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28. Again, do Christian Pacifists merely "pretend" to follow the Bible?

Wed Sep 21, 2016, 08:28 PM

Sep 2016

Today most priests seem pacifistic. Yet they still pretend to follow the Bible, often. Whose Old Testament was quite violent.

Here's a Christian Pacifist on a Red Tricycle. Note how he quotes the Old Testament in this video:

Rocky Tiger Ploughshares - Action.

21 July 2011, a peace activist on a red tricycle disables a "Tiger"
attack helicopter with a garden mattock.

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Pope and world religious leaders vow to oppose terror in God's name [View all] rug Sep 2016 OP

You know, I think they've done this before. LuvNewcastle Sep 2016 #1

Last November. rug Sep 2016 #2

Oh, so that's why ISIS surrendered, we pulled our troops LuvNewcastle Sep 2016 #3

Might make you wonder if something other than religion is going on. rug Sep 2016 #4

Yeah, just think how depraved we'd be. LuvNewcastle Sep 2016 #5

How did the Israelites treat Canaanites, Philistines? Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #6

How did the Romans feel when they forcibly occupied Palestine? rug Sep 2016 #7

Romans? Same as the Israelis; but not quite as angry. Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #8

Since you're describing 2,000 year old emotions, add this: rug Sep 2016 #9

Like the Bible promising Israeli global domination? Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #10

No, like Alexander, et sequelae. rug Sep 2016 #11

Every knee must bow to the Lord? Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #12

Empires are built on missiles not epistles. rug Sep 2016 #13

So God ordering an invasion, etc., was irrelevant? Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #14

Since it didn't happen it's irrelevant. rug Sep 2016 #17

Moses asserted Jews had been "promised" Israel. Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #18

This borders on anti-Semitism. rug Sep 2016 #20

It's from the Old Testament, as quoted in part above. Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #21

Google: "That the Jews should eventually fight and conquer the whole "world," and all "nations," rug Sep 2016 #22

Then go on to serious scholarly research on Zionism, the Day of the Lord, etc.. Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #24

Do you want me to read The Protocols too? rug Sep 2016 #25

Others cherry-pick the peaceful parts. Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #26

And don't promote anti-semitism in the guise of antitheism. rug Sep 2016 #27

Atheists don't discriminate; they avoid ALL religions Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #29

I'm talking about your posts in this subthread. Don't try to blend into a group. rug Sep 2016 #31

So let us read Psalm 2.8. Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #32

For starters, I'd read the whole thing, not one line. rug Sep 2016 #33

It starts as a complaint that God is not giving what he promised Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #34

"It is not a zionist blueprint for world domination." rug Sep 2016 #35

Ps. 22 begins noting God is not fulfilling his promise. Then? Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #36

Completely inane. rug Sep 2016 #37

God "shattering" the nations isn't just a metaphor for say, Gods soul-shattering reform of our life Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #38

Do you understand the main theme running through the Old Testament is the sovereignity of YHWH? rug Sep 2016 #39

The wars went on for some time. Recently? Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #40

If you're drawing a kline between the legendary battles of the Old testament and rug Sep 2016 #41

It didn't happen? Why do you say that? Lordquinton Sep 2016 #43

It's far better to work for peace than the alternative. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #15

I've heard priests defend executing apostates Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #16

Do Christian Pacifists merely "pretend" to follow the Bible? stone space Sep 2016 #19

Here Christians look violently pacifistic Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #23

Again, do Christian Pacifists merely "pretend" to follow the Bible? stone space Sep 2016 #28

There are apparently sincere Christian pacifists. However? Brettongarcia Sep 2016 #30

Do you know of any atheist pacifists? rug Sep 2016 #42

Wow. This was sure left hanging. stone space Oct 2016 #44

She was raised a Quaker. Did she become a nonbeliever? rug Oct 2016 #45