RE: Why do Atheists defend Islam?
December 14, 2015 at 12:17 am
(This post was last modified: December 14, 2015 at 12:25 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(December 13, 2015 at 2:43 pm)Amine Wrote:(December 13, 2015 at 2:35 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: This the same Jesus who said he didn't come to bring peace, but the sword?
That is the kind of equivocation people need to stop committing. This is a very indirect call to violence at best. Really, it is more metaphorical, as he goes on to explain this "sword" will cause divisions in relationships.
The two simply do not compare. To do so is disingenuous. Jesus didn't go around raping children and beheading people. Yes, one time he metaphorically used a sword as an example. He tended to do that sort of thing. And then he let himself get crucified. Big difference. Might have something to do with the way things look in the world today.
Sowing hatred is the prerequisite for any bloodletting. Taking his sword comment with his demand that followers must be willing to abandon even family is a recipe for violence that has indeed been played out through history.