tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526647904385272392.post2474745174114264837..comments2024-03-29T03:38:18.715-06:00Comments on The Barb Wire: From My Email Bag: A German's Point of View on IslamBarbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05016832868807957194noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526647904385272392.post-60619756087594962432009-11-15T14:52:34.123-06:002009-11-15T14:52:34.123-06:00It's the fanatics who believe it's ok to m...<i>It's the fanatics who believe it's ok to murder a man IN CHURCH ON SUNDAY because they don't agree with what he does. (In my church/Christian teachings, we've been taught that it's God's job to judge, not man's.)</i><br /><br />Who believes the above --about murdering a man in church on Sunday? I haven't heard about these fanatics. <br /><br />the difference between Christian "fanatics" who believe and do horrible things --like the Ku Klux Klan --they aren't following the bible or Jesus's teachings at all.<br /><br />With fanatical Muslims and Communists, they can point to their writers, leaders, "sacred books" and justify great evil by their own words.<br /><br />Your church is right --Jesus will judge on Judgment Day --but in the meantime, we are all to TEACH the Bible's standards of right and wrong --there is to be some accountability in the church --and in a culture. E.G. we DO judge murderers and thieves and lock them up- -and rightly so. We do judge and mete out punishment. We do and should de-frock priests and pastors who are immoral.<br /><br />The church does not punish except to kick someone out who is blatantly disagreeing with the precepts taught and blatantly living against the Biblical standards for righteous living.<br /><br />But that's not to say that believers are self-righteous, unaware of their own need to repent for sins and do right.It doesn't mean they think they are perfect.<br /><br />Judgmental is defined biblically as criticizing others for that for which we ourselves are guilty.<br /><br />Judge not, "for you do the very same things."<br /> <br />to paraphrase: Judge not harshly unless you want to be judged harshly--for you'll receive the same measure of judgment which you "mete out" yourself.<br /><br />With both Communism and Islam, fanaticism is consistent with their founding documents and their present leadership.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016832868807957194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526647904385272392.post-51298617438604097432009-11-15T09:07:31.091-06:002009-11-15T09:07:31.091-06:00I'd say that the same could be said about Chri...I'd say that the same could be said about Christianity, too:<br /><br />It's the fanatics who run many parts of today's Christianity.<br /><br />It's the fanatics/hard liners who march. (Almost by definition -- unless you are extremely passionate, it isn't your highest priority.)<br /><br />It's the fanatics who promote bombings of abortion clinics or who actually perpetrate such acts.<br /><br />It's the fanatics who believe it's ok to murder a man IN CHURCH ON SUNDAY because they don't agree with what he does. (In my church/Christian teachings, we've been taught that it's God's job to judge, not man's.) <br /><br />The common thread/the real problem is FANATICISM, not Islam. Fanatics of all stripes are dangerous.JTalbottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526647904385272392.post-54561891861726150782009-11-14T08:44:31.165-06:002009-11-14T08:44:31.165-06:00I guess I would call the aborters "fanatics a...I guess I would call the aborters "fanatics about women's 'health care' --fanatics against children."Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016832868807957194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526647904385272392.post-43244655024805562872009-11-14T08:43:42.034-06:002009-11-14T08:43:42.034-06:00I thought Stalin's communist regime killed 50 ...I thought Stalin's communist regime killed 50 million, not 20. And the Chinese have aborted millions in addition to the number cited here.<br /><br />And America has aborted millions, also, since '73 and is still doing it.<br /><br />Dr. Tanay forgot to include the Christian converts murdered by fanatical Muslims --like the little Egyptian girl last year who was stoned to death.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016832868807957194noreply@blogger.com