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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup
It is a simple fact that the holy source text for the religion explicitly lays out how non-believers are to be overran, oppressed, and forcibly converted.
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The old OT, a font of beauty and wisdom, also runs red with blood, anger and genocidal intolerance.
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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup
Certainly people of all faiths have found ways to use their faith in support of violence but some require more twisting than others (with Christianity, specifically, it tends to require going to the grumpy-God of the Old Testament rather than the specific teachings of "Jesus Christ."
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The holy source text for the Christian religion is not just the teachings of Jesus Christ. It is in great measure Paul, which is all about conversion and, impliedly, how the unconverted are not worthy. It is also, ultimately, Revelations. While the Christian holy source text has an eschatological focus, it appears that the world has not ended, and that same Christian holy source text has provided many with ample inspiration and opportunity to play God.