Now, I'm a Christian myself, but still find this so frustrating and annoying.
Don't you just hate it when other Christians denounce or degrade a particular group of individuals as a whole? Even though in the Bible it clearly states that Jesus came on this earth to "love your neighbor as yourself".
Example: The whole muslim thing. There is such a thing as radical Islam, but don't forget that this doesn't account for the whole of muslims! As Christians, we hate it when people take us for Bible pushing preachers! Likewise don't make an idiot out of yourself and accuse every muslim of being "a crazy, immoral being. Who should die!" Seriously, stop being hypocritical! You're making all the Christians look bad! Damn it!
Now don't throw me a line from the Old Testament. From my understanding, Jesus down to make it simple: Love your neighbor as yourself. Sanhedrin threw the Old Testament laws at him but his message was clear. Can't you follow that message? Doesn't this make you mad
2007-09-23 07:35:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Donna F - I TOTALLY agree with you on that!
2007-09-23 07:41:23 · update #1
C.L. Richardson, I respect the fact that you have you're beliefs and what not. But you're not God. So how do you get to decide. Jesus says love your neighbor. Muslim's are our neighbor. Islam actually extends from Abraham, the founder of our religion and the Jewish religion.
If Mother Theresa did the work she did, saved all the lives she did, but was a Muslim, would that make her a bad person? Does that mean she would go to hell despite the fact she helped thousands of people? I don't think so.
2007-09-23 07:46:46 · update #2
geessewereabove - sorry for cursing. You're right, there was no need for that. Anger brings out the worst in people. Sorry if you, or anyone else was offended.
2007-09-23 07:49:14 · update #3
I soooo agree with you. God doesn't love one group of people more than another! The apostle Peter made this clear: “For a certainty I perceive that God is not partial, but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.” (Acts 10:34, 35)
One man died for all... 2 Corinthians 5:14
There is no partiality with God...Romans 2:11
What did Jesus say the greatest commandment was: Matthew 22:36-40 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” He said to him: “‘You must love your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. The second, like it, is this, ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments the whole Law hangs, and the Prophets.”
So loving God whole souled would include loving your neighbor. And by doing the things Jesus commanded us to do.
2007-09-23 08:04:17 · answer #1 · answered by ldybugg93 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You go girl! You are so right. However, it is not only Christians that do this. I am a Pagan and I have heard some of them do the same thing. About many different religions. We, Pagans, are supposed to be tolerant of all religions as long as they do not harm anyone or anything. No one should ever "push" their beliefs on another and no one should ever bash a religious group as a whole. Some Muslims may not be good people, just as some Pagan's, Christians, Jews, Taoists, etc., may not be good people. But one bad apple should not spoil the whole bunch.
2007-09-23 07:43:53 · answer #2 · answered by Bridghid 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We can judge Islam without judging Muslims, and as Christians the Bible says we should:
1 Corinthians 6:2-3 - Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
Islam is a false religion led by a false prophet. If we keep our mouths shut about it then the Muslims' blood is on our hands because we did NOTHING when Jesus said speak out.
It's not going to make you popular. Fortunately, life isn't a popularity contest. See all my thumbs down? Do you think they matter more than what God's Word says?
Edit: I don't have to be God to know what God says. If you want to cherry pick which parts of the Bible you like and abandon the rest, fine, but I will not. Muslims are our neighbor and we should love them and treat them like anyone else. But Islam is Satanic, and it is an enemy that WILL have its end in fire.
2007-09-23 07:42:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
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2016-10-09 17:12:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The propaganda of war. It is always demanded that you dehumanize and demonize your enemies, and Christian right wing militant America has declared a Holy Crusade against the Middle East.
2007-09-23 07:50:41 · answer #5 · answered by U96 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you 100%. It really bothers me when people who say they are Christian make statements that amount to "all ____________ are evil" or "all __________ are going to hell" (fill in the blanks with the name of a group, organization, political party, nationality, denomination, religion, whatever.)
It's an embarrasment. Fortunately, I remember that no one is perfect and some Christians have further to go to be like Jesus than others. Also, of course, there are those tares among the wheat who claim to be Christian but aren't. So it's understandable how some folks would make statements like that.
2007-09-23 07:43:25 · answer #6 · answered by William D 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yeah, it makes me mad. But the problem is, people that are delusional about religion can't be locked up, because of the constitution.
Watcha' gonna' do?
Christians think that they are right because the bible proclaims it, but there are MANY other holy books claiming to be the only path to salvation.
Watcha' gonna' do?
2007-09-23 07:51:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus said "anyone who hates is a follower of the devil". So if anyone is calling themselves Christian or any other religion and hates, they are really with the devil.
I would recommend you stop cussing.
2007-09-23 07:44:41 · answer #8 · answered by geessewereabove 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It certainly makes ME irritated.....
I have lost count of the number of times that I have been told that I was a "devil-worshipper" because I do not worship the Christian God. Or told that my beliefs are "mythology" and that Christian beliefs are "real" when MYTH=STORIES A RELIGION IS BASED ON so all religious studies are studies in "mythology" by that definition........
2007-09-23 07:42:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anne Hatzakis 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I have to agree. I also hate it when this is thrown from atheists as well. I replied (okay, I admit it was a cruel and harsh reply) to this one question where an atheists simply said we were ignorant and neglected ANY data. I got tons of thumbs down.
2007-09-23 07:42:56 · answer #10 · answered by Charlie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋