[DMCForum] Re: God Squad
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[DMCForum] Re: God Squad



>> The men that crashed planes in to the WTC did it in the
>> name of God, right?

No, that was Allah. Don't mix up your divine beings. :)

-Ryan

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote:
> See Below.
>
> --- supremeadmiralsenn <AdmiralSenn@xxxx> wrote:
> > Man, y'all have me jumping all over today.
> >
> > To answer your questions:
> >
> > I assume you're referring to the Crusades. If you
> > study a bit of the
> > history there, you find that almost nobody had
> > access to the actual
> > Bible. All it would take would be one corrupt leader
> > to convince them
> > that God sanctioned a war against X group of people.
>
> It demonstrates how blind faith can get you in to
> trouble.  Were the soldiers in the Crusades guilty of
> sin for what they did?  or was it OK because they were
> ordered to??  We can apply this argument to any witch
> hunt, and any violence taken in the name of God.  The
> men that crashed planes in to the WTC did it in the
> name of God, right?
>
> More wars have been fought, and people killed in the
> name of God than anything else in the past 2000 years.

>
> > And as for invasions: All of the "invasions" I can
> > think of were by
> > Spanish missionaries. They were also responsible for
> > the lovely
> > Spanish Inquisition that nobody expected (har),
> > which also wasn't
> > supported by the Bible.
>
> Again See above..  We can say now it was not supported
> by the bible, but those people back then thought it
> was.  Religion is about control, maybe we needed this
> back when people could not understand WHY they should
> not kill, or steal.  It was easier to just say
> "Because God said so!".  Kind of like when your
> parents tell you to do it, "Because I said so".
>
> <SNIP>
>
> > And Christians aren't really supposed to force their
> > beliefs on
> > others. I've been on two missions trips with my
> > church, and we didn't
> > do anything except talk to people, pray with them,
> > and tell them what
> > Christianity is about. We never forced them to do
> > anything, they could
> > have gotten up and left, and many did.
>
> Sure, they could have left.. but outside they did not
> have food, shelter, and medical care. 
>
> > Again, you have crazy people in all groups.
> > Christianity happens to
> > have a lot of people who never really read the
> > Bible, and make up
> > their own justifications for it.
>
> Dubya. :)
>
> <SNIP>
>
> > Basically, my point is that if someone is forcing a
> > belief on you,
> > they aren't doing a very good job of being a
> > Christian. Jesus didn't
> > say to force people into anything, just to tell
> > them.
>
> OK, can someone make me a button that says "I have
> been told, now leave me alone!" :)
>
> <SNIP>
>
>
>
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