(June 24, 2015 at 8:03 pm)Metis Wrote:(June 24, 2015 at 7:59 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Then perhaps you should focus your energy on those types of people. Randy is not one of them.
I, for one, have never met a single Christian or Jew who honestly believed God wants them to rape. Not saying there aren't crazies out there, but the normal person does not come out from reading the bible believing that this is what God wants. As long as Randy believes rape is wrong, why does it matter, to you, that he reads/believes the bible? This is an honest question, btw. Not trying to be rude. I'm just a little perplexed as to why anyone would let it bother them so much.
Because fundamentalists of any creed are dangerous Catholic_Lady. Just look at what ISIS is doing in Palmyra at the moment. Slaughtering untold millions, erasing all traces of mesopotamias ancient past.
I'm not saying Randy is going to fly a plane into a building or find some virgin to rape and marry, but this line of thinking is a very slippery slope.
I agree. But they are dangerous because they believe horrible things (rape, murder, etc) are moral. This does not apply to Randy.
If it was that much of a slippery slope, don't you think many more Christians and Jews would have the belief that God wanted them to rape?
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
