Compare and contrast

[Walsingham]

In light of the recent attack on the Danish cartoonist behind one of the 'controversial' Muhammed cartoons, I thought it might be kind on younger members to recap the issue.

 

 

 

Offensive to God, according to Al Qaeda

 

Not offensive to God, according to Al Qaeda

 

 

My own feeling is that being insensitive to strongly held beliefs is unwise, but murdering people who offend you is ****ing childish. I don't care whether it's because you think you're a shaheed, or a gangster, or the Marquis of bloody Saint Germaine. Man up.

[Killian Kalthorne]

If extremist Muslims don't want their prophet look like a guy with a bomb strapped to him maybe they should stop strapping bombs to themselves, blowing them and innocents up in his name. Terrorists are a bunch of cowards and bullish thugs.

[I want teh kotor 3]

Spoken like a true American: If you don't like us, **** yourself.

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

It was a pretty ****ty caricature to be honest. I'd be pissed off too.

 

I mean, I wouldn't scream in rage, strap explosives to myself and murder hundreds of people, but I'd still be angry at the author. There are much easier ways to protest against this sort of thing, if you're against it, and suicide bombing just seems like excessive effort.

[Trenitay]

I thought it was pretty well done. I mean, he's wearing the bomb as a hat instead of a belt, but other than that it looked good to me.

[Humodour]

It was a pretty ****ty caricature to be honest. I'd be pissed off too.

 

I mean, I wouldn't scream in rage, strap explosives to myself and murder hundreds of people, but I'd still be angry at the author. There are much easier ways to protest against this sort of thing, if you're against it, and suicide bombing just seems like excessive effort.

 

Any sane person who get angry at home and forget about it, not protest in the street and cause destruction of property.

[Blank]

If someone depicted Jesus as a caricature displaying some type of hypocrisy which Christians commit, I would take the message to heart: the author of the comic has perceived Christ's character in such a way. At that point, I would do my best not to depict Jesus that way to others through my own actions, and I would try even harder to show Christ's true character, that of love.

 

If someone said Christ was a murderer because they heard someone murder another in the name of Christ, should I go murder the person who said Christ was a murderer? Never! Such a thing would only serve to strengthen the claim that Christ is a murderer, which He Himself never was, but which a person might perceive Him as through the actions of another claiming to be in His name.

 

Christians say that their beliefs ought to be reflected by their lives, and that they show God's love by their love of others. So if they suck at loving others, of course people will think Jesus must suck too.

 

It is thus a true Christian's responsibility to show the true character of Christ through true actions of love. This is the best way to combat misrepresentations of Jesus Christ. If one man claims he commits evils in Jesus' name (and remember, evil is never something Christ endorsed), and another man claims his great acts of love are in Jesus' name (Jesus being the very model of great acts of love), which man will people believe better represents Christ? The man who disobeyed Christ and wrought destruction, or the man who obeyed Christ and bore good fruit to mankind? I want with all my heart to be the latter man, and I repent and beg forgiveness when I am found to resemble the former man in any way.

Edited January 3, 2010 by Blank

[Rosbjerg]

now that an interpretation of religion I can accept and respect Blank..

 

I know quite a few Muslims who are doing their best to show the true nature of their religion as well and I keep telling them to get on the wagon and disown those sobs that keep using Islam as an excuse to be violent.. In many ways Islam is a very beautiful belief, it's just a little too easy to misinterpret - like Christianity.

[Blank]

I agree. If a Christian literally believes someone is murdering another person, when was the answer ever to murder the people who are doing the murdering? That sounds like trying to overcome evil with evil. Whereas the Bible specifically teaches,

Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men. If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord. "BUT IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM, AND IF HE IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP BURNING COALS ON HIS HEAD." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

 

This is why the "christians" who killed people that ran an abortion clinic boggle my mind. According to this passage, they should be feeding and clothing the people in the abortion clinic, showing love to the people in order to show the "better" way that they supposedly are enlightened to, leaving vengeance to God. If they really believe in a just, perfect, and almighty God, then let that awesome God give the due punishment for killing innocents, probably a far better punishment than simply returning the deed and killing the people.

Edited January 3, 2010 by Blank

[Killian Kalthorne]

When it comes to abortion, since it has become legal in the US the abortion rates have gone down and continue to go down. I think that by making abortion legal it allowed those seeking abortion at medical clinics instead of backrooms with hangers can get better counseling and advice thus make better decisions for themselves and the unborn child. If abortion was to become illegal again I can see abortions, and botched abortions, increase.

 

There aren't many Christian types I respect, but the ones like Blank is those I do. Agree with, no. Respect, yes.

Edited January 3, 2010 by Killian Kalthorne

[Walsingham]

I'm certainly down with the notion of good overcoming evil. I'm a solid war is inevitable in certain cases, guy; but I'm also of the opinion that war is totally unnecessary in a lot of cases. Kindness can bridge the gap, and reduce the number of wars you fight. Less wars means more concentration of effort, means more wars won.

 

Being raised in a small village I got the small c christian values of vicarage sunday school. Kindness above all.