This is seriously evil!

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It seems to some followers of the "prince of peace" all they care about is inciting more hatred and war.
MY BROTHER,

When that "seeming" is true--as it obviously is in many instances--you can chalk it up to the fact that the "seemers" are not "followers of the 'prince of peace' " but rather followers of the prince of darkness.

Those who are not struggling to think/act/speak as their Lord Jesus Christ would, are not His followers but poseurs. That should hopefully be obvious, no matter how they choose to label themselves.

:bow:ABBA'S FOOL,
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It seems to some followers of the "prince of peace" all they care about is inciting more hatred and war.
Due to the highly heterogeneous nature of the texts collected in the Bible, Christianity can be virtually anything to anyone. What you take to it is what you get out of it, so to speak:

Fred Phelps will find his position just as much confirmed by Scripture as the liberal Baptist performing a ceremony for a homosexual couple.
"Prosperity gospel"-preachers appealing to consumerist greed find just as much material going for them as Liberation theologians struggling to help disenfranchised slum dwellers hold their own against the monetary elite.
There are Christian Marxists pointing to Jesus's egalitarian teachings just as there are right-wing Christians who believe that the poor deserve their fate, and that God is a free market Capitalist.

In short: the more heterogenenous a text gets, the more it lends itself to support virtually any position. I'm not saying that all of these positions are equally validated by scripture - far from it. But each of them *can* be supported with specific material from the Bible.
 
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Due to the highly heterogeneous nature of the texts collected in the Bible, Christianity can be virtually anything to anyone. What you take to it is what you get out of it, so to speak:

Fred Phelps will find his position just as much confirmed by Scripture as the liberal Baptist performing a ceremony for a homosexual couple.
"Prosperity gospel"-preachers appealing to consumerist greed find just as much material going for them as Liberation theologians struggling to help disenfranchised slum dwellers hold their own against the monetary elite.
There are Christian Marxists pointing to Jesus's egalitarian teachings just as there are right-wing Christians who believe that the poor deserve their fate, and that God is a free market Capitalist.

In short: the more heterogenenous a text gets, the more it lends itself to support virtually any position. I'm not saying that all of these positions are equally validated by scripture - far from it. But each of them *can* be supported with specific material from the Bible.
Correct. Depends much upon the mind of the reader. The Bible is a personal message to each and everyone,Which is why the commandments say "YOU shall......". Going with the flow, is not going to cut it
 
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I think they should have every right to burn the Qur'an. That being said, I also think it's a really stupid thing to do.
Of course you would think that burning a holy book is no big deal--being one who does not believe in God and holds nothing sacred or holy, it is pretty easy to be flippent about real stuff.

It is not at all helpful, though.

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Of course you would think that burning a holy book is no big deal--being one who does not believe in God and holds nothing sacred or holy, it is pretty easy to be flippent about real stuff.

It is not at all helpful, though.

ephraim

What? I didn't say it was no big deal. I said they have every right to do it. I also went on to say that it wasn't smart. It doesn't accomplish anything and it puts our troops in danger.
 
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I think that some of you worship a different Jesus.
Verily I say unto thee, split off.

Form your own church, give yourself a name that Jesus would be proud of. Hell, you're protestant anyway, it's practically part of your religion.

If people like ephraimanesti, razeontherock, AniGequoti, BobW188, and kiwimac are calling this sort of action seriously evil, then why are you associating with them? Go find a bunch of like-minded individual and do your own thing. You'll show him what-for.

Please?
 
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Due to the highly heterogeneous nature of the texts collected in the Bible, Christianity can be virtually anything to anyone.

Allow me to interject a different perspective on this phenomena:

G-d gives us enough rope to hang ourselves with. Yes, it is a scary thought, and part of the beginning of wisdom.
 
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Don't think for a minute that this is a war strategy.

Um, got context? If you actually followed that instead of just shooting from the hip, you'd see it was. It's called, "cogent conversation," or even just being responsive.
 
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What benefits can Christians get in burning millions of papers other than polluting their environment?
Why are Muslims angry? What harm will come to the Quran, will it be lost? Don't they own their copies?
The three Abrahamic religions have always been in war with themselves or others and they will continue to fight until the end of the world or the end of these religions.
 
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What benefits can Christians get in burning millions of papers other than polluting their environment?
Why are Muslims angry? What harm will come to the Quran, will it be lost? Don't they own their copies?
The three Abrahamic religions have always been in war with themselves or others and they will continue to fight until the end of the world or the end of these religions.
I'm right there with you, intolerance sucks. Now it looks like a filthy political stunt to get some cheap lime light.
 
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