"My church" sanctions nothing of the sort. Just because a few zealots are raving mad lunatics, doesn't mean that they were given permission to do it by the Head of the church, who, technically speaking, is Christ. He's the one who founded it. He's the one who laid down the principles by which he asks us to live by. Notice that I said ask, not demand. So many people have a false, legalistic view of Christianity, especially concerning conservative evangelicals. Christianity is not about "doing" the right things to get into heaven. It's not about being zealous. Christianity is, in its simplest form, a personal relationship with God, where he's forgiven all your sin that you've committed (against Him) by coming to Earth and dying for you.
I think the problem Slashdot users (and the athiest world at large) is that they connect the term "Christian" with "overly-zealous-unbeliever-hater-believe-in-God-an d-do-all-this-stuff-to-get-to-heaven-and-you'd-bet ter-have-perfect-doctrine-or-I'll-kill-you people"
Are these people radical? Yes. But are they biblical? Not in the least bit. I wouldn't even call them Christians. They show no sign of "belonging to Christ." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian)
Perhaps the Slashdot community has a warped view of Christian fundamentals.
Fundamental Christianity according to Wikipedia, is "a movement...by conservative evangelical Christians, who...actively affirmed a "fundamental" set of Christian beliefs: the inerrancy of the Bible, the virgin birth of Christ, the doctrine of substitutionary atonement, the bodily resurrection of Jesus, and the authenticity of his miracles."
I don't see anything about hatred towards non-Christians, do you? In fact, one of the teachings of Jesus states that we are to love our enemies (Matthew 5:44).
All I'm trying to say is, fundamental Christianity is misrepresented. I adhere to fundamental Christianity (or try to, at least), and I would never think of bombing abortion clinics or beating up university professors, and neither would most fundamental Christians. It's the "Christians" who hold to teachings either not found in the Bible, or teachings distorted by men and their sloppy interpretation of the Bible who are committing these heinous crimes.
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"My church" sanctions nothing of the sort. Just because a few zealots are raving mad lunatics, doesn't mean that they were given permission to do it by the Head of the church, who, technically speaking, is Christ. He's the one who founded it. He's the one who laid down the principles by which he asks us to live by. Notice that I said ask, not demand. So many people have a false, legalistic view of Christianity, especially concerning conservative evangelicals. Christianity is not about "doing" the right things to get into heaven. It's not about being zealous. Christianity is, in its simplest form, a personal relationship with God, where he's forgiven all your sin that you've committed (against Him) by coming to Earth and dying for you.
I think the problem Slashdot users (and the athiest world at large) is that they connect the term "Christian" with "overly-zealous-unbeliever-hater-believe-in-God-an d-do-all-this-stuff-to-get-to-heaven-and-you'd-bet ter-have-perfect-doctrine-or-I'll-kill-you people"
Are these people radical? Yes. But are they biblical? Not in the least bit. I wouldn't even call them Christians. They show no sign of "belonging to Christ." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian)
Exactly.
Perhaps the Slashdot community has a warped view of Christian fundamentals.
Fundamental Christianity according to Wikipedia, is "a movement...by conservative evangelical Christians, who...actively affirmed a "fundamental" set of Christian beliefs: the inerrancy of the Bible, the virgin birth of Christ, the doctrine of substitutionary atonement, the bodily resurrection of Jesus, and the authenticity of his miracles."
I don't see anything about hatred towards non-Christians, do you? In fact, one of the teachings of Jesus states that we are to love our enemies (Matthew 5:44).
All I'm trying to say is, fundamental Christianity is misrepresented. I adhere to fundamental Christianity (or try to, at least), and I would never think of bombing abortion clinics or beating up university professors, and neither would most fundamental Christians. It's the "Christians" who hold to teachings either not found in the Bible, or teachings distorted by men and their sloppy interpretation of the Bible who are committing these heinous crimes.