Many Evangelical Christians will tell you that the Muslims are a warlike religion, based on the Koran, while their own religion, based on the Holy Bible, is peaceful.I don't know the Koran, nor do I want to read it because apparently you can be murdered for repeating anything found in there, or for drawing a cartoon of Mohammed. So I will just stick to the bible for now.
If you believe, as Evangelicals do, that every word of the bible is the word of God, then God is kind of like Hitler. Here is a little quiz. Which of the following statements were made by Hitler, and which were in the Holy Bible?
And he brought out the people that [were] in it, and cut [them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Was that said by God or Hitler?
"And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. And the LORD said unto Moses, 'Take all the heads of the people and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.'"
Was that said by God or Hitler?
"And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation. And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense."
Was that said by God or Hitler?
"But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his trespasses. The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea: That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same."
Was that said by God or Hitler?
"Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass."
Was that said by God or Hitler?
"And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword."
Was that said by God or Hitler?
According to the Bible, these sayings were all by God, not Hitler.
References http://www.nobeliefs.com/DarkBible/darkbible3.htm
I welcome any comments from people who believe every word of the bible is true, and at the same time insist that their religion is peaceful, and furthermore spread stories about Islam being the religion of hate and war.
There is actually a peaceful message that is in the bible somewhere:
- Jesus said love those who hate you
- Let he who is without sin cast the first stone
And let's use good judgment on the rest, meaning forget about the scientifically unsound myth of creation and Noah's ark. The Bible has some inspiring messages and other than that it also has some primitive nonsense and blood lust. Maybe its the same for the Koran.
Picture: That is the God of the bible, with the Hitler mustache and cowlick. Strange, that I was not able to find a picture of God with a Hitler mustache on the entire Internet. So I had to photoshop it myself. It is TOTALLY NOT a cartoon of the prophet Mohammed.
I especially enjoyed reading the WWII correspondence between Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh.
ReplyDeleteIn one letter Waugh describes how he bet Randolph Churchill (Winston's son) that Churchill could not read the entire Bible in a fortnight, 'in the hope of keeping him quiet for a few hours'.
However, Waugh continues, 'Unhappily it has not had the result we hoped. He has never read any of it before and is hideously excited ... slapping his side & chortling "God, isn't God a shit!"'
And, in related news ... perhaps there is a god after all ;-)
Without wishing to worry you Jesus is a very important prophet in Islam and defacing an image of him might be a little provocative!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how many people would like to use religious texts as a justification for killing and hating other people. The only commandments I follow - Love God and love your neighbour. It sort of sums the whole thing up. Fundamentalists of all religions really worry me, they seem so full of anger towards other people - just what is their problem?
Oops, I forgot Jesus is also a prophet for Islam. I have not received any death threats yet. But just to cover all the bets, "Any resemblance between my picture and anyone living or dead or neither is purely coincidental."
ReplyDeleteCults have always attracted the insecure and xenophobic;d there is a irresistible attraction about the knowledge that one is privy, through belief, to the 'special knowledge' that grants privileges (such as eternal life) especially if those privileges are denied to any who refuse to join the cult.
ReplyDeleteIt is a small step from there to disapprobation and, ultimately, hatred for those who do not accept one's own certainties. The irony, of course, is that those 'certainties' mask a deep underlying insecurity about those beliefs which, in turn, results in the conscious perception of 'disbelief' as threats.
As a cult gains political power, we see aberrations such as the Spanish Inquisition, the Roman Catholic 'Index' (of proscribed books) and the recent 'anti-western' fatwas of the Muslims.
Logic would suggest that those truly comfortable and confident in their beliefs could rest assured in the certainties of their beliefs and not have to express their insecurities through hatreds, pogroms, fatwas and persecution of those of other belief systems.
Dear Anonymous: You don't need to worry about me going to Hell, I talked to God before I put the blog on the Internet for all to see. God said it was a good idea to post it as a wake up call to all the people who have been deluded into a fake Christianity by the Pat Robertsons and the "Born Agains". God has spoken to me again, and you probably should contact Him directly, He is available 24/7. Don't forget to ask Him for forgiveness for using two bad words in your comment, and for pretending to be my Mom (who does not use bad words.). Jesus is not easily fooled.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you on every word of this. However, it might be of interest for you to know that the story of the adulterous woman (where Jesus said "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.") is an utter fabrication written by early theologians when they saw that the doctrine of Jesus was contradictory.
ReplyDeleteJesus said in Matthew 5:17, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them." According to the law of Moses, adulterers must be stoned to death. So, there is no reason whatsoever for Christians to behave the way they do; they are not keeping the (contradictory) law of Moses.