The last two of Dicksons points addressed. In the wake of the Sydney seige, its important to keep context. A bad act by a self-proclaimed Islamist doesnt represent all of Islam, just as televised refutations of said act also dont! The religion (All religion) is no better or worse as a result of last nights events across the community, my contention is that this is just one more example of how religious belief can make a bad situation worse. Whatever this idiots motivation for walking into a cafe and taking hostages was, there can be no doubt that his interpretation of his religion was a factor, as evidenced by his use of the flag and ISIS-like paraphenalia. After all that, Dicksons last two points seem a little anti-climatic. These are the two he concedes are problematic for Christianity. Tip #9. Ask us about Old Testament violence Thanks, I will! What about slavery? https://youtube/watch?v=vpxf9mV1yFo The bible goes into great detail about how god condones genocide, rape, slavery and murder for petty reasons, mainly if these reasons affect his chosen people, the Jews. Jesus, supposedly, said that he came to change “not a jot or tittle” of the laws from the Old Testament. And Christians, Dont try to justify slavery in the bible by saying its some sort of indentured servitude The Bible describes in detail how you can beat your slaves as long as they dont die for a couple of days. It also describes where to buy your slaves and how much to pay. Tip #10. Press us on hell and judgment What is the one unforgiveable sin? Apostasy? Is it not the Christian position that a death bed repentance is sufficient to enter heaven? A comment that I’ve heard a lot (indirectly) from theists is that if a criminal does a heap of crimes then dies, if there’s no Heaven or Hell then the criminal doesn’t get punished. But if the criminal kills someone, then makes a dying recantation, according to Christianity he goes to heaven, whereas his victim, who may have been an average good living person who just happens to be an atheist, he goes to Hell for eternity. https://youtube/watch?v=p0_7vKFAx6Q
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 20:00:12 +0000
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