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10. Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing, April 19, 1995.
originally posted by: NOTurTypical
a reply to: OneManArmy
10. Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing, April 19, 1995.
You're kidding right?
McVeigh was Agnostic:
“science is my religion.” - Timothy McVeigh
While the impetus for McQuilliams’ onslaught remains unclear, local authorities recently announced that he may have been motivated by religion — but not the one you might think. According to the Associated Press, police officers who searched McQuilliams’ van found a copy of “Vigilantes of Christendom,” a book connected with the Phineas Priesthood, an American white supremacist movement that claims Christian inspiration and opposes interracial intercourse, racial integration, homosexuality, and abortion. Phineas priests take their name from the biblical figure Phinehas in the book of Numbers, who is described as brutally murdering an Israelite man for having sex with a foreign woman, who he also kills. Members of the Phineas Priesthood — which people “join” simply by adopting the views of the movement — are notoriously violent, and some adherents have been convicted of bank robberies, bombing abortion clinics, and planning to blow up government buildings. Although McQuilliams didn’t leave a letter explaining the reason for his attack, a handwritten note inside the book described him as a “priest in the fight against anti-God people.”
Since 9/11, right wing extremists have killed more Americans than Islamic jihadists, yet attacks committed by the former don't get anywhere near the amount of coverage-- or government attention-- as violence perpetrated by the latter.
I only have to say abortion clinic to prove my point.
It wasnt that long ago that Christian neo-nazis were leaving burning CROSSES on the lawns of black people. Or hanging them from trees.
Since 9/11, right wing extremists have killed more Americans than Islamic jihadists, yet attacks committed by the former don't get anywhere near the amount of coverage-- or government attention-- as violence perpetrated by the latter.
originally posted by: NOTurTypical
a reply to: OneManArmy
I only have to say abortion clinic to prove my point.
It wasnt that long ago that Christian neo-nazis were leaving burning CROSSES on the lawns of black people. Or hanging them from trees.
But I can show verses from Jesus that anyone engaged in those activities are NOT Christians, example:
"Love your neighbor as yourself"
"Pray for your enemies, bless them."
"He who hates another person has committed murder in his heart"
"An evil tree cannot produce good fruit and a good tree cannot produce evil fruit, by their fruits you will know them"
So my original question in this thread remains "What is the point of judging a religion by it's apostates?"
The same CANNOT be said for Islam, fundamental Islam is to murder people who reject Islam. Muhammad did this himself in the 7th century AD. The Hadiths are the quotes from Muhammad.
originally posted by: NOTurTypical
What an absurd biased sample fallacy. Of course that is true if you purposely draw the line after 9/11!!!!! lol
originally posted by: OneManArmy
originally posted by: NOTurTypical
What an absurd biased sample fallacy. Of course that is true if you purposely draw the line after 9/11!!!!! lol
What a surprise, a christian in denial.
Who would have thunk it?
So what? Exactly the same thing the christians used to do. Did you ever hear of the Inquisition or the Salem witch trials or the witch trails throughout Europe?
You can only judge any ideology from its apostates.
originally posted by: NOTurTypical
a reply to: OneManArmy
So what? Exactly the same thing the christians used to do. Did you ever hear of the Inquisition or the Salem witch trials or the witch trails throughout Europe?
I won't argue with the sins ordered by the Roman Catholic church!! No argument from me. Tens of millions of Christians were murdered by the Catholics with orders from Rome just for standing up for Biblical truth.
originally posted by: NOTurTypical
a reply to: OneManArmy
That's an absurd statement. You should judge anything on Earth from it's fundamental followers, not those who act completely contrary to it.
originally posted by: OneManArmy
originally posted by: NOTurTypical
a reply to: OneManArmy
That's an absurd statement. You should judge anything on Earth from it's fundamental followers, not those who act completely contrary to it.
Sorry, yes you are right.
I had a moment of stupidity. I mistook the word apostate for apostle. Totally mixing up the meaning.
I apologise. And realise the absurdity.
What interpretation of the bible do you represent? I mean there are plenty of them.
originally posted by: NOTurTypical
a reply to: OneManArmy
What interpretation of the bible do you represent? I mean there are plenty of them.
It's not so much English translation, I only consider the Textus Receptus Greek manuscript to be inspired. And as far as I know the only modern translation that doesn't use the Westcott and Hort Greek or the Alexandrian Codecies is the King James.
I would like to see a new modern version come out that doesn't use W&H and that uses just the TR Greek and the Septuagint OT. I struggle with the older English sometimes and use Concordances and Lexicons often. I do also like that the KJV is a word for word translation most of the time and not an idea for idea translation. The words that are added for clarity by the word for word translation are in italics.
From its very inception the NT has been about politics, not god.