Nasfan, thanks for the history lesson. My comparison with the Catholic church was intended to steer away from history and keep with what is happening today.
If you want to talk about history then talk about the genocide perpetrated in the name of Christian religion on the indigenous people of the Americas.
More recently the crimes against humanity of Hitler and his pseudo religious, scientific, Aryan master race bullshit. …a Roman Catholic who was confirmed as a "soldier of Christ" as a child.
The worst doctrines of that church he carried into his policy on world order, doctrine which contained the words, "perfidious Jew." A statement you won’t find in scripture now since it has been removed..re-interpreted..
When he came to power he ensured Christianity was taught in all schools, the so called Christian social movement used quotes from the bible to enable a military dogma to be seeded in the minds of German children…and of course the anti-Semitism which was his real goal.
The German soldiers who violated Europe, Russia and whatever other country stood in their way wore the words "Gott mit uns" on their belt buckles....sound familiar?
As far as Mohammed writing the Quran goes...it is open to conjecture…no-one knows for sure if it was written by one man..knowledge of astronomy, science, oceanography, is all in there…and Mohammed was illiterate.
Once again you are trying to make labels stick to me…you say again I am an apologist for Islam…I say again I am not. Now you are saying I think Christianity is vile? I don’t...I can take the good things out of any religion and the negatives?...like those described above...Does that make Christianity vile? Not in my book...those crimes were done by people using religion to make others do what they want.
Any religion can be interpreted to suit your needs…The British empire was the biggest the world has ever seen and enslaved millions to British rule...religion..Christianity..Head of the Church of England...the queen...head of the British armed forces..the queen...sound familiar?
When the hate campaign is over and the hate crimes have been forgotten the dust will settle… one thing is sure..on both sides of the wall some more people will have see their friends die.
In all my years I have never had a single religious group come to my door asking for money. Again danny doesn't have a clue about what he is talking about. Idiotic moron who can't spell, can't read not smart enough to do much except to jerk off behind a keyboard. I have to agree with Jet I really feel sorry for your partner. Nah, can't do that, there isn't one. Hey I've got a house kit for you retard, Lincoln Logs, you can build your dream home.
By the way what did you name the kid, moon unit or Dweezil? Oh no kid, no woman another fantasy from the wife_liar. 375 days Guiness Book of World Records for human gestation.
Nasfan, you are completely wrong. Muslims did not go around saying you convert or else! It was, you convert or live in peace with us based on certain arrangements. When the crusaders entered Jerusalem they created blood baths in every street. They killed Muslims, Christians, and Jews as they were so blood thirsty they just did not care. When the Muslims re-conquered the city they were welcomed by the locals and not a single person was killed. In most cases their campaigns were welcomed by, or invited by people who were tired of Christian injustice. Again you are twisting the facts to say one religion is better than the other which was precisely my point earlier.
As for the writing of verses from the Quran by Sooty, he deliberately omitted the rest of the sentence to hide the justification of the action. What he did not include was that the Muslims were asked to refrain from fighting any one unless they were attacked. In the case of the Jews, they betrayed a truce with the Muslims during a war and let the enemy enter the city from their side. So of course they had to be fought and never trusted again. You clever guys go figure!!!
Again more leftist talking points. Genocide against native Americans in the name of Christianity? Now a double entendre. First the agitation between the colonials and the native Americans had nothing to do with religion. Again history revision. More valid of an argument is the American Indian got on the wrong side of two wars against the colonials. Hard feelings didn’t leave the colonists easily. Along with the brutality of the Indians against the settlers, but we don’t use the buzz word hate crime there, I wonder why? It’s all about destroying the hero’s and western cultures past.
Now I’m really laughing my ass off. Claiming Hitler used Catholic doctrine to define the justification of the holocaust. What an asinine statement. Hitlers religion was Nazism. He rejected his Catholic Roots and Christianity all together. I guess you never read Mein Kampf. To Hitler religion was for weaklings. It’s guys like you who imply Hitler was Catholic or a Christian was the main impetus for his Nazi regime. Nothing is further from the truth. You’re showing your true colors. Mainly being Anti-Catholic, anti-Christian and Anti-semitic. There is nothing in history that even remotely promotes Hitler in any matter as a Christian. As a matter of fact the Movie “Triumph of Will” was intentionally done to make Hitler the God of the Nazi movement. OSS discovered in their research that Hitler had the same agenda for Christianity as he did for the Jews.
Gott mit uns is another wonderful attempt to link Christianity to Nazism. John in revelations warns us that the anti-Christ will come in the name of Christianity. I guess the Skull and Crossbones on Himmlers SS has some archaic attachment to Catholicism and Christianity? Also Gott mit uns was used from the beginning of the German Empire to the end of the third reich. It’s early history was 17th century as a password. So to claim it was significantly a Hitler proposition is wreck less and erroneous. Again an attempt to attack Christianity.
I’m really amused that someone who promotes himself as an intellect is nothing but a mere elitist. Who has a disdain for culture and the bedrock that religion brings to cultures. Look at the great cultures that disappeared from history. It was because they gave up their religious roots and became enlightened. We are now seeing the same thing in Europe with the Muslim movement. The movement is working though because you’re seeing a dumbing down of Europe and America and we are lawful prey of totalitarianism.
nasfan6, don't mind these idiots. It makes them feel better to put down other people. But when they put down christianity they probably feel like fucking geniuses. facts schmacts who needs facts. blame everything on religion. they are checker masters in a world of chess players.
The level of fear and ignorance being displayed in this thread is amazing. Religions have always functioned as a tool by master manipulators to control large populations to get them to do things they wouldn't do normally. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are very similar in their basic teachings. They also share many of the same barbaric rituals and views. The difference between the followers of the three is very simple. The majority of modern followers of Christianity and Judaism recognize the more barbaric rituals and views in their respective faiths to be wrong and chose to ignore them. They rocognized how incompatible those were to living in large diverse social groups. The followers of Islam are very slowly moving in this direction as they are forced to live in the developed world. The followers of Islam in the US are NOT the same as the followers of Islam in the middle east. Until the discovery of oil in their lands the people in the middle east have been living in isolation. They have been living in the past. Many of them see the changes taking place in their society and it scares them. They use their religion as an excuse to commit abominable acts against their fellow man. Much of what the adicalists who brainwash kids into killing in the name of Alah isn't even in the Koran
A great example of how the barbaric teachins of a religion are being ignored today is a letter sent to a US psychologist named Dr. Laura Schlessinger. She had a radio talk show where she would advise callers with various problems in their lives. One listener took offense with her view of homosexuality and her use if her faith to justifying it. The listener decided he would point out many of the extreme and barbaric teachings in her own religious book. The following is the letter. It is pretty funny and enlightening. Please enjoy:
Dear Dr. Laura,
Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and I try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind him that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate.
I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the specific laws and how to best follow them.
a) When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev 1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
b) I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?
c) I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev 15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
d) Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
e) I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?
f) A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an Abomination (Lev 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?
g) Lev 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?
h) Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev 19:27. How should they die?
i) I know from Lev 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?
j) My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? (Lev 24:10-16) Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)
I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help.
Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.
Gee danny you hypocrite, you brag about building homes for people who don't have them a charitable act. Makes you a do gooder, the people you condemn. I think instead of being a do gooder liar that you are, you should build your partner her home and work on that first child.
O Big Ed who's twisting the truth? Reconquer without a death highly doubtful, though again we have another apologist looking to use some scientific study to debunk religion. I'm sure Christ didn't exist either.
Since you're on top of it Ed. How many people have had Fatwa's issued against them for death sentences? Name one time in the last 100 years that any Christian religion ordered the death of any person who voices opposition to their religion? None! Though if you did this against the muslim faith, according to Sharia law you are eligible for execution for being an infidel.
Remember Salman Rushdie? I wonder how many Fatwa's have been issued in the last 8 years. Yeah, upstanding religion. Kill the non believer.
Yes these are the verses that the Islamist murder squad in Beslan had with them when they murdered those schoolchildren..........and other peaches from Muhammed’s Quran big book of murder - Surah 2 v216 ‘Fighting is prescribed for you…’
v221 ‘Do not marry unbelieving women until they believe: a slave woman who believes is better…nor marry your girls to unbelievers until they believe: a man slave who believes is better…’
v223 Your wives are as a tilth to you; so approach your tilth when or how you will…’
v244 ‘Then fight in the cause of Allah…’
Surah 3 v12 ‘Say to those who reject Faith: Soon will ye be vanquished and gathered together and driven into hell…’
v28 Let not the believers take for friends and helpers unbelievers
Nasfan, I think you need to simmer down to a panic. You're going on as if your ramblings are gonna be enough for one man to give a shit.
I never consider myself learned...I only need to open my mouth and I'm reminded of that simple fact.
If you look closely you'll see that my avatar is dark spiderman....not the thinker.
The only thing I think about is an end to self conflict. I chose the avatar to reflect this.
Americas I wrote...not America. The peoples of the South Americas were all but wiped out with the coming of the good Christian folk. But thanks for reminding me of uncle sams poor record in that respect.
I'm not attacking any faith...just stating facts. You can twist the meaning of anything as is self evident in your ranting... If I'm anti anything I'm anti-bullshit.
Nasfan, the people issuing those fatwas are exactly the ones who are twisting the religion and should be prosecuted for encouraging hate. Read the history books for the story on Jerusalem.
Sooty, you are full of it again! Mohamed was married to a Christian girl called Sara and she never had to convert.
Guys, stop this crap, you are as ignorant and fact twisting as those idiots in Iran and Afghanistan.
The level of fear and ignorance being displayed in this thread is amazing. Religions have always functioned as a tool by master manipulators to control large populations to get them to do things they wouldn't do normally. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are very similar in their basic teachings. They also share many of the same barbaric rituals and views. The difference between the followers of the three is very simple. The majority of modern followers of Christianity and Judaism recognize the more barbaric rituals and views in their respective faiths to be wrong and chose to ignore them. They rocognized how incompatible those were to living in large diverse social groups. The followers of Islam are very slowly moving in this direction as they are forced to live in the developed world. The followers of Islam in the US are NOT the same as the followers of Islam in the middle east. Until the discovery of oil in their lands the people in the middle east have been living in isolation. They have been living in the past. Many of them see the changes taking place in their society and it scares them. They use their religion as an excuse to commit abominable acts against their fellow man. Much of what the adicalists who brainwash kids into killing in the name of Alah isn't even in the Koran
A great example of how the barbaric teachins of a religion are being ignored today is a letter sent to a US psychologist named Dr. Laura Schlessinger. She had a radio talk show where she would advise callers with various problems in their lives. One listener took offense with her view of homosexuality and her use if her faith to justifying it. The listener decided he would point out many of the extreme and barbaric teachings in her own religious book. The following is the letter. It is pretty funny and enlightening. Please enjoy:
Dear Dr. Laura,
Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and I try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind him that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate.
I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the specific laws and how to best follow them.
a) When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev 1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
b) I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?
c) I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev 15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
d) Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
e) I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?
f) A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an Abomination (Lev 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?
g) Lev 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?
h) Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev 19:27. How should they die?
i) I know from Lev 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?
j) My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? (Lev 24:10-16) Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)
I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help.
Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.
Your devoted disciple and adoring fan.
I'm no bible expert but I recall that there have been several covenants with God which may or may not be in force due to various circumstances.
The dietary restrictions you refered to above were released in Matthew 5.
Others are still in force. (For example, God promised to never destroy the Earth again by global flood.)
A quick Google search yielded several sites that offered insight into these questions posed to Dr. Laura and I'm sure that you can find them easily.
It's interesting to me that many groups point to Leviticus as the sole source of their Biblical law.
For instance, the homosexual cabal often site Leviticus prohibition against homosexuality and the consumption of shellfish by Christians as some sort of double standard. Look to Romans 1:24-27, 32 for a New Testament mention of homosexuality.
It should be obvious by now of my devotion to Jesus and it's obvious you're not. I'm not going to try and convert anyone on this forum as I don't think it's the proper place for such discussions.
However, I'm also a student of Bible prophesy and I and many
Whether it's Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha..... it doesn't matter. We are all God's children. I know one thing for sure, we will all have to answer on how we treated each other.
it seems to me politics and religion both have the same affect. people are driven by emotions and have a particular bias towards a certain view. I wonder how many have let there emotions drive a wedge where in some other setting they might have had a good friendship.
Sooty -This would never happen in Russia. This is just another sign of the sinking of Britain.
British Librarians are being told to move the Bible to the top shelf to avoid giving offence to followers of Islam.
Muslims have complained of finding the Koran on lower shelves, saying it should be put above commonplace things