Christianity - Religion of violence?

[-DarthMaul-]

Napoleon burnt the greatest library in the world.

he was a very violent man.

[LIGHTNING [NL]]

"He who controls the present controls the past; he who controls the past, controls the future."

[Smigg]

Originally Posted by LIGHTNING [NL]

"He who controls the present controls the past; he who controls the past, controls the future."

sorry i cant quite see what that has to do with violence?

[-DarthMaul-]

Changing History in books.

[yod@]

Originally Posted by vladtemplar

Here, Ill quote myself from that thread:
"Jediism combines the best elements of many World Religions.

so in a sense you are following the relegions you keep denouncing

[DeaditeDan]

Originally Posted by elros

so in a sense you are following the relegions you keep denouncing

Anyway, I think the only religion I see any value in for me personally is Wicca. The Wiccan rede is short, simple, and logical. It basically says do what you will, as long as you don't harm or intentionally manipulate another person.

Plus, I like that it's brand of spirituality is more based around nature and the universe than moral codes, legends(noah's ark, adam and eve etc.), and deities. Although, there are 'deities' in a sense in Wicca, the God and the Goddess. Really these beings are more allegorical and represent the duality of nature, order and chaos, masculine and femine(hence God and Goddess), etc.

Their holiday's are really structured around the seasons. The solstices(sp?), and the equinoxes.

[-Logic-Is-A-Virtue-]

Nepoleon did NOT burn down the Library of Alexandria. It was destroyed even before Christ was born by Julius Ceasar or some of his troops accidentally set the fire during a war.

Go here http://www.bede.org.uk/Library2.htm

I don't know why you would think Nepoleon did it.

[El Hombre del Fuego]

You can't argue that he was a fiesty little bastard, though.

Also Atheist, although that had absolutely nothing to do with anything, so I don't know why I typed it.

[Bloodjunky213]

Christians have been responsible for more murding in history of life than hitler.

1. Pageans they sought out all pegeans that believed differantly,and when they wouldn't switch faith they killed all of them. That is intolerance.

2. Salem witch burnings didn't do any research just grabbed four women and burned them because they where differant. This is blind violence

3. The massacre of indians becouse they where "savages". And in the christian veiw needed god.

This is very dangerous statement,does any one really need god? Religon has been the ignition key for so many wars,murding etc.


In england when the christian religon first started,it was a form of control. The church,and kings put these commandments in place to control the actions of there subjects. God did not come down from the heaven and give them to moses.

Jesus did not perform miracles he was a conman that's why he was crusified. Think about it if he did all these miracles and could prove he was the son of god whay was he punished? Simple he wasn't.

To some up my veiws. All religons are belifs everybody is intitled to there belif,but it has also caused more harm than good. Too deny that statement is just , plain niave.

Think for yourself.

PLease take my staements open mindedly,don't wanna piss anyone off,these are just my opinions.

[LIGHTNING [NL]]

Originally Posted by Bloodjunky213

To some up my veiws. All religons are belifs everybody is intitled to there belif,but it has also caused more harm than good. Too deny that statement is just , plain niave.

Call me "niave" if you want, but that statement is just plain wrong. No where in the bible does it say that people that don't believe have to be killed. Christianity is a religion based on forgiveness and on love for your feloow humans. Some people exploit religion, but that does not mean it's the religions fault.
Maybe you should read the bible once, cause you obviously have no clue what religion is all about.