to be the good people that follow the Ten Commandments and live as God intended us to live, right? Christa ins aren't suppose to attack their neighboring churches since they are suppose to 'Love thy neighbor" right?
Christians are supposed to be " just like everyone else " They are supposed to live by a higher moral standard. That what was supposed to separate God's children from the rest of the world. Too bad that's not the case.
2006-10-12 15:17:41 · answer #5 · answered by Odindmar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, could you site these ideologies and how they are directly linked to the deaths of over 170 million people? Or is this some guess and you're applying "Atheist" to anything that isn't Christian?
I don't expect Christians to be Perfect.... I expect them to be able to follow the rules that they love to shout at other people... and they should be able to do it better than those of us outside of the religion. But I just don't see it.
2006-10-12 15:12:31 · answer #6 · answered by Kithy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They're the ones that think they're perfect. We just point out the reality. You DO realize that some of them think there is a difference between being Catholic and being Christian. I just would like them to see reality, is all I'm asking.
In addition, FYI, being a non-Christian does not make someone an atheist.
2006-10-12 15:13:23 · answer #7 · answered by Allison L 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no atheistic ideology, kiddo. Really. There isn't. An atheist is one without belief in a god or gods AND THAT'S IT. Everything else, and I mean EVERYTHING else, is left up to the individual. Atheism doesn't involve dogma or holy wrath or righteous vengence. Atheism isn't a way to live your life. Atheism doesn't justify bad behavior and doesn't encourage delusions of grandeur or a sense of supernatural sanctioning.
2006-10-12 15:40:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you are a new catholic?
It's not the atheists fault 170 mill. died (I do not agree with people being atheist, don't get me wrong) but the blame should be put on sin and man's lack of strength to resist sinning....
Don't listen to people who say bad things about christians, but you shouldn't be saying bad stuff about people of other beliefs... it only fuels the fire to fight about it!!! I am a fellow catholic, and all that we can do is pray for everyone to have strength to avoid sin, and for people to accept God's holy will.... you can't blame a group of people for a vague number of killings, you aren't God, so you don't know who really did it...
Im not ganging up on you, so please don't take it that way...
2006-10-12 15:17:08 · answer #9 · answered by lily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it's religious peoples' intolerance of others peoples' religion that has caused millions of casualties. What the frick are you talking about?? I don't expect ANYONE to be perfect!!
2006-10-12 15:23:02 · answer #10 · answered by cey12000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋