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kpete

(71,996 posts) Fri Jan 9, 2015, 03:01 PM Jan 2015

Respond To The Act - NOT - The Religion.

Charlie Hebdo: Norway's Christians didn't have to apologise for Anders Breivik, and it's the same for Muslims now
It's as if no one in any Western country has ever gone berserk with a gun in a public place before

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Because Christianity can be interpreted in any way you like. You can be a Christian and believe that means you should be generous, peaceful, modest and love thy neighbour. Or you can be a Christian and be a Tony Blair. There’s room for everyone.

The same could be true of all faiths, its followers ranging from the heroic to the despicable, all of them justifying their actions by finding the relevant quote in their holy text. So the most logical response to any supposedly religious act is to respond to the act and not the religion.

But there is one other possibility that’s been overlooked. Maybe the murderers are confused by the British government’s attitude towards crazy Islamic gunmen, which has appeared inconsistent.

Not long ago President Assad of Syria, whose record for madness and violence is exemplary, was invited by the Prime Minister to stay at Buckingham Palace. And the rulers of Saudi Arabia, who recently got through 19 executions in one month, are sold billions of pounds worth of weapons. So maybe the gunmen’s strategy was to prove how mental they were, thinking they’d then be invited for biscuits with The Queen, and then be asked to do a deal for a tank.

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Respond To The Act - NOT - The Religion. (Original Post) kpete Jan 2015 OP

Jihadis are blaming the crimes of the Bush/Cheney administration Warpy Jan 2015 #1

Brevik did not have the support of millions of christians. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #2

K&R Jamaal510 Jan 2015 #3

Warpy

(111,277 posts)

1. Jihadis are blaming the crimes of the Bush/Cheney administration

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 03:12 PM

Jan 2015

on all Americans. They can't tell the difference between the innocent and the guilty and incorrectly assume we all supported those crimes.

The same is true of people who blame all of Islam for the actions of vicious heretics.

Think about it.

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

2. Brevik did not have the support of millions of christians.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 05:25 PM

Jan 2015

Not a good example. A better example would be the assassination of Dr. George Tiller by Scott Roeder.

That assassination had the support of millions of Christians in this country, and was cheered on by at least one major rightwing media outlet, Fox, and rightwing hate celebrity Bill O'Reilly.

Randall Terry, the founder of Operation Rescue, said:

“George Tiller was a mass-murderer. We grieve for him that he did not have time to properly prepare his soul to face God. I am more concerned that the Obama Administration will use Tiller's killing to intimidate pro-lifers into surrendering our most effective rhetoric and actions. Abortion is still murder. And we still must call abortion by its proper name; murder. Those men and women who slaughter the unborn are murderers according to the Law of God. We must continue to expose them in our communities and peacefully protest them at their offices and homes, and yes, even their churches."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_George_Tiller

An apology for supporting and encouraging people like Roeder is exactly what should be expected from those Christians.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

3. K&R

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Sat Jan 10, 2015, 02:25 AM

Jan 2015

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