Re: The war on faith.
UM, JESUS CHRIST DUDE ZOMG!
I'm saying the Bible does NOT advocate violence. WHERE DOES IT TEACH VIOLENCE? Please show me a quote in its FULL CONTEXT, that would lead one to believe the Bible would advocate an ***unjust*** (KEY [censored] WORD) war in the name of Christianity.
I studied religion in school for nearly 15 years. NOT ONCE, in those 15 years did I come across a passage or an interpreation of a passage that advocated violence -- IN THE WAY THIS THREAD IS CLAIMING THAT IT DOES (please do no misquote me on this). Why is it so hard to accept the fact that people throughout history use religion and everything else under the sun to justify what they want?? This is my point. What makes you think that Bible scholars and my religion teachers and me are wrong, yet the ones that advocate violence are RIGHT? I think that *we* are right because Jesus was completely 100% against violence. This is why I think *I* am right. Plus it is also absurd to think a deity is a proponent of murdering in the name of his worship... when the opposing religion is in all likelihood worshipping the same deity under a different name/language.
You keep acting like I'm pulling the idea that "my" interpretation is right out of thin air. The only people in this thread that I see arguing the "war-mongering" interpration is right are atheists and agnostics that HAVE NEVER FORMALLY STUDIED RELIGION. If they have, they sure had a [censored] teacher. Do you understand now why I believe my interpretion is right, when it is based on the teachings of Christ (the founder of my religion)?
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