Except for the occasional abortion bomber and christian identity (racist christian doctrine) murderer, most christians are no longer as dangerous as they once were. During the Dark Ages, they literally burned "witches", killed heretics, launched holy wars against other religions, forced jews to convert under threat of death, demonized jews (for example martin luther), and even waged wars against other christians. And they did all this with the support of biblical scripture. There is actual scripture commanding christians to kill witches and nonbelievers in the Bible.
That is no longer the case.
What happened? The book hasn't changed. What did?
THE INTERPRETATION. That's what changed. The Bible has just as many backward things in it as the Koran does.
So cons stop being so racist against muslims in general, and attack the real problem: RIGHT-WING RELIGIOUS ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM.
There are liberal muslims out there and they are not the problem. Con/fundie muslims are.
2007-05-03 11:18:48 · 9 answers · asked by trovalta_stinks_2 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Gman,
Martin Luther was a protestant and very anti-semetic. He wrote a book called the "the jews and their lies". Look it up. You'll find it. Europe's anti-semetism that eventually led to Hilter and the holocaust is tied to early christian anti-semitism.
2007-05-03 11:31:08 · update #1
eelfin,
"There is not one single sentence in the bible commanding Christians to kill anyone."
You are mistaken. The Bible commands believers to stone disobedient children, adulterers, nonbelievers even if they are your father or brother, witches, curses those who do not kill, and lays out the rule for plunder (including taking the virgins of your enemy for yourself).
I have read it from the Bible myself. Look it up. You will find it. You will find the quotes and then you can go to mainstream bible websites that will give you the verse once you give it the exact book, paragraph, and line.
2007-05-03 11:34:52 · update #2
eelfin,
I can find several quotes from Hitler of him proclaiming to be a christian and doing the work of Jesus. He even drew a painting of an aryan baby Jesus. Why would he do that?
So I can find the quotes and get them from his speeches and books. You might find a couple of quotes that says Hilter was critical of christianity. The thing is that those books you would be quoting were written in third person. It is what somebody said Hitler said or believed in, not what Hitler actually said or wrote.
2007-05-03 11:40:43 · update #3
you are absolutely right
2007-05-03 11:23:57 · answer #1 · answered by Antoine J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is not one single sentence in the bible commanding Christians to kill anyone. I don't even know if that's a common misconception, but the Golden Rule and "let him without sin cast the first stone" are things you certainly won't find in the Quran. Find a quote in the new testament commanding anyone to kill non-believers and I'll email you my left gonad.
I do know it's a common liberal lie to say Hitler was a Christian. Quote one sentence in Main Kampf where Hitler claims to be a Christian and I'll email you my other one.
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Chapter and verse please.
2007-05-03 18:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I think this started out as a good question. But you sunk yourself with, "So cons stop being so racist against muslims in general, and attack the real problem: RIGHT-WING RELIGIOUS ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM."
I don't know one single conservative who thinks all Muslims are bad people. Not a single one - and I'm a life-long conservative. I worry *far* more about the left in my own country than I do about Muslim fanatics. The left howls with outrage over any generalizations against Muslims, but you obviously don't have any problems with generalzing against your own neighbors and countrymen. Do you *honestly* not see the hypocrisy of that??? You don't strike me as a stupid person, so what gives? It's okay to hate white, Christian Americans? Why is that any different from what you're complaing about?
2007-05-03 18:41:17 · answer #3 · answered by Jadis 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They can READ now?
The crusades occurred during a non-literate period of history. The Bible wasn't translated in any common language of the day, even for those who could read.
The Roman Catholic hierarchy held the keys to heaven, and Luther occurred since then. It wasn't until 1965 that Catholicism began encouraging its followers to read the Bible.
Sorry to my Catholic friends who I love dearly. It's just history.
2007-05-03 18:29:40 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We could completely avoid all of these problems if people would just see the truth and become enlightened to the fact that all religion is not true. If there is a god I'm sure he really doesn't care if we worship him or not. If he is perfect like everyone says then that means he is completely unselfish and therefore not completely self centered. We need to take responsibility for our own actions and not keep blaming fictional deities.
2007-05-03 18:27:01 · answer #5 · answered by Kronos 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They finally realized that 3000 year old laws and customs don't work so well in this day and age.
The Muslims unfortunately are still stuck in the dark ages.
2007-05-03 18:28:54 · answer #6 · answered by hironymus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may be right, but I think it boils down to dollars and cents.
There just isn't any profit to be gained, and the start up costs are just too huge to embark on a world wide religious crusade.
2007-05-03 18:32:22 · answer #7 · answered by navymom 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ummm... haven't been to Iraq lately, have you...
Hell, even Bush spoke of a Crusade...
Perhaps you are merely ignoring the obvious with regard to US foreign relations.
2007-05-03 18:21:59 · answer #8 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
We have protestants now.
2007-05-03 18:29:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋