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Lets take a few examples. Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and their henchmen, in a period of 6 decades, killed 100 million people. Pol-Pot, in a period of 3 years, killed 2 million. The Inquisition which lasted 400 years, less than 2000 were killed. The Salem Witch Trials killed 19.

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I have noticed that many religious people seem to believe that they hold some sort of moral high ground. They seem to believe that because they follow the teachings of a particular faith, they automatically become superior to others when it comes to interpretation of scripture, moral and ethical judgements etc

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Let me make this clear so that Im never misunderstood. I dont think I have a moral superiority to anyone. I cant speak for other Christians or other religious people. I am sick. Sick from sin and Jesus is my hospital.

Biblical atrocities are fictional. Myths and fables.

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Lenin - Overthrow of capitalism through communist revolution

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Stalin - Maintenance of Stalins communist rule. Paranoia and distrust.

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Thats a relief. I was worried that those avowed atheists were killing in the name of atheism.

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Or was that you throwing something out there hoping that some of the lurkers will be ignorant as fuck and believe that you may actually have a point?

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Try to debate without using swear words.

My point was that most people here dont believe in the historicity of the Bible, but when it comes to atrocities, suddenly the Bible comes alive.

My point wasnt that religion has never caused violence, but that atheistic totalitarian regimes have killed even more people than all religious atrocities put together. It doesnt matter to atheists that Stalin was an avowed atheist and wanted to exterminate religion. It doesnt matter that Lenin singularly selected Stalin because of his hatred of religion. It doesnt matter that Hitler was influenced by social Darwinism and Friedrich Nietzsche. Atheists can wipe their hands clean because fortunately, Stalin killed for other reasons not atheism. Even if Stalin thought that the elimination of religion was central and atheism essential to his revolution. Luckily, whenever he killed he removed his atheist ideology, then put it back on after. Stalin's atheism was front and center. It was not incidental but absolutely central to the whole scheme. Thankfully, Stalin was a murderer who just happened to be an atheist.Religion is evil, the Soviet Union is evil, therefore the Soviet Union is religious. Its a ridiculous extrapolation, if you have any critical mind whatsoever. There were religious elements to the Soviet Union, but it was secular religion. To create a sense of community, cohesion, and identity, the Soviet Union created Communist Saturday, May Day, Victory Day, Constitution Day and Revolution Day. These were often counterparts to Christian rituals and events. Sounds like fun doesnt it!So why cant the same "excuse" be used for Christianity? Is it possible that those that kill in the name of Jesus Christ are not actually living according to the teaching and spirit of Jesus? Is it possible that violence in the name of Christianity comes from NOT following Christianity as opposed to following it? Let me guess what the answer is, "No, all these men and women were Christian." Tell me is there some confusion here? And as far as violence by the Catholic Church is concerned, the Catholic Church is the Whore of Babylon. In fact, in the Book of Revelation, God destroys the Catholic Church which is "drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus."

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It can, so long as you're consistent about it.

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I never denied religious atrocities.

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Love for your enemyIts extremely hard to justify violence in the name of Christianity when you actually follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. So why do people do violence in the name of Christianity? The diagnosis is right here."Mans heart is deceitful and desperately wicked." - Jeremiah 17:9"The imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth." Genesis 8:21A great example of how a Christian should act happened in 2006 when a gunman broke into an Amish school in Pennsylvania and gunned down a group of schoolgirls. The gunman shot himself and left a suicide note that said that he was "filled with so much hate" against God. The Amish repudiate any form of violence because of their belief in the absolute moral authority of the person and teaching of Jesus. The Amish community offered only forgiveness in an act of nobility and dignity. Edited by Portillo, : No reason given.