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RandySF

(86,410 posts) Sat Jan 10, 2015, 02:53 PM Jan 2015

So who is a "real Christian" and who is a "real Muslim"? [View all]

Who is a real "fill in the blank" anyway? When white supremacists blow up Federal buildings, everyone goes out of their way to say they are not true Christians. When Muslims commit murders, they're not "real Muslims" anyway. Yet in each each, the perpetrators clings to divine inspiration for their acts. How many people have to die before we stop running cover for religions whose ministers promote violence every Friday and Sunday?

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So who is a "real Christian" and who is a "real Muslim"? [View all] RandySF Jan 2015 OP

This is not about religion. It's about extremists. onecaliberal Jan 2015 #1

It's not about edhopper Jan 2015 #3

Religion is the facade under which some seek to bend others to their will. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #7

Thank you. eom uppityperson Jan 2015 #10

Thank you for articulating the fact so onecaliberal Jan 2015 #18

^^This!^^ BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #24

It is also about religion because clergy on all three sides of the issues the Skidmore Jan 2015 #4

These days everyone speaks against Westboro Baptist, but the fact of the matter is they harassed Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #12

yes, RELIGIOUS extremists. nt m-lekktor Jan 2015 #8

I like the Religious tolerance websites definition LostOne4Ever Jan 2015 #2

I'm not competent to judge such things, so I accept the MineralMan Jan 2015 #5

Nice summation. bluesbassman Jan 2015 #11

are they committing the act in the name of their religion ProdigalJunkMail Jan 2015 #6

McVeigh never claimed any religious motivation for the OK bombing. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #9

McVeigh told Gore Vidal in their correspondence he was agnostic. m-lekktor Jan 2015 #15

HE may not have stated religious motivation Runningdawg Jan 2015 #28

The OK City bomber did not in fact claim divine or religious inspiration. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #13

a real christian or real muslim is a person who demigoddess Jan 2015 #14

you don't get decide who is what. m-lekktor Jan 2015 #17

I'm looking at it from God's point of view demigoddess Jan 2015 #29

OTOH. How many people are motivated by religion to NOT become terrorists or harm people? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #16

So you know quite a few people who would be terrorists if not for their religion? Really? Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #22

I've known terrorists that are motivated by religion. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #25

I'm not speaking in generaliaztions. I'm talking about specifics. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #30

I believe you are referring to the "no-true-Scotsman" fallacy phantom power Jan 2015 #19

I can give the answer for 'real Christians' that Jeus gave in the stories, he's pretty damn clear Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #20

I think we need version numbers for religions. CJCRANE Jan 2015 #21

We don't get to decide./NT DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #23

Only the really nice ones DavidDvorkin Jan 2015 #26

"Kilts and haggis may be involved." Behind the Aegis Jan 2015 #27

Why does it even matter? Avalux Jan 2015 #31