Originally posted by NoahsMommy

Please don't make assumptions like that Richard. Not EVERY religious person is like that.

it is not an assumption.

go to bosnia, go to hitler's germany, go to the middle east, go to any place on the planet where people DO NOT like each other BECAUSE of their religion....

i didn't say that about any particular religion or situation or EVERY religious person.....it was merely an opinion as to the crimes that men commit against each other because MY god is greater than yours. a benevolent god does not instruct his followers to commit ethnic cleansing, religious cleansing or to clad themselves in plastique, or C4 in order to remove an "occupation force" from their land..... a true religious follower DOES NOT disrespect their fellow man by trying to eradicate them and THEIR faith from the planet..


my point centers on the hypocrisy of ANY person who intertprets religious teachings that preach love and tolerance within that belief,
but takes that same religion, twists it into a
hatred that gives us firebombings, homicide bombers, mass graves and ethnic cleansing..all under the pretense of religion and god...

pcb,
what does god think about all the fighting over
the three religious sites in Jerusalem???

if he was the SAME god he should come down and kick a little ass on EVERYONE. He'd slap everyone silly and tell them to behave and live in harmony.......unfortunately he's left people in charge and as long that is going on NO ONE IS going to get along........

but what do i know??

2,000 plus years of bickering by the muslims, catholics and jews.....what a great atmosphere to bring the children up in!!!

if that is what god is all about i'll take a pass and sit on the sidelines, shake my head when i hear about another person dying because it's a
'religious thing'.

before i forget....if indeed those three same religions share the same god why can't they get just get together and learn to live in peace?

is that really so hard??? apparently it is.

answer that question and i will certainly entertain the thought of that BENEVOLENT GOD i keep mentioning........i know he's out there someplace.....he's just hamstrung by the fact that everyone has a different idea as to WHO HE IS.



amen.