Comments by "ncwordman" (@ncwordman) on "Caller: Should we be AGGRESSIVELY against religion?" video.
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I feel the same, Adi Mart. But I also understand why they're acting that way. Good Christians aren't ostentatious. But bad ones are: They are in everyone's face screaming, with neon lights flashing. And when such people are in government, or vote for people who will be like that in government, then their bad religious practices become everyone's problem.
But, yes, my fellow liberals are extremely hateful of the Bible, not just religion, but any mention of the Bible at all. And it's sad, as they should be intelligent enough to differentiate between hypocritical people of bad faith, and honest people who do good.
One of the important things to remember: "Forgive them, they know not what they do."
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@chezmoi42 " If you could stop generalizing for a moment, you might realize that the complaint is not about the bible, nor the personal practice of religion, but about those who want to make their own religion law for everyone."
I said that. See:
"And when such people are in government, or vote for people who will be like that in government, then their bad religious practices become everyone's problem."
I did my best to empathize. I'm not religious. And I'm liberal. But I know the Bible, because I've studied it and written over 50 essays on it. And I've seen repeatedly a ton of hate coming from liberals about the Bible and religion: Not just once, or 100 times.
A case in point is this, from you:
"What you call 'hateful' is probably just the reasonable objection to being forced to accept what is known in other cultures as 'sharia law'."
I have no doubt evangelical conservatives are doing their best to institute their own American version of Sharia Law. But is the OP doing that? Am I? It's this guilt by association that brings your logic under scrutiny. It's oddly Biblical: "Sins of the father shall be visited upon the son."
Focus on the people who want the American Sharia Law. How about that? Because, otherwise, YOU are the one who is generalizing.
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@chezmoi42 "No, it's exactly what we see from far too many who call themselves 'Christian'."
I'll grant you that it's what YOU SEE. You see the anecdotal evidence, and assume that's it? I know this isn't true of you, because you've commented elsewhere that there are good Christians. So why did you say it here?
What aren't you seeing? You think you see everything? That's oddly Biblical--assuming you're God. You know, that's what got Adam and Eve into trouble: The serpent told Even she could be like God, if she ate the forbidden fruit. And what more does a weak person want, but to be all powerful, all knowing, etc?
"They think because they are 'saved' that they can do whatever they want and still be welcomed into what they imagine as heaven."
On another thread, you accused me of generalizing. But look at this that you wrote. Can you not see it? Or are you just unwilling to admit you were wrong?
That's what sin is, you know: doing what you know to be wrong. Repentance is being sorry you did it, and trying your best not to do it again. But, News Flash You're human, and therefore weak, frail, and of limited mortality. So you will do again what you know to be wrong.
Why? Because you deserve to have your way (or so we feel, and by "you" keep in mind I mean everyone, myself included). But then we come to our senses, and repent again. See? That's how it works. Sometimes we're don't mean it, and it's crap; sometimes we do mean it.
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