Christianity turns the other cheek-Where is the outrage when a church is desecrated?

National Post Online ^ | 05/13/02 | Raymond J. de Souza

[CWRWinger]

The Muslims' distain and hatred of Christianity is not news. That has been going on for centuries.
How do you expect the Muslim heathen to act? They are just being themselves. If they aren't hating Jews, they will be found hating Christians. If there are neither around to hate, they will turn on each other.
That is their nature.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Since God did not declare these places sacred, it is idolatry to worship a place, and if you hold ANYTHING in too high value, you are doing exactly that. Please point out the verses in the Bible that declare those spots sacred. (Off the top of my head, I can remember only a couple of places that God declared holy ground and I think both were mountain tops where He spoke to Moses.

[Quester]

EVEN CHRIST "Put a Limit on 'Turning the Other Cheek!!'"

Christ turned the other cheek until He died.

And those who put Him to death won about as much of a victory as these modern-day desecraters of a building. They think that they have won some sort of a victory, but, as usual, God will have the last say, as he affirms here ...

Deut. 32:35 To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

Deut. 32:41 If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.

Deut. 32:43 Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.

Romans 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Hebrews 10:30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord.

But He says to us ...

Matt 5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

I understand that it is difficult to hold yourself back, Peter, but vengeance belongs to God. Throughout Christian history, God has allowed His holy places to be desecrated, and, even destroyed. And God has (and will) take vengeance upon those responsible. When we, as His people, have attempted to take His vengeance into our own hands (the Crusades, for example), we have failed miserably, and brought shame upon His Name and cast a stumbling-block before His purposes. Have faith, Peter, God will repay. You just try to stay out of the way.

[Doc On The Bay]

While MOST of us will "Gladly" "Stay out of GOD's WAY," while (S)He "Balances the Cosmic Books of 'Good & Evil,'" I know of NO "Ethical/Religious Precepts/Commandments" which say that Righteous Peoples are Obliged to approve of the Unholy Behavior of Homicidal Psychopaths!

As we await GOD's Judgement of the "Psycho's" who regard us as "subhumans," I think we have EVERY RIGHT to "view these Predators" with ALARM!

& SOMETIMES, GOD ACTS THROUGH his BELIEVERS!!

IF we must "act" to survive, I CANNOT IMAGINE a "GOD" who would sacrifice OUR Civilization too save "Islam!!"

BUT THEN, I Believe in the Christian God of Mercy & Forgiveness!

Doc