RE: Do you ever wish you could just say "these people should be killed"
November 25, 2015 at 10:50 am
(This post was last modified: November 25, 2015 at 10:54 am by Kingpin.)
(November 25, 2015 at 10:37 am)DespondentFishdeathMasochismo Wrote:(November 25, 2015 at 9:46 am)Kingpin Wrote: DFDM,Well, it does put me in an awkward position. I think you're probably a nice guy; polite, a smiling avatar. Here's the thing though, I wish that Christianity didn't exist. So if I get mad and say that I wish all Christians were dead, I can't honestly say that I wish all of them were dead. That would be all my aunts and uncles, probably some of my cousins, nice people like you and untold amounts of other nice religious people. So now, I hope you don't think I "literally" want to kill you. I just get really mad at the shit I see in the world, I tend to want to express the level of how I feel. Don't take it literally.
I'm not sure where you live in the world, but in my opinion you are free to say what you think. What you cannot control is how others take it and any consequences or ramifications that may come of your words. Certainly a phrase like that is bound to draw attention. Personally as a Christian, I find it saddening that you would want me killed without knowing me at all or ever interacting with me. I'm not sure if I missed your intro or not in to why you garner so much hatred for an entire group of people.
No i don't take it literally but I appreciate you wanting to clarify. I take it exactly as you described, frustrated at an idealogy and wish it to be eradicated, but I'm glad you can denote that difference between "kill all Christians" and "eradicate Christianity".
Again, I'm not clear on what about Christianity has you to the point of frustration you are at. I myself have issues with people who identify as Christian and promote certain beliefs. Here's the thing though. Each person is responsible for their own beliefs and some of them will believe them whether they are religious or not. You need to take each person as an individual in my opinion and not categorically lump them all together because I can guarantee you that no two Christians (or those of ANY group) will agree an ALL things. I'm a Christian who has no problem with gay marriage or women's rights to abortion. I have my opinions on it, but keep my nose out of others business. What I'm saying is address the individuals, not the label they place on themselves.
If your issue is Christians against gay rights for example, I personally have three friends who are opposed to gay rights/marriage and two are atheist and one is Muslim.
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