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originally posted by: Specimen
Christianity should be more scared of Christianity.
Cause at least the atheists ain't torturing, burning, murdering like the christians did a few centuries ago.
Instead of burning witchs, should b *itchs.
originally posted by: Lyxdeslic
I personally am Wiccan, and I don't think that religions are ruining each other. They ruin themselves by themselves.
When Christians pick and choose what parts of their religion they want to follow.
When WBC pickets funerals, gay pride, covers songs to fit their agenda, etc.
Etc.
But I guess that's the Lord's Master plan. Which is why it's not worth my time.
it appears that atheists and the US government actually think Christianity is a threat to themselves and want to do away with it.
The irony is they appear to think Islam is not a threat with what appears to be support of Islam, while ISIS or ISIL is currently calling for the death of all non Islamics.
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: grandmakdw
it appears that atheists and the US government actually think Christianity is a threat to themselves and want to do away with it.
The irony is they appear to think Islam is not a threat with what appears to be support of Islam, while ISIS or ISIL is currently calling for the death of all non Islamics.
I don't know about atheists or the government, as I am neither - but I think ALL of the Abrahamic religions pose a threat to humanity at large.
(I'm an Agnostic Deist.)
originally posted by: grandmakdw
originally posted by: Lyxdeslic
I personally am Wiccan, and I don't think that religions are ruining each other. They ruin themselves by themselves.
When Christians pick and choose what parts of their religion they want to follow.
When WBC pickets funerals, gay pride, covers songs to fit their agenda, etc.
Etc.
But I guess that's the Lord's Master plan. Which is why it's not worth my time.
Doesn't everyone in a religion pick and choose what they are to follow?
I have been in close contact with many Wiccans and know that they too like Christians pick and choose what to believe. Especially since there is no central text or written book to follow. Wiccans are quite free to pick and choose what to believe. Some and perhaps most are quite good people however, I have seen some Wiccan groups that have done enormous damage to themselves and others.
Aren't the ISIS/ISIL people picking and choosing what to believe and do? I think the loving, kind, peaceful Muslims would say this is very true. Should we judge all Muslims on the basis of what ISIS does?
Should we then judge all Christians on the basis of what WBC does?
Should I judge all wiccans on the few groups I have seen wreck lives?
Of course not, I won't even judge all atheists on the basis of the climate change believers who want to kill all non-believers.
Should we judge all Muslims on the current "great genocide of Islam" going on today, or all Christians on the crusades?
Why should we say all Muslims are like ISIS or all Christians are like the WBC, or all wiccans are like the ones I have known who have decimated lives? Why not look at the good Wiccans as representative of your true beliefs? Why not look at good Muslims as representatives of their true beliefs? Why not look at good Christians as representatives of their true beliefs? The world would be so much better off if we looked for the good instead of the evil.
What about atheists, aren't they a threat to humanity?
Hitler was definitely not a theist, he murdered thousands of Jews, and Christians.
en.wikipedia.org...
Although he was sceptical of religion,[9][10] he did not present himself to the public as an atheist, and spoke of belief in an "almighty creator".[11][12] In private he could be ambiguous.[13][14]
So sad, because you are looking at only the extremists in each group, not the good all of these groups have done through the ages.
originally posted by: grandmakdw
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: grandmakdw
it appears that atheists and the US government actually think Christianity is a threat to themselves and want to do away with it.
The irony is they appear to think Islam is not a threat with what appears to be support of Islam, while ISIS or ISIL is currently calling for the death of all non Islamics.
I don't know about atheists or the government, as I am neither - but I think ALL of the Abrahamic religions pose a threat to humanity at large.
(I'm an Agnostic Deist.)
So sad, because you are looking at only the extremists in each group, not the good all of these groups have done through the ages.
What about atheists, aren't they a threat to humanity? Stalin, Mao who systematically murdered all believers in their countries. Hitler was definitely not a theist, he murdered thousands of Jews, and Christians. I can account for million upon millions killed by atheists.
And it is humanity itself that can be the most destructive to other human beings. Humanity is the greatest threat to itself.