jim100 wrote:Christ never said "go ye unto all the world and preach the gospel to every creature, but if they don't listen just kill them all" did he? Christ never killed anyone. Those people that murdered "in Christ's name" will get their just reward before the judgment seat, just like us all.
What you are trying to do is say that Christ is just as responsible for those murders commited " in Christ's name" as the governments are when the governments have done this just because the people didn't "conform",or pay taxes, or didn't think the government was supposed to be worshiped like a god.
No, I never said Christ was responsible, and I think you know it. I was comparing atrocities committed in the name of religion with your atrocities committed in the name of government.
Where in the Communist Manifesto does it say to starve 100 million people to death? Where in the US Constitution does it say bomb the living hell out of tinpot countries in the Balkans?
My
point is the atrocity blame game is meaningless-you can point to government as a tool for atrocity
just as easily as I can with religion.
Kreutz wrote:I like government meddling with people who wish to sell me rotten meat, dump coal slurry in my water, sell appliances that would catch fire, etc
Hands down choose meddling
What I was getting at was that the government lets all this stuff through anyway so the government meddling is doing nothing to help you. While taking away your freedom.
No, the republicans are even now trying to destroy the EPA. Why? Who does that benefit? And I wont even get into vaccines, a small minority of people have reactions as with any substance (be it food, pollen, bee stings, etc.) and that is just the risk you take with them.
And yes, the FDA does a decent job of managing things all things considered.
So what? I still pay for it. It is not evil in and of itself. It is just like the way I can drive on the roads. They are not inherently evil, I pay for them, And most importantly Christ never said we couldn't use it to spread the gospel.
Christ also never mentioned homosexuality or abortion either, glad you're on board with those too.
As to you other posts gunderwood has stated an ample rebuttal, with one exception.
I skip over those, they're just too long.
I am not saying we should go back the constitution, I am saying we should drop the constitution and go back to the Bible. the constitution is flawed. I'm sorry but since it was made by men it is flawed in ways that let the later generations interpret it in a more and more ungodly light.
Ok, but
which Bible are we all to follow? Soooo many versions and translations.