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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:07 PM Original message |
Is torture a defining characteristic of Modern American Christianity? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Jesus was tortured. And after all... who doesn't want to be like Jesus?n/t |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. So in the Christian mindset, as you understand it |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 08:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. It brings them closer to gawd. Just like Terri Schiavo. |
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Drum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, and it's Mel Gibson's fault. |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. No. |
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Rocknrule (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. They think people different from them will be tortured forever by Jesus |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yes they believe a loving God |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
7. why not? Torture was a prominent characteristic |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
8. Just modern Christianity? How about with all of Christianity. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
9. Sadly, there is no "Comfy Chair." |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
10. It is a characteristic of fundamentalism, not Christianity |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. The fundamentalists would claim that theirs is the true christians |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. And I would claim in return |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Exactly |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
12. They believe in an infinite torture for a thoughtcrime. |
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