Sunday NY Times: How ISIS drives Muslims from Islam.

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  • steve2
    steve2

    Yes, that is the "modern" take on the Christian message. But we ought not forget that until very recently, Christians saw it as their God-directed duty to convert refusers under threat of the sword, quoting prophetic texts from the bloodiest pages of "Holy" Scripture. It was the after effects of the secular Enlightenment in the 18th Century that saw the worst excesses of Christianity step reluctantly away from the mission to force conversion upon pain of depth . Indeed, it was usually the break away apostates from the state religions who initially wore the brunt of God-led brutality. The history of splinter groups reads like spiritualized snuff movies - to use modern lingo.

    Nowadays, only because of the protections of secular law, - not divine law! - apostates, as well as the "unsaved" and unrepentant are free to expose Christianity as another form of delusional entrapment without fearing for their lives. What a sad commentary on the underbelly of the Christian gospel.

    Although, as we have experienced to one degree or another, we are not spared being treated as spiritually dead and shunned by "loving" Christians sore at us for daring to speak out against their cult mentality.

    The Koran and the Bible are very willing bedfellows - even though many adherents from both camps remain intent on hurriedly changing the soiled sheets, deodorizing the bedding and declaring, "Not us! We're not like that!" Yeah, right.

  • Simon
    Simon

    While they will drive some (hopefully lots!) away from islam, they will unfortunately also attract some as well.

    Worst still, not everyone has an opportunity to just leave so they are trapped in an increasingly authoritarian and dangerous mass cult.

  • Bungi Bill
    Bungi Bill

    Marked

  • prologos
    prologos

    If you have the time , listen to Charly Rose, and the King of Jordan, on another thread, who eloquently asked of isis: "Who are these people? I am a Muslim and they are not my people. or words to that effect, and he calls te struggle against the radicals ww3, that has to be fought by the moderates with western help.

  • LoveUniHateExams
    LoveUniHateExams

    Here's the other side of the coin ...

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