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Old 03-11-2008, 03:42 PM   #101
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No wonder you didnt last as a christian...confusion. Hitler killed Jews because they were Jewish (and because he was an occult Pagan, Pagans harbor great hostility against Jews)
Europe had been quite Christianized for many centuries. Anti-semitisim was rooted deep in the German people, and it had its roots in Christianity, not Paganism. Hitler used that anti-semitism in manipulating the German people, resulting in the tragedy.

Don't try to pawn off the Holocaust on Paganism. It's more complex than what I've stated above, but Christianity was largely the source from which anti-semitism sprung.

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God punishes because of Sin....big difference.
The big "Sin" that is the main cause of said punishment apparently being believing the wrong thing about God. I'm pretty sure that you yourself have indicated that on this thread. Along with "hating Jesus" or something along those lines.

Now, Judaism...what does Judaism believe about God, and what does Judaism say about Jesus?
Roman Catholicism is Paganism in Christian garb....and anti-semitism arose from its ranks (in reality anti-semitism is purely a Pagan invention)....Roman Catholicism is not Biblical Christianity. Hitler was a member of the Thule society a deeply Pagan occult society....Occult Paganism hate the Jews and the Judeo-Christan religions because Paganism was correctly viewed as evil by the Jews and became less influential because of Judaisim.


Judaisim is filled with writings of Jesus .
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Old 03-11-2008, 03:45 PM   #102
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How come human morality is kinder than Gods?

We humans respect other people's beliefs (for the most part) and don't incinerate Buddhists or hindus because they disbelieve in Jesus. We respect them.

Why doesn't god respect them? Why does he hate them so much that he wants to burn them forever?

Also, there are many passages in the Bible where god explicitly tells people how to properly beat their slaves.

Why are we ignoring "God's infallible perfect unchanging word" today by abolishing slavery?

Why didn't god tell them "Thou shall not have slaves." Why did he freely endorse slavery and animal sacrifices?

The answer to why we ignore "god's word" should be obvious to you. - Because nobody really cares.
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Old 03-11-2008, 03:46 PM   #103
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Hmmm.

*strokes beard thoughtfully, puffs on pipe*

I had no idea Martin Luther was a pagan!

--huh! Every day, I learn something new NB
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Old 03-11-2008, 03:49 PM   #104
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We dont do it because God will surely be displeased....
I don't do it because I consider it wrong, regardless of what God might or might not think about it.

For some reason, I think a good, moral, wise God would find my motivation for not incinerating Buddhists, Hindus, or anyone else more pleasing than yours.

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And its not about belief.. its about rejecting the Truth....there is no such thing as belief...only lies and the Truth....
Well, what you say is not true. So there.

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Again the Bible makes it clear that the rejection of Christ exposes a person's true character.
My Bible says this:

James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.
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Roman Catholicism is Paganism in Christian garb....and anti-semitism arose from its ranks (in reality anti-semitism is purely a Pagan invention)....Roman Catholicism is not Biblical Christianity. Hitler was a member of the Thule society a deeply Pagan occult society....Occult Paganism hate the Jews and the Judeo-Christan religions because Paganism was correctly viewed as evil by the Jews and became less influential because of Judaisim.
And Protestantism is an offshoot of Roman Catholicism, err, I mean Paganism in Christian garb. SO Protestantism is Paganism.

- OR -

Your above assertions are pure, unadulterated, unsupportale bullshit.

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Judaisim is filled with writings of Jesus .
Jews would strongly disagree, and accuse Christianity (the whole lot) of being a false religion.

He said, she said....get it?
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And created paradise. Creating hell isn't evil, would punishing Bin Laden and Hitler be considered evil?
For a certain amount of time? Not in the least bit.

Forever? Yes.
No one knows for how long they gonna suffer because of the lives they took unjustly. Allah knows best.

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You cannot believe such unadulturated shit, can you????! How the fuck are Adolf Hitler's and Osama bin Laden's sins of the same depravity as the Buddhist layperson who donates heavily to charity, is loving to all, with a large happy family?

You really are just incapable of simple human compassion, aren't you? Can you not step back and see just how monstrous your beliefs say your god is?

--it has to be willing blindness, backed up by conditioning and cognitive dissonance NB
I don't remember mentioning Buddhists going to hell.

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After they die? Bringing them back to life so that they can suffer in an afterlife? For what purpose?

Yes, such punishment could be considered evil. Punishment, inflicting pain, just for the sake of punishment, without any hope or promise of accomplishing anything good, or even with the hope of accomplishing something, can be considered evil.

Say we caught Bin Laden today, and put him on trial. Arguably, if found guilty, death might be a suitable punishment. Imprisonment, certainly.

But causing him to suffer, e.g. torturing him, for no good purpose? (or even for a purpose)? Yes, that could be considered evil.
For the sake of their victims and the families of their victims who didn't see justice in this life.
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For a certain amount of time? Not in the least bit.

Forever? Yes.
No one knows for how long they gonna suffer because of the lives they took unjustly. Allah knows best.



I don't remember mentioning Buddhists going to hell.

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After they die? Bringing them back to life so that they can suffer in an afterlife? For what purpose?

Yes, such punishment could be considered evil. Punishment, inflicting pain, just for the sake of punishment, without any hope or promise of accomplishing anything good, or even with the hope of accomplishing something, can be considered evil.

Say we caught Bin Laden today, and put him on trial. Arguably, if found guilty, death might be a suitable punishment. Imprisonment, certainly.

But causing him to suffer, e.g. torturing him, for no good purpose? (or even for a purpose)? Yes, that could be considered evil.
For the sake of their victims and the families of their victims who didn't see justice in this life.
But if I can forgive hitler and Bin laden 8despite how hard it may be), why can't Allah?

Am I nicer than Allah? granted I don't condone hitler's or Bin Laden's actions by any means but I still can forgive them.

Why can't Allah?
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No one knows for how long they gonna suffer because of the lives they took unjustly. Allah knows best.



I don't remember mentioning Buddhists going to hell.



For the sake of their victims and the families of their victims who didn't see justice in this life.
But if I can forgive hitler and Bin laden 8despite how hard it may be), why can't Allah?

Am I nicer than Allah? granted I don't condone hitler's or Bin Laden's actions by any means but I still can forgive them.

Why can't Allah?
If they just ask sincerely for it, it will be granted to them. I don't think Jews forgave Hitler, or Americans forgave Bin Laden, even if they asked them for forgiveness they won't forgave them. Who's nicer now?
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For the sake of their victims and the families of their victims who didn't see justice in this life.
Sorry, I don't agree that placating the desires of some people to see someone else suffer for wrongs committed by intentionally causing the target of those desires to suffer is morally good, nor do I see it as bringing "good" to the victims. Heck, the thought of someone else suffering pain just so I can derive some vengeful satisfaction is morally repugnant to me, as is the thought that i might somehow "benefit" from such suffering. I can't, of course, speak for anyone else.

Would it not be enough to simply annihilate the target, and let the victims know that the target is annihilated and not enjoying heaven? What good comes of causing the target to suffer? Again, I do not think it is good that it would be done for the "sake of the victim." Indeed, I find the notion morally repugnant.

So, no, I do not accept your reason for causing or allowing suffering in Hell as one that morally justifies said suffering.
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Also sugarhitman, why can't Jesus just show up to all the non-believers today? This would save a lot of people from Hell.

if you argue that our "free will is destroyed" if God shows up to us, read this following passage:

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

2And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

7And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

8And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

9And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

So, it appears Saul was preaching against Christ and didn't believe in him. So, naturally Jesus shows up to him.

Was Saul's free will destroyed here?

if not, why doesn't he appear today?

if his free will was destroyed, why did god show up to him if it violates free will?
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