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Posted on 09/10/2014 5:08:19 AM PDT by Biggirl
It’s remarkable that Don Lemon is pursuing this question, which is generally taboo in the mainstream media. He discussed it a few days ago; this is a follow-up. But notice that just as CNN featured two Jew-haters, Reza Aslan and Peter Beinart, to debate about Israel and Hamas, so also here both Aslan and Muslim Brotherhood-linked Congressman Keith Ellison are both on the same side of the question.
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To me, the difference between the ‘violence of the Bible’ and that found in the Koran is that no Christian denominations are out there actively preaching the elimination of the followers of Mohammed.
You can’t say that about Islam, no can you?
“any scripture” — I guess that covers all religions.
As for religions and violence, one of my favorite subjects.
Muslims are only peace-loving when they are in the minority. Minority muslims always fool themselves that their faith can be peaceful. Even Turkey failed to remain secular. Their quaint ‘must have a coup to remain secular’ clause in their constitution failed. Iraq has been the most recent testing ground, a free muslim nation which has every reason to see the good in Christians.
Jews and Christians of today are at the top rung when it comes to being peace-loving. [Although way back when our faith was ‘taught’ in Latin, our Crusaders were quite barbaric.] Buddhists failed to restrain Red China even after several decades. And I hear that even hindus are persecuting Christians in India. As for communists and socialist facists — history speaks loudly at what level they are. As for Spain — the Inquisition perverted their Catholic faith, and I believe that people South of the Border are still suffering from a post-inquisitional church.
[Note that Luthran Germany never gave Hitler a majority vote, and that his own generals sometimes rebelled and tried to assassinate him. Nazis blatantly violated Gal.6.10 in scripture. It was not religious-based.]
But I would agree that Christianity and the Jewish faith do have scriptures that give us leeway to self defense. Jesus actually wanted his apostles to sell whatever was necessary to arm themselves before he was betrayed by Judas. When Peter did it alone, that was when Jesus said those famous words ‘... live by the sword ... die by [it].’ In other words — no suicide mission. Abraham led an attack to save his brother, Lot. They profitted greatly from the bandits’ spoils.
You got it.
The difference between the violence in the bible and the violence in the koran is that the koran instructs them when to commit violence to others. In the bible, the violence is history, except for the stoning instructions, which do not apply to Christians.
But it’s covered pretty well here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/575695/posts
The violence in the Old Testament, also, is not a command from God,
but an historical account.
Also a big difference.
Jesus said “love your enemy”.
Mad Mo said “kill the infidel wherever you find him”.
Dude... one of us is redundant.
A couple more:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/696408/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/600713/posts
Dude... one of us is redundant.
Redundantly. ;-)
“Mad Mo”
I like that. :-D
Reza Aslan: “If you’re a violent, war-mongering person, you can find justification in any scripture”
Correct if you misuse or misinterpret those religions dictates. However if you are a muslim and follow the death cult of Islam you simply follow its directions. No misuse or misinterpretation required.
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