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trotsky

(49,533 posts) Wed Mar 6, 2019, 10:14 AM Mar 2019

Intolerance in the Christian Bible [View all]

This may come as a shock to some - but there is intolerance in that book!

The Skeptics Annotated Bible put together a pretty comprehensive list here.

Some people apparently think that intolerance is just a human thing, and religion can never foster, encourage, or support it.

Those people are dead wrong and are attempting to whitewash their religion and history itself.

Just one tiny example - 2 Corintians 6:14 - "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"

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Intolerance in the Christian Bible [View all] trotsky Mar 2019 OP

You can fully expect True Dough Mar 2019 #1

So far he's just trying to ignore it. trotsky Mar 2019 #14

Something similar thing with the Koran highmindedhavi Mar 2019 #2

Yep, not uncommon at all in most (all?) holy texts. trotsky Mar 2019 #5

Much of the New Testament intolerance is from Paul unc70 Mar 2019 #3

Oh there's a pretty decent amount in those "red letter" parts too. trotsky Mar 2019 #4

Sounds very Republican-ish procon Mar 2019 #13

That's quite a list Cartoonist Mar 2019 #6

The idea that intolerance is a human condition is highly debatable Major Nikon Mar 2019 #7

Religion often enables and promotes intolerance. MineralMan Mar 2019 #8

Yes, this is it exactly: trotsky Mar 2019 #10

That is the problem in general with religion. MineralMan Mar 2019 #12

It's critically important for some to maintain their preferred narrative... trotsky Mar 2019 #9

Here's the best part... Major Nikon Mar 2019 #11