tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37091954.post930577266450153183..comments2024-03-07T02:42:15.115-06:00Comments on Morning Rush: THE CLASH OF THE FEW PERCENTTerry Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16143128192380736154noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37091954.post-47814000453066583652008-11-19T11:46:00.000-06:002008-11-19T11:46:00.000-06:00Not to start an argument but the Bible often calls...Not to start an argument but the Bible often calls for violence against those who oppose the People of God. One of the least pleasant examples is in Psalm 137<BR/><BR/><I>7 Remember, O Lord, against the Edomites the day of Jerusalem's fall, how they said, "Tear it down! Tear it down! Down to its foundations!" 8 O daughter Babylon, you devastator! Happy shall they be who pay you back what you have done to us! 9 Happy shall they be who take your little ones and dash them against the rock! </I><BR/><BR/>Hardly what Jesus taught us to do, yet it is an example I have heard Athiests point to, saying the Bible is just as violent as the Quran.Monk-in-Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373661525025912462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37091954.post-45518068701451461472008-11-19T10:51:00.000-06:002008-11-19T10:51:00.000-06:00I'd hate for all believers to be sterotyped as bei...I'd hate for all believers to be sterotyped as being like Ananias and Saphira. I'd hate for Muslims to judge Christianity on no more understanding of scripture than I have of Allah. I watched the interview of Maher by Huckabee and found myself thanking God for the former Baptist pastor and crying out for Maher's heart to be touched by God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37091954.post-79709623733820880292008-11-19T10:08:00.000-06:002008-11-19T10:08:00.000-06:00Good post - you've made me do some thinking this m...Good post - you've made me do some thinking this morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37091954.post-65795615799885222972008-11-19T09:21:00.000-06:002008-11-19T09:21:00.000-06:00sorry... apologies for my diatribe...but I need to...sorry... apologies for my diatribe...<BR/><BR/>but I need to add: YES, MOST MUSLIMS ARE PEACEFUL!!! no doubt that it is the one percent which gives the rest of them a bad reputation... (much like us Christians)...<BR/><BR/>but that does not change the fact that the Q'uran calls for violence against 'infidels' (those who don't believe like them) and forceful compliance to their holy writ...<BR/><BR/>while the Bible calls for love and compassion and encouragement to those who do not believe...<BR/><BR/>THAT is our call! THAT is the great commission!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498113118599691994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37091954.post-70603572754098347662008-11-19T09:16:00.000-06:002008-11-19T09:16:00.000-06:00very well-thought out... and I agree we have built...very well-thought out... and I agree we have built arguments to reinforce stereotypes and confirm our own ignorant prejudices...I also concur that God loves everyone, and we should too...<BR/><BR/>I will say, however, that I believe there is a difference between radical Muslims and radical Christians... <BR/><BR/>I have studied the Q'uran (to the best of my ability in its English translation), and it is very clear in its violent intent toward all non-"believers"...and it seems to me that those we consider 'radical Muslims' have simply taken that 'violent intent' to its logical, violent and extreme conclusion.<BR/><BR/>Such is not the case with radical Christians... these people have perverted the Holy Scripture and twisted it to fit their militant and unGodly slant... taken to ITS logical extreme, the Bible - unlike the Q'uran - leads to a peaceful, Christ-imitative lifestyle, not violence... <BR/><BR/>Am I wrong here? <BR/><BR/>Further, I humbly submit that when Jude declares that we are to 'contend earnestly for the Faith', he is NOT talking about 'contending' with our Baptist friends (as we have for decades!)... he is talking about contending with non-believers... in my mind, those who believe in no God or in false gods... <BR/><BR/>don't Muslims fit this? Allah is not the same as God.<BR/><BR/>thoughts?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498113118599691994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37091954.post-11928430340857337932008-11-18T18:57:00.000-06:002008-11-18T18:57:00.000-06:00Great post! Jesus called us to love our neighbors,...Great post!<BR/><BR/> Jesus called us to love our neighbors, enemies, and those who persecute us. And He meant it, trouble is a lot of us listen to talk radio and our fears and we easily forget the Master's command.Monk-in-Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373661525025912462noreply@blogger.com