The Issue of Idolatry in Abrahamic Religions

[Leonardo17]

Trouble with that is that it told them to murder people - and not to worship other shit.  You must realize that the crystal crazed folks (and pagans in general) are notoriously pacifistic right?  There aren't a whole lot of murderous hippies.  Beyond the contradiction of mere fact in taboo between murder and worship, the kind of god you're talking about would have to be an idiot to believe as much, as well.

These are the sorts of issues we both run into, and create ourselves, when we try to retcon a murderous ideology to our more dainty contemporary sensibilities.  You are not going to able to derive or devise a credible line of argumentation for your viewpoint from within abrahamic traditions.  The only murder that idolatry appears to cause is the murder of the idolators by abrahamic cultists.

I still condemn those heinous attacks in Israel. And I’m going to quote Pope Francis on the events that are happening since Saturday Morning (Local time):
 
"I follow with apprehension and sorrow what is happening in Israel, I express my solidarity with the relatives of the victims, and I pray for all those who are experiencing hours of terror and anguish,"
 
"Let the attacks and weapons cease, please, because it must be understood that terrorism and war bring no solutions, but only to the death and suffering of many innocent lives. War is a defeat, every war is a defeat. Let us pray for peace in Israel and Palestine,"

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/ I do not disagree with the Atheist viewpoint on this. Its true many religious people see themselves as separate clans who are fighting one another for a different God.

 
Yes. But there are also people like me. Our issue is the Principle beyond the faith. So the faith or doctrine is a road map leading to that Singularity. And since that Singularity is one and the same (everywhere). When I see a different faith I see a mirror, a friend.
 
So yes. In today’s circumstances Atheism is the best logical and permanent option for everyone. But no, I don’t describe such people as people “of the same faith”. If these are Muslims than people should know me as a Rasta from now on
 
Also, this is not related to the subject but, I know that many Jews around the world are critical of the policies of the State of Israel. And that’s all I’m going to say on that.
 
So the main issue here is when did we (Muslims) ceased to be civilized?
 
My answer: When our religious doctrine what turned into a Golden Cow (or idol) by political Islamists.
 
Someone who does not condemn the murderous attacks that are happening in the last two days is either evil or this person is a fanatic. Being a fanatic means you have lost your sense of judgement because of some form of obsessive and false interpretation of your religious doctrine. And that’s Idolatry.
 
So not only will I do as the Pope says, but I will also try to include those perpetrators in my prayers (after I’m done using swearwords on them).
 

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