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Originally posted by RPKESQ
I have been accused of god bashing, just because I used one of the believer's statements which declares he has a duty to inflict this nonsense on the rest of us, with the substitution of Christian with non-believer.
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Every religious person I have ever met has the same "my interpretation is correct, yours is wrong" position. Every one of them. They can all point out that the ones who are bigoted, hate filled, gay bashing, doctor killing, anti -intellectual, Moslem haters, etc. etc. are all the misguided ones, not at all like the "correct" true believers.
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As I said earlier, it's not for us to judge what is in other's hearts. Whether Gandhi is saved or not is up to God. As a Christian, it's my duty to be available to share and tell the truth about God's Word with people who want to learn about it.
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If you are going to quote or paraphrase me, I would appreciate if you do it truthfully. Let's compare our two statements word by phrase by phrase so that I'm not mis-quoted again.
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it's not for us to judge what is in other's hearts. Whether Gandhi is saved or not is up to God.
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Every religious person I have ever met has the same "my interpretation is correct, yours is wrong" position. Every one of them. They can all point out that the ones who are bigoted, hate filled, gay bashing, doctor killing, anti "intellectual, Moslem haters, etc. etc. are all the misguided ones, not at all like the "correct" true believers.
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You correctly identified me as a believer, and then promptly state that you never met a believer who didn't say that things that you said. Well you said them, not me. I don't need you to put garbage in my mouth. So if you want to talk about truth -- start with an honest quote.
BTW, I'm sure that if I were to ask you if all athiests are
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...bigoted, hate filled, gay bashing, doctor killing, anti "intellectual, Moslem haters, etc. etc.
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and I could add to the list church burners and anti-semites -- I suggest that you would point out that those statements didn't apply to true logically minded athiests such as yourself. If you dis-agree with my suggestion, I'd be shocked.
Why should a believer's statements to that effect carry any less credence then a similar statement made by an Athiest?
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As a Christian, it's my duty to be available to share and tell the truth about God's Word with people who want to learn about it.
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he has a duty to inflict this nonsense on the rest of us,
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My word:
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The last time that I checked, participation on this thread and this forum is strictly voluntary. You are welcome not to participate in this discussion if it so offends you.
My words: people who want to learn about it (God's Word)
Your words: the rest of us.
Incorrect statements were made and questions asked about what Christians believe in regards to Creation and Evolution. As a Christian, I thought that I'd share what many actual Christians believe, as opposed to what non-Christians believe Christians believe. In my book this is telling the truth.
I understand that you feel the duty to stand up for your beliefs. So do I. If you're going make sweeping generalizations about people who you obviously know very little about (such as myself), the least that I can do is point out where I differ from your generalization.