Just consider the Westboro Baptist church whose website is named "god hates fags". Here are a few images of their protests.
!!!STOP!!!
According to the Pew Research Center there are 2.2 billion Christians. I have two points to make.
- The actions and beliefs of extremist Christians in the name of God do not reflect the beliefs and views of the overwhelming majority of Christians.
- I can make an argument to demagogue any political, religious, or business group by citing facts and data taken from a limited cross-section of such populations.
The Pew Research Center estimates that there are 1.6 billion Muslims in the world. Extremist jihadists represent a clear and present danger to every country on the planet. The vast majority of Muslims are good and moral people. The vast majority of Christians are good and moral people. I hope you now understand my point about this Administration and their views regarding Muslims.
We divide ourselves when we claim the moral high road to our point of view, to our systems of belief, to our societal norms, to our dogmas. Before you open your mouth and speak, think about what you are going to say.
Finally, there can sometimes be a fine line between your beliefs and those of extremist groups. Consider the following signs.
Both are these messages draw the same conclusion. The difference between the two would be?
Since many well meaning (and some not so well meaning) Christians like to take bible passages out of context let me take two of my favorite Bible verses out of context. I leave you with Luke 6:37
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven."
...and...
If you really are a follower of Christ, when it comes to judging others you might want to give consideration to what he had to say on the Subject.
John 8:7
"When they persisted in questioning him, he straightened up and told them, "Let the person among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her."
Seldom a day goes by when I do not want to pass judgement on someone or something. These two verses serve to give me perspective. The sign that best reflects my views as a Christian on the LGBTQ community ...
...and, here is a pastor that in my opinion has the proper Christian perspective for any age.
We divide ourselves when we claim the moral high road to our point of view, to our systems of belief, to our societal norms, to our dogmas. Before you open your mouth and speak, think about what you are going to say.
Finally, there can sometimes be a fine line between your beliefs and those of extremist groups. Consider the following signs.
Both are these messages draw the same conclusion. The difference between the two would be?
Since many well meaning (and some not so well meaning) Christians like to take bible passages out of context let me take two of my favorite Bible verses out of context. I leave you with Luke 6:37
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven."
...and...
If you really are a follower of Christ, when it comes to judging others you might want to give consideration to what he had to say on the Subject.
John 8:7
"When they persisted in questioning him, he straightened up and told them, "Let the person among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her."
Seldom a day goes by when I do not want to pass judgement on someone or something. These two verses serve to give me perspective. The sign that best reflects my views as a Christian on the LGBTQ community ...
...and, here is a pastor that in my opinion has the proper Christian perspective for any age.
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