I'm not a Christian, so correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Jesus teach sympathy and compassion? I don't believe hatred and intolerance was a big part of what he wanted for humanity. In fact, Matthew 25:40 says pretty clearly how a Christian should treat his neighbors. How will Jesus view those who cannot show compassion?
"Why would the church, under God, support this cause if it wasn't the right thing to do?"
The church, under God, also supported the Holocaust. The church not only supported, but instigated, the Inquisition and has supported the torture and murder of non-believers throughout history. Was this the right thing to do, Mr Ellis? Shall we return to gathering up the heretics and killing them in ways that put modern methods of torture to shame?
Your god gave you the free will to think for yourself and question those in authority. Use it.
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Right by the book? Which part
Right by the book? Which part of the book condones assaulting the elderly and telling citizens to shut up?
I am ashamed to live in a
I am ashamed to live in a state where people value the definition of a word more highly than the equality of their neighbors.
I'm not a Christian, so
I'm not a Christian, so correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Jesus teach sympathy and compassion? I don't believe hatred and intolerance was a big part of what he wanted for humanity. In fact, Matthew 25:40 says pretty clearly how a Christian should treat his neighbors. How will Jesus view those who cannot show compassion?
Not a Christian nation...
Not a Christian nation... it's what our founding fathers decreed. Period.
"Why would the church, under
"Why would the church, under God, support this cause if it wasn't the right thing to do?"
The church, under God, also supported the Holocaust. The church not only supported, but instigated, the Inquisition and has supported the torture and murder of non-believers throughout history. Was this the right thing to do, Mr Ellis? Shall we return to gathering up the heretics and killing them in ways that put modern methods of torture to shame?
Your god gave you the free will to think for yourself and question those in authority. Use it.