By the way, I agree about the illegality of Nazi symbols.
But Christians has produced more suffering to humanity that can not be even comparable.
Starting from the crusades, the annihilation of American Indians (Incas, Aztec, Mayan, American tribes) the tortures by the Inquisition etc... And the cross should not be illegal?
2007-04-01 07:01:07 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because Christians enforce the rules and they are ashamed of this truth in history.
2007-04-01 07:05:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
There is a huge difference between Christianity and those who claim to be Christians and doing things in the name of Christ. People who call themselves Christians and go about killing others and promoting hatred are NOT behaving as Christians. They are merely using Christianity as an excuse to justify their actions. Therefore, it is wrong to claim that Christianity is responsible for more suffering to humanity. Not everyone who calls themself a Christian is one. There is the Red Cross, the YMCA and YWCA. There are Christian aid organizations which build homes, hospitals, schools, clinics and feed thousands of starving people. Many Christian churches will give some sort of benevolence assistance to those seeking help in time of need - even if those seeking help do not belong to that church or even believe in God. The basic principles of Christianity involve love toward one another, kindness, mercy, compassion and service.
If someone is doing hateful things or harming others and they say they are Christians, a person should be able to look at what Christianity really is and measure those who are hurting others against the standards of Christianity. If those doing the hurting are not measuring up to the standards of Christianity, then it is unfair to judge Christianity as a whole because of those individuals who are NOT Christians in practice (or possibly even in their hearts), but are merely using the name of Christ to further their own evil agenda. Does this make sense I hope?
As for swastikas and Nazi symbols, they flat out represent hatred, prejudice and intolerance. It is no wonder these symbols are illegal in many places. The Christian cross on the other hand is a symbol of a perfect love that is SO sacrificially loving, that the One demonstrating that love stepped down from His rightful throne in Heaven to become a Man and then died a horrible death on a cross OUT OF LOVE just so that all mankind who accepts His gift, could go to Heaven without having to earn their way there. THAT is what the cross stands for - love, sacrifice, giving, compassion, mercy. If anyone uses the cross as a means to justify hurting others, then they are NOT representative of Christianity, but rather of a wolf (evil) in sheep's (good) clothing. People really shouldn't judge all of Christianity because of these wolves.
2007-04-01 07:14:45 · answer #2 · answered by Chimichanga to go please!! 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I guess majority rules. The Nazi party was so small compared to the followers of Christianity. Yes, Christianity has a nasty history and can be filled with corruption but there is still enough good in there that it would be near impossible to get rid of it. It's basis is not actually evil where as fascism and Nazism were 'evil' from the start. Christianity has the potential to be something purely good. Not true with hate groups.
2007-04-01 07:10:02 · answer #3 · answered by Pico 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't know where you're from, but in the United States of America we believe in freedom of speech. That means I could paint a gigantic swastika on the side of my car or tattoo one on my forehead and it's perfectly legal. The fact that you think that the symbol of the cross or swatsika or anything else should be illegal is offensive to me. Censorship in any form is wrong, and promoting it shows your lack of education. My advice is to read some books instead of trying to have them burned.
2007-04-01 07:11:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I can't say for everywhere else, but it's not illegal in the U.S. Although I hate swastikas very much (I'm Jewish) I love the 1st Amendment more.
Btw, the swastika is a religious good luck symbol that was ripped off from Hini, so it wouldn't be fair to ban them from using it.
2007-04-01 07:06:17 · answer #5 · answered by Ambrielle 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think any of it should be illegal. I'm in support of freedom of speech. But yes, if the crusades had happened a few years ago, the cross would probably be illegal in Austria too.
2007-04-01 07:03:40 · answer #6 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that the Cross really was a symbol that the Catholic church got started, & not Christians, Did you know not One American soldier is allowed a Bible into a Muslum country like Saudia Arabia, yet they ask for our military help in 1990.
2007-04-01 07:11:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The swastika is an ancient symbol ripped of by the Nazis as is the cross.
Why not outlaw all symbols so someone or some group doesn't use it to symbolize their particular evil.
2007-04-01 07:03:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
We can't go around banning everything and still have this remain a free country. The choice is your own to display or not display symbols. If you have a dislike for one or another, don't look at it. Keeping this country fee is a difficult task, especially of recent years when everyone has decided to become big whiners and piss and moan about everything they don't like.
2007-04-01 07:15:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
The swastika was originally a symbol of good fortune and prosperity before the nazis used it and it became associated with evil and genocide.
2007-04-01 07:09:40 · answer #10 · answered by Praetorian 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The "suffering" you speak of doesn't even compare to the good Christians have done in the world. They've fed the hungry, built homes for the homeless, and taken care of the sick. The bad things that have been done in the name of the church were, in reality, orchestrated by a few people in power who were looking for a reason to justify killing, conquering, stealing, etc. These things aren't the fault of the church.
Nazism, on the other hand...
2007-04-01 07:09:21 · answer #11 · answered by John F 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋