Ok, I'll try to make it simpler --Christians can be just as fanatical as Moslems. The fundamentalists of both religions believe they have the One True Faith and that all others are heathens.
There is a very large difference,Christians do not kill the "infidels" ram planes into buildings,or bomb pizza parlors Christians feed the hungry ,cloth the naked,comfort the grieving. Christians take the Sermon on the mount seriously.
To compare the two simply shows your lack of spiritual insight.
Yikes. Hope you don't teach ethics. Or math, for that matter.
Dan
As a conservative believing Christian, I certainly do believe that Jesus Christ is the only name given under heaven by which a person may be saved. I also believe Muhammad was inspired by a demon.
For my so believeing, please feel free to call me a fanatic intolerent fundamentalist Christian anytime. Be as loud and nasty as you want to be in your attacks. Despite it all, you are in far less danger of suffering harm at my hands than I am in suffering harm at yours or at the hands of a Muslim. I am wield no weapon, but a voice.
And never, ever forget: when it comes to slaughtering, starving, and annihilating human beings on a truly grand and efficient scale, no one does it better than an atheist or pagan. Just ask Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Castro, Pol Pot, or Kim Il Sung.
Probably the same thing I knew when I was a pagan; how to hate God. But, I will listen to whatever you have to say.
Ok, I'll try to make it simpler --Christians can be just as fanatical as Moslems. The fundamentalists of both religions believe they have the One True Faith and that all others are heathens. - Lchris
BTW, this is how us fanatical saints convert people:
Around 1980 there was a time of severe persecution from the local officials of the communist government in my area of Wolayta [Africa]. At the time, I was working in a government office, but I was also serving as the leader of the Christian youth association for all the churches in my area. The communist officials repeatedly came to me to ask for my help in teaching the doctrines of the revolution among the youth. Many others Christians were giving in because the pressure was very great, but I would only say no.When we suffer and are hated for no other reason than we have a saving relationship with the Living God, we magnify Christ in both life and death. We complete in our bodies what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ. And people see that Christ is more to be desired than anything in life. To compare us to fanatical muslims and/or claim that we are responsible for 9/11 does nothing more than reveal bigotry and hatred.At first, their approach was positive: they offered me promotions and pay increases. But then the imprisonments began. The first two were fairly short. The third time lasted an entire year. During this time communist cadres would regularly come to brainwash the nine of us believers (six men and three women--one of whom would later become my wife) who were being held together. But when one of the cadres converted to Christ, we were beaten and forced to haul water from long distances and carry heavy stones to clear farm land.
The worst time came during a two-week period in which the prison official would wake us early while it was still dark when no one could see and force us to walk on our bare knees over a distance of up to 1 1/2 kilometers on the gravel road of the town. It would take us about three hours. After the first day, the blood flowed from our wounds like a fountain, but we felt nothing.
On another occasion one particularly brutal prison official forced us to lie on our backs under the blazing sun for six straight hours. I don't know why I said it, but when we finished I told him, "You caused the sun's rays to strike us, but God will strike you." A short time later, the official contracted severe diabetes and died.
When the communist government fell several years later, the head official invited us back to preach in the jail. At that time, twelve prisoners being held for murder received Christ. We have continued to minister in the prison, and there are now 170 believers. Most of the prison officials have also believed.
-- From a missionary letter.