Sanders' Religion Thread, Begun @ LC Forum Options

[Sanders]

e-Dog and I have decided to re-constitute this from LC. It is a thread about the 3 major religions of the world. The goal was to follow the path of each from their common origins to the present day. We (a number of LC posters and I) got as far as the begining of the First Crusade while the thread was active.

What becomes of this thread when all the copying is done is not clear. It may be just a read-only thread for the Religion topic. Or it may be left open to posting, so we can finish the journey.

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Posted by: Daniels Jul 30 2006, 08:56 AM

ok i've fallen behind on this thread ... but basically what you're saying .. is that the diff between and philosopher and a prophet .. is that many people will die for what a prophet has said?

hmmmm ... in that case ... prophets are evil.  perhaps they didnt want people to kill because of what they prophecied ... but .. yea .. thats kinda messed up ... anyone that would kill someone just because they dont agree with what some other person said ... is off thier freaking rocker.

once again i must say that the concept of a holy war is the biggest load of crap i've ever heard.  dont mean to sound quite so blunt ...... well ... then again ... yea i do.  i would say i have a way better than average concept of "god" ... and to think that god would sign off on the destruction of anyone is f*cking rediculous.

least thats what i think.

No pr0mythius mah man.

The idea is that it is the fanatics that do the killing. The religious people just refuse to be forced at knifepoint to deny their faith.

Take for instance the early Christians. They were a persecuted community in the early years but their love for God was stronger than their love for this fleeting life.

Same with the Baha'is in Persia in the 1800s. 20,000 were butchered by the authorities and wild mobs who saw them as a threat to the established order. The Baha'is didn't fight back, but neither did they recant their belief in their Beloved.

These ten ladies, all members of the Baha'i Faith, were murdered by the authorities in Iran in 1983. The youngest was just 16.

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