(March 12, 2014 at 4:06 am)Esquilax Wrote:(March 11, 2014 at 7:23 pm)discipulus Wrote: And anyway, what is it about the moral views of Christians that is so bad?
I couldn't just let this pass, because your post that follows displays such a breathtaking ignorance of (or dishonesty towards) your own holy book, that I had to add some corrections.
Break out the asterisks!
Quote:Do not murder, oh wow! That is such a horrible thing to say!
* Except if they're of other tribes, other religions, other sexualities, practice witchcraft, are disobedient children, are slaves, are apostates...
Quote:Do not steal, oh wow! I would never want my child to hear that!
* Just do it in a church and call it tithing instead!
Quote:Do not hate people or think evil of others because they happen to have different religious views, my goodness, what a horrible thing to teach a child!
*Just murder them if they even think about converting you! Oh, and think evil of them for the right reason, which is that everyone is evil by dint of being human, so much so that god needs to kill himself just to forgive them!
Quote:You are special and of infinite worth, oh no! My kids should never be told that!
*Special, but also super vile and worthless! Needs saving!
Quote:Do not have sex before marriage! Yikes! I want my kids to have all kinds of premarital sex so they can just contract all kids of diseases and have pleasure at the expense of their dignity and honor!
*Yeah! How will you be able to sell your daughters for the right amount of money if they keep slutting it up! And just go ahead and murder anyone who uses their naughty bits outside of the pre-approved manner! Also, no safe sex, because... um, no!
Quote:Love your neighbor as you love yourself!, Woah wait a minute, that is just evil!!!!
*Unless they differ in their beliefs in any way. Also, you might be able to enslave them.
Quote:In all things, do unto others as you would have them do to you! May it never be!!!!
*Unless you're one of god's chosen people! Then you can act any way you want and expect no treatment in kind, because god!
Quote:Wow, you're right, those Christians should be shot for forcing their evil morality on us!
Come on man really?hock:
If all those asterisks haven't clued you in, I'll say it plain: you are a dishonest conman.
The asterisked portions of your post demonstrate to me you have a lot of misconceptions about Christian teachings.
Most objections against Christianity that I have heard are based on these misconceptions.
If you would like for me to provide you with some references of arguments against Christianity that are not based misconceptions I would be delighted to.
: )
