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"But what about the moderates?"
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RE: "But what about the moderates?"
October 29, 2014 at 9:27 pm
(October 29, 2014 at 8:39 pm)Christian Wrote: Jesus Christ preached only love and peace.

Not quite.

Jesus also preached of Hell.

If you really do believe that people really do go there for eternity if they haven't accepted Jesus, that cranks up the stakes as high as they can be. This life is but a transitory blink of an eye compared to your fate in the afterlife. Saving souls for all eternity therefore becomes top priority, all else being dumped without hesitation when push comes to shove. Everyone you love and care for, including your children, are at stake.

So what if you kill or torture a few unrepentant heretics. It's all for a good cause. You're saving hundreds of souls that might have been led astray by their corruption, including your children. And all you're really doing is sending that heathen to Hell a little ahead of schedule, right? And hey, if you can get him to recant under torture and accept Jesus before you kill him, you're doing him a great favor that he'll thank you for when he meets you in Heaven.

After all, your fighting for God against the Devil and anything done in that cause can't be evil, almost by definition. You'll be winning countless souls for the future by stamping out heresy that might serve to lead so many astray.

Any religion that preaches the existence of Hell and a faith-based scheme of salvation is dangerous and will produce monsters. This is why both Christianity and Islam have proven themselves especially violent. All religions are dangerous, but these two especially so.

The only difference is Christianity has been restrained and muzzled by civilization. It's days of witch burnings and inquisitions are over ...we all hope I'm sure.

Islam is still running amok.
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"But what about the moderates?" - by DeistPaladin - October 27, 2014 at 11:08 am
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Minimalist - October 27, 2014 at 12:03 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by ManMachine - December 15, 2014 at 6:08 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Brian37 - October 27, 2014 at 12:24 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by fr0d0 - October 28, 2014 at 3:15 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by RobbyPants - October 27, 2014 at 1:31 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by xpastor - October 28, 2014 at 3:03 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by ThomM - November 2, 2014 at 1:24 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Christian - October 29, 2014 at 8:18 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by The Valkyrie - October 29, 2014 at 8:28 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Christian - October 29, 2014 at 8:39 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by The Valkyrie - October 29, 2014 at 8:47 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by DeistPaladin - October 29, 2014 at 9:27 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Minimalist - October 29, 2014 at 8:25 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by xpastor - October 30, 2014 at 8:26 am
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by DeistPaladin - October 30, 2014 at 8:53 am
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by xpastor - October 30, 2014 at 10:25 am
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by DeistPaladin - October 30, 2014 at 10:53 am
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Thumpalumpacus - October 30, 2014 at 11:30 am
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Minimalist - October 30, 2014 at 11:41 am
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Minimalist - October 29, 2014 at 8:53 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Christian - October 29, 2014 at 9:46 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Minimalist - October 29, 2014 at 9:57 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by RobbyPants - November 3, 2014 at 4:09 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Thumpalumpacus - October 30, 2014 at 10:52 am
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Mister Agenda - October 30, 2014 at 11:49 am
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by DeistPaladin - November 1, 2014 at 8:35 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Minimalist - October 30, 2014 at 3:38 pm
RE: "But what about the moderates?" - by Thumpalumpacus - October 30, 2014 at 8:31 pm
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