Rant of logic: There is no such thing as a "Christian"

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There are some Christians out there in Kansas...I was thinking about this yesterday. I ranted about it to my word processor..

Will someone please explain to me why the Westboro Baptist Church is not representative of Christianity? I asked the Yahoo! Answers community this question (it was quick) and was not at all surprised by the responses I received. Although I worded myself clearly, each and every "answer" I read consisted of whether or not the user agreed with
them. Many even said that they shared their extreme stance on homosexuality, but drew the line at picketing soldiers' funerals.The group is seen as a hate group by most Americans for the same reason people turn to hospitals over prayer. Over the years, people began to notice
that telekinetically communicating to their deity was far less successful in alleviating illnesses than allowing for a mortal physician to diagnose and treat them. Said people have become less Christian because they have gained knowledge through experience. They reject some of the words of a group of Ancient Middle-Eastern peasents, but, unfortunately, still accept the rest. But just because the Kansas church is not representative of the views most contemporary Christians hold doesn't mean they don't firmly adhere to the Bible.
I get tired of hearing people say that Westboro Baptist is not interpreting the bible correctly. As is with many other novels, the bible has dozens of different versions. Two of the primary versions are the King James version, completed in 1611, and the New International version, published in the 20th century.

Leviticus 18:22

-King James: "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is
abomination."

-New International : "Do not have sexual relations with a man as one
does with a woman; that is detestable."

How can they be interpreting this passage wrong? Did ‘abomination’ have a different meaning in the 17th century? How about the word ‘not’?
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I read somewhere that a priest discredits signs the second he sees the words "God Hates.." because God is not even capable of it.

Romans 9:13

-King James: “As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated"

-New International: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”


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When I peered outside to see the wind begin to pick up as Hurricane Sandy crept closer to my home state, I jokingly said to the person next to me that this was the result of gay marriage. Well, it was written in the bible that God does, at least, control the weather.

Isaiah 45:5-7

-King James: “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.”

-New International: “I form the light and create darkness,I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things.”

Although God is capable of anything, storms such as hurricanes follow a predictable, measurable pattern. You’d think he’d have a greater arsenal and we’d be hitwith something entirely new by now with all these homosexual acts we are “enabling”. Why doesn’t the truth make sense? Say there IS the god looking down on us that was outlined before we knew the Earth was round, is it not possible that, along with his existence, there are things called storms? No? Then the Bible is entirely fiction. Just like that. I know it is impossible to dismiss something as ludicrous when you actually believe the fate of your eternity hangs in the balance, but buying into something out of fear is why the Middle East is as backward as it is and why Islamic Jihad likely be a problem for as long as human beings exist.
I always hear that the Westboro Baptist Church cannot be used as ammunition by atheists. Why not? It is Christianity in all it’s glory. The church members are, just as they say, true Christians. The reason that most contemporary Christians view their actions as wrong is
because THEY ARE CLEARLY WRONG. You know that sickening feeling that comes with watching them protest the funerals of soldiers who died overseas? That feeling (although not as intense) should not be dismissed when readingthat someone rounded up all the species in the world and put them on a boat because the earth was about to be flooded (again with the storms, God! why everyone couldn’t just instantaneously be eliminated is beyond me..I guess that’d be less dramatic.) It is CLEARY WRONG. It never happened. I mean, shouldn’t someone begin to notice a trend by that story? The WBC is the American equivalent of
conservative Islam in that it follows its holy book word for word. This also has me thinking- what is the difference between a cult and a church? A wizard and a prophet?

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- but what's with the necroposting, why not just make a new thread?

In any case I'll respond later tonight, just wanted to say welcome to the new member!

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The ignorance of the WBC narrowly surpasses your own. They, of course, do a great deal of damage. Moral of the story: ignorance can be harmful. Wise up or you might be as bad as them.

Damage to who exactly? Just trying to clarify your post - thanks.