Why do christians act like islam is evil but christianity has done evil to?
FUS RO DAH!
2011/06/16 15:51:40
The evils of both christianity and islam are cause more by political conflict than religious conflict.
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+3Well gee lets see, I don't see christians cutting off peoples heads or killing their women due to their convictions and laws like Islam, so it sure would seem that christians to me have way more of a level head than some evil Muslims do.
We go back to Nigeria for the next example - Christian pastors have accused over 15,000 children in two of Nigeria's 36 states over the past decade of being witches. Out of those 15,000, 1,000 have been murdered through "exorcisms".
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The motive for anti-abortionist Scott Roeder murdering Wichita doctor George Tiller on May 31, 2009 was a belief that abortion is criminal and immoral, and that this belief went "hand in hand" with his Christian religious beliefs
Hutaree was a Christian militia group based in Adrian, Michigan. In 2010, after an FBI agent infiltrated the group, nine of its members were indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges of seditious conspiracy to use improvised explosive devices, teaching the use of explosive materials, and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence. They're also related to a plan to murder a police officer and attack other police officers at the funeral using I...
We go back to Nigeria for the next example - Christian pastors have accused over 15,000 children in two of Nigeria's 36 states over the past decade of being witches. Out of those 15,000, 1,000 have been murdered through "exorcisms".
http://www.huffingtonpost.com...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/wor...
The motive for anti-abortionist Scott Roeder murdering Wichita doctor George Tiller on May 31, 2009 was a belief that abortion is criminal and immoral, and that this belief went "hand in hand" with his Christian religious beliefs
Hutaree was a Christian militia group based in Adrian, Michigan. In 2010, after an FBI agent infiltrated the group, nine of its members were indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges of seditious conspiracy to use improvised explosive devices, teaching the use of explosive materials, and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence. They're also related to a plan to murder a police officer and attack other police officers at the funeral using IEDs, as well as plans to attack muslims.
"Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden. When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death." - Deuteronomy 17:2 - 5
"But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me." - Luke 19:27
Now don't get me wrong, of course I understand that this isn't the 'real' Christian belief, but any religious text - whether it's the Bible, the Torah or the Qu'ran - is open to whatever someone wants to interpret it as. The people who did the above are, in my opinion, exactly the same as the radical side of Islam that commits similar atrocities.
There are numerous quotes in the Qu'ran that preach peace and preach against violence:
"The taking of one innocent life is like taking all of Mankind... and the saving of one life is like saving all of Mankind" - Qur'an 5:33.
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"Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden. When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death." - Deuteronomy 17:2 - 5
"But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me." - Luke 19:27
Now don't get me wrong, of course I understand that this isn't the 'real' Christian belief, but any religious text - whether it's the Bible, the Torah or the Qu'ran - is open to whatever someone wants to interpret it as. The people who did the above are, in my opinion, exactly the same as the radical side of Islam that commits similar atrocities.
There are numerous quotes in the Qu'ran that preach peace and preach against violence:
"The taking of one innocent life is like taking all of Mankind... and the saving of one life is like saving all of Mankind" - Qur'an 5:33.
There are also quotes stating that women and men should always be regarded as equal.
"I shall not lose sight of the labor of any of you who labors in My way, be it man or woman; each of you is equal to the other." (3:195)
(I can provide more quotes if necessary)
However, just as some radical or fundamentalist "Christians" interpret or misinterpret the Bible in a way that actually goes against the real teachings of Christianity, some radical or fundamentalist Muslims also misinterpret the teachings of the Qur'an to promote their own radical views. It's the same with any religion.
My point being it's irrational to condemn an entire religion - Christianity, Judaism, Islam, etc. - (especially as people seem so keen to demonise Islam although you can make demonising claims on any religion) for the actions of the fundamental/radical/extremist sects of that religion.
Same thing applies to the verse from Exodus 22:18. It doesn't mean that people should kill witches although in history some have taken it that way. It talks about things God finds detestable. You have to look to Deuteronomy 18: 11 - 12 which talks about how God condemns witchcraft and the casting of spells. It's a figurative death not a literal one. What God expect is for his followers to "kill" those types of things from being able to flourish by not doing them.