Bible says convert or kill the nonbelievers too. Thumbs down for Christianity...

[IanHulett]

I've been saying islam is pathetically evil... because it says to convert or kill the nonbelievers... but little did I know... the holy bible has the same thing...
Proverbs 8:36 "But if you wrong me, you damage your very soul; when you reject me, you’re flirting with death.”

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se...ersion=MSG

According to Phil Robertson... that means convert or kill the nonbelievers... 

Observe: https://youtu.be/NuJF4KJVftQ?t=2m36s

Fastforward to 2m 36s

Either phil robertson is mighty fucking insane... or his bible REALLY says convert or kill the nonbelievers, just like islam(Or both)... if that's true... boy, am I mighty fucking glad I'm an atheist...

I will admit, I never read the whole bible... it's too boring to get past the first couple of pages in genesis... so I am not familiar with ALL the lies and fear mongering that's in it.... I'm aware of some of it... but not all... I'm certainly aware of enough to decide Christianity is definitely not a religion I want any part in...

So.... A Passage in PROVERBS= a command to kill non believers.

First do you know what the word Proverb means? it's an english word that means a short pithy saying or piece of general advise. Like a penny saved is a penny earned, or early to bed early to rise, an apple aday etc...

Now if one were to actually read proverbs 8 one could see "Wisdom" is what is being described in the first person.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se...ersion=ERV

35 Those who find me find life,
    and the Lord will reward them.
36 But those who do not find me put their lives in danger.
    Whoever hates me loves death.”

Remember the writer of this proverb was talking to the OT Jew. Their wasn't a Jesus nor is this a prophesy. Again if you read from the beginning to the end of this proverb you will see the writer is describing one's relationship with wisdom.

"If you find wisdom you will find life, and God will reward them if you do not find wisom, or hates wisdom loves death."

Again simply read the passage from beginning to end.

That's an interpretation though... it's just as valid as Phil Robertsons "convert or kill nonbelievers" interpretation... and that isn't saying much. Every religious person has their own interpretation of the bible and that played a part in forming the thousands of christian denominations. 

The problem with interpretation, is that you can literally pick a bible passage and twist it to fit your beliefs. For example, some people respond to the slavery thing in the bible
 by saying that we shouldn't take the bible word for word. That's a pathetic cop out.

And as for hating god means loving death... that's a false dichotomy. Just because I hate the character of god due to the atrocities committed in the bible, doesn't mean I want to die. Can you imagine if someone said to you "You hate voldemort from Harry Potter, therefore you must love death"?