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In reply to the discussion: "Not in it to win it" writer finally saying what all of us on DU know. [View all]ShazzieB
(16,273 posts)If you think Jesus "prescribed" that people handle snakes or take poison, you really need to work on your reading comprehension.
The bit about killing children that you quoted is not something Jesus said. It's from Revelation, which is a convoluted piece of prophecy that was never meant to be taken literally (althiugh many unfortunately have)
Jesus never promoted men castrating themselves. I could go on and on. The point is, you're doing exactly what SOME Christians do, which is to pull a bit from here and a bit from there and patchwork it together to support whatever point you want to male. That's not valid when anybody does it.
But that's okay, because this is DU, where anti-religious bigotry is the one form of bigotry that's always acceptable, event though the rules say otherwise. 🙄
Not all of us agree, but that doesnt matter, because if we don't, we're just stupid and deluded, so what we think has no value, right?
Believe me, we know what you think of us.and I say "us," because while I don't currently belong to any church, there are several denominations I admire greatly. I feel much more kinship with people in the liberal and progressive churches than those who don't even seem to be able to tell the difference between one branch of Christianity and another. And I am getting SO tired of reading stuff like this here at DU.
The rules say this:
DU wants to promote a welcoming atmosphere for all, even people with *gasp* religious beliefs. It's really a shame that not all of its members support that goal.