Christians always go to other people land in the name of God and give all the natives bibles and tell them that what they have been doing is wrong and that Christians are right. By the time the natives realize what is going on - The natives have all the bibles and the Christians have all the land?
2007-01-12 11:00:12 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That was a generalized statement. All religions that are based on Western civilization have used God to take land. Study the monarchies of Europe to understand why this has occurred throughout Western Civilization as Church and State were unified.
Other beliefs, such as indigenous American Indians simply used their authority or sheer numbers to dictate if they were going to take land by going to war.
Human nature is to survey, consider, and then take.
The only thing I find as a one on one conversation with someone who feels that they need to convince me that their religion is right, is when they use the word God to excuse their passive aggressive behavior, such as... pass a judgment, which in their religion, it says NOT to throw the first stone... and they have the audacity to follow such behavior with a God bless you.
2007-01-12 11:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians use God to take people's land, but Atheists use no God to take people's land.
Agnostics aren't sure why they're taking land, but they still do.
The problem isn't God, it's taking Land. I don't think god has a lot to do with invasions.
And, for the record, the Natives aren't really as naive as they appear in your example. Invasions and colonialism take a long time, and people get smart pretty quickly.
2007-01-12 11:08:29 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Bad Day 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the people distributing Bibles are missionaries, and they get a very small stipend for what they do, and when they come home from years of service, they are poorer than most of us, and their body is giving out on them.
I don't know of anybody getting land for Bibles.
I think most of these questions are made up and have very little resemblance to fact.
grace2u
2007-01-12 11:10:10 · answer #3 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they were TRUE christians, they would not do so. So, they aren't true christians, are they? During the times of the Hebrew Scriptures, God fought for his people, or he guided them into exactly what to do. He has not done so for many thousands of years.
2007-01-12 11:05:57 · answer #4 · answered by Nancy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians use god to excuse every sort of abominable behavior. It's part of the religion. They just claim it's the will of their god.
Love the christian, hate the christianity.
2007-01-12 11:03:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because God will kick butt for them and make the sun stand still and part waters and make wailed cites tumble. Even turn water to blood if he want to. BB
2007-01-12 17:53:28 · answer #6 · answered by Betty Boop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really don't know very much at all if you believe that. Christians are doing what they are suppose to do and what almost every religion does.Spreading what we believe as true to others.
2007-01-12 11:14:27 · answer #7 · answered by m W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amazing.
2007-01-12 11:20:41 · answer #8 · answered by NickofTyme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Manifest Destiny. It's easier to do terribly immoral things if they believe God wants them to do it. Since they accept the concept of God on faith, it is also easy to accept cruel acts in his name.
2007-01-12 11:02:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Standard procedure. Don't you understand? You're NOT-WHITE and you simply don't matter. Your pain of loss of family pales against their loss of fortune, social standing or perceived righteousness.
2007-01-12 11:09:45 · answer #10 · answered by Skeff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋