Why are many Christians so intolerant of other religions and spiritual paths?
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I wonder then if the word terrorism / terrorist has a quantity value based on those active in the act terrorism.
There is a definite difference. We may have been appalled at what happened in Iraq. But all involved either willingly or not couldn't be considered terrorists. It would change the dynamics of war, wouldn't it?
One man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter. It all depends on which side of the fence you sit. It is the US and British foreign policies in the Middle East that have created these so-called terrorists. If you spouse and children were killed by foreign bombs, would you not strike back? Collateral damage is a policy of war, not an accident.
I agree with you. Unfortunately, it's the victors who write the history books even still and freedom fighter might be what ISIS/ISIL think of themselves as...
I'm not a fan of the word terrorist. I think it's a horrible word that's meaning only benefits the side with the most money to throw around.
Probably for the same reason why "some" people of "other" "religions" hate on other "religions", because their stupid. Why ask a question when the answer is so obvious? Your so sensational.
The word terrorist was reserved for a small group,of people who used unconventional tactics to attack non military targets like civilian populations with the sole pursues of terrorizing them. It was later expanded to include countries that engaged in similar tactics to attack civilian populations. Now it is used to label religions that teach extremist views on social justice. The good news is western countries get to make the labels on who or what is a terrorist. The bad news is westerners also like to travel to those countries they call terrorist and are rudely reminded.
Ah, Johnnny Come lately, if you had been around at the time this thread was started, you would know that it was started at the request of Motar and cj44. I just really noticed that cj44 has bugged out. Haven't heard from him/her for months.
Geez, I feel really badly about that. Sure hope it's got nothing to do with me calling them Bible thumpers one too many times.-
It was over the top when I replied to the first Christian topic. Being a self professed Christian was bad enough but to base that on a literal reading as well was more than heresy. I wouldn't expect this to be any harsher than a Christian only forum as far as that charge goes. How likely is that I could get every point wrong, and over the few years we chatted there were a lot of posts. Yours don't have a theme other than if I said something you better point out that it's wrong or somebody might fall into a 'trap'. It is only a 'trap' if there are no 'signs'.
Isa:42:9:
Behold,
the former things are come to pass,
and new things do I declare:
before they spring forth I tell you of them.
1Pe:4:15-18:
But let none of you suffer as a murderer,
or as a thief,
or as an evildoer,
or as a busybody in other men's matters.
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian,
let him not be ashamed;
but let him glorify God on this behalf.
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God:
and if it first begin at us,
what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
And if the righteous scarcely be saved,
where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
In 'my brand' that portion of a passage presents 'the reader(s) a few questions that will have verses as the answer. On occasion that might get some hits but when it becomes the standard then 40 different Scribes can't follow a 'pattern' that they were not aware existed. Just listing the various connections paints a pretty decent picture using the vividness of the OT prophecies and applying the new testament timeline and sequence of events it's a I-MAX animation in thunderous sound. The Script just happens to have blown out of the window into the parking lot and all the pages were found but none are numbered so it is up to the people to unpuzzle that much, and only that much.
If the dead don't literally come out of the grave then God is not involved. That is not to say that some rule by some governments made up of men can't result in a pretty decent standard of living for all the people. The basic difference is one judges itself on how few poor there are and the other on how much luxury the rich can 'collect', and the poor be damned. (if there weren't so many of them they would be a big problem)
The topic I would follow is 'how does the Bible define a busy-body?'
This is one of the zombie threads on this forum, DS. It keeps reanimating and aimlessly wandering around looking for a vulnerable person or people-group to exploit : )
Do the Islamists also share the same intolerance as Christians? They share the same prophets and save for a few recital errors by Mohammad their prophet, they accept Jesus as Muslim a noble gesture. It has the appearance of reaching out to the intolerant Christians. Is the Islamic message being drowned because their speakers do not want to be identified for fear of Christian incriminations subtly disguised as drone attacks.
Unfortunately, they are such a broad range of people in that group. Some are tolerant. But given the sheer number of muslim on this tiny planet, there are far too many who are NOT tolerant. The estimates are 157million muslim extremist terrorists. Thats the far end. How many running from that side on down are maybe not willing to actually wield the sword but happy to support those that would?
That's some extreme intolerance.
We may need to re-define what intolerance is.
Yep...at least I think I did. I might have gotten his meaning wrong. We'll see.
