just like the "heretic" christians long ago when the Roman Church ruled violently, bahahahhaha
2007-06-10 05:41:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
or perhaps the JWs will just join the violence because they are sunday worshippers
2007-06-10 05:43:23 · update #1
As an atheist, I would be against any differential religious persecution. I believe all religions should be persecuted equally (but not with violence).
2007-06-10 05:48:59 · answer #1 · answered by Geoffrey S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stuff happens!
Do you think the Spanish Inquisition conducted by the Roman Catholic church was what God wanted? Of course not. It was only one example of the evil that men do, and it is worse because it was done in the name of Christ, who would never be part of such evil. Like the Crusades, God had very little to do with that either.
True believers tend to stand for the truth even at the cost of their lives. Non-believers tend to do or say whatever will keep them out of danger.
To the honest, non believer, that should be a clue that there is something real about the Christian faith. Otherwise, why would people gladly die for a faith they know is false?
Food for thought.
2007-06-12 05:38:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
True Christianity (such as is practiced by Jehovah's Witnesses) is unique in that it has no provision for its adherents to engage in warfare. Those ostensible "Christians" who do so ignore the Scriptures and the teachings and example of Jesus Christ himself.
(Matthew 26:52) Jesus said to him: “Return your sword to its place, for all those who take the sword will perish by the sword
(Isaiah 2:4) They will have to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war anymore.
(2 Corinthians 10:3-4) We do not wage warfare according to what we are in the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly
(Luke 6:27-29) I [Jesus] say to you who are listening, Continue to love your enemies, to do good to those hating you, to bless those cursing you, to pray for those who are insulting you. To him that strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/20020408/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/t15/
2007-06-12 14:30:42 · answer #3 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋