Why are many Christians so intolerant of other religions and spiritual paths?

gerryh

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For what Jesus reportedly said and did, it IS the only source we have. And no, I don't consider it a viable source, any more than I do your personal revelations, I consider the former to be mythology and the latter to be hallucinations, but to point out that it's the only source we have is not to defend it, it's merely to state the obvious. I don't believe you're curious either, that's not why you asked.


Full of contradictions, aren't you. Either it IS the only source, or it is not a source. Not being viable puts it in the same realm as my "hallucinations" and would, by extension, not make it a source.
 

Count_Lothian

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In that sentence you made a statement, then offered a justification for it, bridging the two clauses with the word "for" in its meaning of "because." I quoted your statement accurately and left out the justification, because I disagree with the statement and that's what I responded to, and omitted the justification because obviously I think it doesn't work or I wouldn't disagree. I don't see that it in any way deranges the view you were putting forward. I'd have made exactly the same point regardless of how much or how little of your sentence I'd cited. You were not misquoted.
Ya think?
bullocks!
What I said was about the fact that no one defines God in any of the great religions.

You went on about understanding , where the the sentence clearly states there can be no understanding.

You cut my sentence in half and used it as a segue into your next posts.

it does derange the sentence due to the fact you are talking about understanding where as I said in the sentence there can be no understanding.

Your causing my OCD to flare up and this is not fun anymore.

lol....

But of course if this is not what you think you did and are being totally honest , fine knock your self out.

go back and reread it from what i am stating and see for yourself.

Full of contradictions, aren't you. Either it IS the only source, or it is not a source. Not being viable puts it in the same realm as my "hallucinations" and would, by extension, not make it a source.
Whether what Jesus Christ said or what is claimed what He said is historic fact or not , does not really matter in the year 2014.

His teachings are ingrained in the Jungian collective unconscious , or just so ingrained in our society it does not matter any more.

One cannot escape His teachings , nor ignore them and their impact on society.

Even societies that don't follow the Man have spin off now and are influenced by His teachings.



what hallucinations? i take it you have had a spiritual experience and you shared them and now they have become the target of ridicule.

Am i right or jumping to conclusions.

anyone ridiculing a person's shared spiritual experience, even if they are atheist is below contempt for me.

There are lines that should not be crossed.
 

gerryh

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Well don't sweat it Gerryh.
Kids can be cruel Gerryh.
dexter has agendas and won't admit it when pointed out.
Very immature of him.
I don't do mean and ignore mean.


I don't sweat it, I use it. More than just the "atheists" have "commented" on my revelations. You see, "revelations" from 2000 years ago are cool and acceptable. Revelations now are a sign of delusion and mental instability.
 

Count_Lothian

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I don't sweat it, I use it. More than just the "atheists" have "commented" on my revelations. You see, "revelations" from 2000 years ago are cool and acceptable. Revelations now are a sign of delusion and mental instability.

If I may ask for a link so I may read them.

Sometimes things are shown to me that are unmistakably for my learning.
I often wonder why and who or what put the energy into this for me.

I only reveal the ones I know are a lesson for everyone and not just me and my journey.

Once i saw something in the sky , coming down a street at the top of the light poles.

Everyone in the cars around me were not aware of it.
it was 5 o'clock in the afternoon mid summer.

I had to knock my buddy out of a daze for him to answer me and see what I was screaming at him to see.

when he sort of woke up from this weird daze all he said was Holy Fkcu .

he made me promise not to talk about it to anyone.

very weird stuff.
 

talloola

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Why on earth do alleged atheists always find there way to religion threads? To shore up their non-beliefs?

this is a debating forum, open to anyone to debate anyone elses opinions, that is the rule for any topic,
and religion is no different.

i don't have to shore up my non belief, i am very comfortable not believing, i had a question because of
your post, i asked it, simple.
 

gopher

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Count_Lothian; said:
I'm not much of a religion thread "nut" but here goes.
I think any form of intolerance performed by the believer is an expression of their not so solid faith in what ever flavour they are digesting.

A lot of hindus seem to be ok with what ever god or religion you are into.

Quite possibly because they have come to terms with the fact there are many religions, and they really believe that all rivers lead into that one ocean .

Islam teaches there are many prophets and they sure like to point out that Jesus is a great Prophet.

But then the suni's are killing off the shia and vice versa like it's pancake sunday, or tuesday. I never got that right, maybe that explains the rashes.

ok back to the discussion.

rim shot "budda bing"



While many people believe Hindus are the most tolerant of religions the facts show they are far less tolerant than many believe. Well before you entered this forum we had several discussions of their practice of female infanticide, attacks on Christians, attacks on Muslims, and attacks on Sikhs.



Hindu scriptural sexism:



https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/progressive-interactions/x2n13Io87JA

Women in Hinduism



this promotes female infanticide:


Female infanticide in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Hindu attacks on Christians, Sikhs, & Muslims:


hindus attack chrsitians in india - Google Search



SIKHS ATTACKED BY HINDU TERRORISTS BJP/RSS/POLICE - SHOCKING VIDEO - YouTube


Anti-Muslim violence in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



BBC presented a report last month about rampant anti-Muslim attacks committed by Hindus whose record of intolerance towards other religions and religious based sexism have been largely ignored by the Western media and commentators.
 

Spade

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Too many, regardless of religion, use their "faith and its doctrines" as a justification of intolerant attitude or behaviour.
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Dexter Sinister

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Full of contradictions, aren't you. Either it IS the only source, or it is not a source. Not being viable puts it in the same realm as my "hallucinations" and would, by extension, not make it a source.
Still having reading comprehension problems I see. It *is* the only source we have of what Jesus *reportedly* said and did, you missed or ignored that qualifier. Its viability is a separate issue. You really should try to think more clearly.
 

petros

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Still having reading comprehension problems I see. It *is* the only source we have of what Jesus *reportedly* said and did, you missed or ignored that qualifier. Its viability is a separate issue. You really should try to think more clearly.

Why does what was or wasn't said concern you so much?
 

Dexter Sinister

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Ya think?
bullocks!
What I said was about the fact that no one defines God in any of the great religions.
No, that's not what you said. You wrote "all the masters agree you cannot know [my emphasis] God." That's not the same as not defining him, and in fact all the great religions do attempt to define him to some degree by specifying some of his attributes, like omniscience, omnipotence, infinitely wise, just, kind, forgiving, and all the rest of it. So ya, that's what I think. You can't even cite yourself accurately, I see no reason to take your claims seriously.

Why does what was or wasn't said concern you so much?
You think what people say or don't say isn't important? People are claiming I said things I didn't and criticizing me on that basis, and yes, that matters to me, so I'll take issue with it.
 

Count_Lothian

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No, that's not what you said. You wrote "all the masters agree you cannot know [my emphasis] God." That's not the same as not defining him, and in fact all the great religions do attempt to define him to some degree by specifying some of his attributes, like omniscience, omnipotence, infinitely wise, just, kind, forgiving, and all the rest of it. So ya, that's what I think. You can't even cite yourself accurately, I see no reason to take your claims seriously.

You think what people say or don't say isn't important? People are claiming I said things I didn't and criticizing me on that basis, and yes, that matters to me, so I'll take issue with it.
Wow and I thought I had OCD. lol...

Whatever you say Jester, enjoy yourself.


I'm done in this thread .
 

petros

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You think what people say or don't say isn't important? People are claiming I said things I didn't and criticizing me on that basis, and yes, that matters to me, so I'll take issue with it.

Why would anything to do with other people's beliefs concern you? Your fervant atheism is worse than an Evangelical quoting Revelations on a street corner.