i really enjoyed this - .
jesus and jihadby nicholas d. kristof.
published: july 17, 2004. .
Elsewhere,
Saddam Hussein isn't God inspite of what he told you.
AB,
See, you're bringing your cultural bias into this discussion again. "Burning in hell" most of the christian denominations I have studied do NOT believe in a fire and brimstone hell as they are accussed of by the WTS and now you.
Yeru, it means they are DEAD, burning in hell. Big difference betweenn that and destruction. NOT.
AB,
In your philosophy EVERYONE IS DEAD, big difference, huh...NOT.
anybody have thoughts on this?
The National Enquirer, now there's a news source for ya...right next to the alien abduction scandal is where they ran the story.
Us Weekly and NE are the only two news sources...come on now...quadruplets? And the mom is suppossed to be an actress...I think...mmmm.....just a story.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6511.htm
jesus and jihad.
by nicholas d. kristof.
Hypocracy? I don't see Christian groups running around suggesting we kill anyone...there are radical muslim groups out there actually DOING this. The article was written by a guy with an anti-Christian agenda...besides, this has been discussed already.
i really enjoyed this - .
jesus and jihadby nicholas d. kristof.
published: july 17, 2004. .
AB
You are so intellectually dishonest and biased I don't know where to begin. Or even if I should. Rather than deal in facts you color the whole world in your anti Christian hate.
Oh Yeru, how can you be so dishonest with yourself? I'm not at all dishonest with myself...sorry.
There are many Christians in the USA who believe in their survival during the destruction of those who disagree with them. "Many: is a big term...it doesn't equal MOST...or ALL as you would like to imply. Anyone who believes in the rapture believes in this. Not all who believe in a rapture believe that God will Physically destroy those oppossed to them...many believe those who choose AGAINST GOD will be automattically translated to hell, which is where they've chosen to be.Any Jehovah's Witness believes this. JW's don't believe in the rapture...neither do Catholics either.
Whether you or your friends believe it or not is irrelevent. Except that this is the MAJORITY VIEW out there oh knowledgeless one. Please try to follow the discussion. There are Christian Fanatics in the USA today who do (believe it). So, in your jaded BIGOTED view, anyone who belives this is a "fanatic" so so tolerant of you. Lots of them. Just like some Islamic countries have Muslim Fanatics who believe that Islam will sweep the world by the sword. See, Oh Bigoted one, the BIG DIFFERENCE is that the overwhelming vast majority of Christians that do believe in this, do NOT believe they should or can do the killing. The Muslim fanatics DO BELIEVE in killing those that disagree. I didn't expect a hater like yourself to draw such a distinction...still, a little intellectual honesty on your part would be refreshing if unexpected.
i really enjoyed this - .
jesus and jihadby nicholas d. kristof.
published: july 17, 2004. .
With the exception of SOME Buddhists and the Unitarians I thought ALL religion was a "we're right you're wrong" approach.
Dan, did you know that in 2000 years of it's history the Catholic Church has never OFFICIALLY declared any one individual as being in hell...not even Judas. The Catholic position is NOT that only Catholics go to heaven, in fact, it doesn't even limit heaven to Christians. Catholic Doctrine declares the A) God is the judge, not humans, as to salvation, B) that God can save anyone He wants, C) those who do NOT know Christ can and will be saved. So, in the Catholic view there will be Muslims, animists, buddhists, etc in heaven. Those in hell are there by choice. Lot's of evangelicals share this same view.
Like I said, the Witlesses have left you jaded about religion.
i really enjoyed this - .
jesus and jihadby nicholas d. kristof.
published: july 17, 2004. .
Both sets, Christians and Muslims, envisage a world where all those who disagree with them are destroyed.
Actually, the Christians I know do NOT believe this. I don't.
Yeru, do you believe that Jesus is going to appear and destroy the unbelievers? Prior to 9/11 fundy protestants like the ones who read and write these sorts of books reserved most of their vitriol for Catholics like you, and in their theology Catholics were the first ones in line for hell. Seems that our post-9/11 world has made for some strange bedfellows.
Abaddon, spot on as usual. I get a sick feeling in my stomach every time I see these stupid books at Wal-Mart or wherever. Written and consumed by the same folks who would have us all believe that the world is 6000 years old, that the biblical flood covered the whole earth, etc.
You and AB need to get out more. Main stream protestants and Catholics don't forsee or look forward to the "destruction" of anyone. IF you were getting out more you would know that most Evangelicals and most Catholics are concentrating on common ground rather than our very real differences.
To be fair I started reading the Left Behind series long before 9-11...like I said, theologically I have issues with it, but it's a good read.
Ya need to begin to differintiate between Fundamentalists and Evangelicals....Fundies demand the world is 6000 years old, Evangelicals do not demand it.
Your time as Witlesses has jaded your view of all religion...which is a shame.
any ideas what wt says on this matter ?
As I understand it they say it was those few individuals throughout history that kept their worship as pure as possible...barf.
Corvin,
Those were good for a chuckle, where'd ya get em?
i really enjoyed this - .
jesus and jihadby nicholas d. kristof.
published: july 17, 2004. .
I stick to my original story. The people being described dying here are people actively engaged in the battle of Armagedon against God...knowing who God is they choose against God and take Satan's part. The scene describes the author's concept of what will happen when Jesus appears and everyone can see him...it's not biblical in it's description at all...you'll notice in the bible the battle of ARM is never fought...that's cuz Jesus already won...on Calvary and in his resurrection.
first off..mot sure if smote is the correct word...that is the past tense of smite right?
secondly, yeru, when you were saying that you finally made the change from dial up to cable modem, i posted a reply that when cable internet actually worked it was great.
well that was true, but my cable internet was struck down within minutes of me posting that reply.
Smitted?
