Liberals criticize Christianity, a religion that preaches and practices tolerance, but defends Islam, whose followers kill women/gays daily.
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The man who acts presumptuously by not listening to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, nor to the judge, that man shall die; thus you shall purge the evil from Israel.
-Deuteronomy 17:12
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
-Leviticus 20:13
A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
-Leviticus 20:27
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
-Exodus 21:15
For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
-Leviticus 20:9
And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
-Leviticus 20:10
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
-2 Chronicles 15:12-13
Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known; Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you; Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
-Deuteronomy 13:13-16
If the various churches actually followed their holy book, as written, they would NOT be peaceful or tolerant. The only reason modern Christianity is relatively peaceful and tolerant is because of a long, long struggle against religious oppression from the Christian authorities (and this oppression was even practised against different Christian sects, as well as different religions) and in favor of religious freedom.
@2013378
To be fair, those are all quotes from the old testament. I know that there are still overlaps between the two testaments, but Jesus did away with many of the older books more scornful passages and he did preach tolerance (not to a universal extent, but still). Whether the christianity of today preaches it as well or even practices it is much more questionable in many regards. Quite a few do but many do not.
Same goes for Islam really. It's as if you just can't reduce huge groups of people to a few generalized character traits or something...
@ ChrisBP747
And Paul doubled down on the intolerant BS. The boss himself never said anything against homosexuals or women, but that does not stop christians from perpetuating that old crap.
Christianity today is mislabelled: it should be called paulism, because he is their main source of inspiration.
"Christianity, a religion that preaches and practices tolerance"
Which to everyone like DB means: "We will allow you to live and remain unhurt even if we don't consider you one of us, a True Christian, as long as you stay in your assigned place: BENEATH *us*!!"
You're comparing apples and oranges.
Islam is in some ways more tolerant than Christianity is, as it's a younger, more progressive religion.
Most liberals who criticize Christianity are Christians themselves.
I'd guess that few of them defend Islam . They are probably simply defending Muslims' equal right to Civil Rights.
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History clearly shows where Christianity started showing tolerance. When you were stopped torturing and enslaving the populace. This site has demonstrated hundreds of times over how much many of you really, really wish you could go back to those glory days. You fuckers still have 'witch hunters' in America!
Oh, and the main case about this comment or mantra of Fundamentalism. If we criticize Christianity were totally entitled to stay on the topic, every damn time we point out Christian hypocrites and liars we don't have to talk about Islamics too.
Since when does Christianity preach tolerance? Last I've seen, it's been Christians in this country complaining about gay marriage and playing bathroom police.
The only reason Christians in the U.S. aren't killing gays or women daily is because of that pesky Constitution.
The only difference between islam and christianity is that the christian world has to abide by rational law, the islamic world is still ruled by the imams. If the pope still had more power than the king christianity would be every bit as horrific as islam. The problem isn't christianity or islam, it is faith.
Christianity, a religion that preaches and practices tolerance
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha... Oh, wait, you're serious? Let me laugh even harder: WHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Seriously, though, even if Christianity may preach tolerance (and it does not always do that), people like you are anything but.
Islam, whose followers kill women/gays daily.
Yes, but as said before, the only thing stopping Christian fundamentalists from doing that is, well, the laws in their countries. And even then it does not stop all of them.
So sorry Princess Snowflake, but I criticize both. They are both equally backwards & stupid. Kinda like you.
Final note- Delete your account.
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