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Unique ID In India Causes 'Fear of the Beast'
bhagwad writes "India's attempts to tag everyone with an ID number has run into a roadblock is some Christian villages. Apparently the villagers fear they will be associated with the devil since according to the Bible, everyone having the 'mark of the beast' will go to hell. These people are not afraid of punishment. They relish this opportunity to prove their faith because the Bible also proclaims that they will be persecuted."
it is truly sad that you are truly sad.
the moderators identified a nutjob and acted properly.
Why would I be tolerant of someone who does not repay the favor?
So, you are only tolerant of people who share your beliefs?
The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted. James Madison
It's a sad story that not all of those who call themselves Christians care so much about actually following their master. What's even sader is that I, as a Christian , often will have to point that finger at myself too. In the end that's why I keep beeing a Christian. I realise I'm not perfect and therefore in need of a someone to help me. How about you? And btw, if evil men do nothing there's still going to be people dying because of starvation and disease. Having the power to do what's right and not doing it is also defined as beeing evil.
Recently I heard that argument called "intellectual cowardice", and I think that's an excellent way of putting it. I was religiously schooled and had this very same argument put to me quite early, and considered it deeply at the time. Basically the people who can't see there could be a god and are brave enough to trust their own gut... well... they burn, and the cowards who can change the very way they see the world for the sake of a threat get rewarded. That didn't jive with what I'd been told about a just god, so either god wasn't just or a few parts of the bible weren't true. Was I looking for an excuse to not to believe? Definitely not! It just started me moving in that direction.