How can ANYONE say killing in the name of God is a legitimate religion????
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Because it is easier to blame our human weaknesses on God than on ourselves.  God does not want us to kill and any common sense reading of virturally any religious text makes that obivious.  However, by appealing to our fears and prejudices, leaders can twist the words of God to convince some people that they are doing God's will when they are doing violence.  \n\nAny time you hear someone call for violence in God's name, be suspicious of the speaker.  They speak for themselves, not God.
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There is no justification for killing, or learning war.\nWhat does God’s Word lead us to expect of true worship? We have an immediate clue in three words: “God is love.” (1 John 4:16) Therefore, worship that pleases God must be based on genuine love.\n\nIn practical terms, what does that mean? Religion that pleases God cannot inculcate or allow for hatred of fellow humans. The Bible’s simple command is, “You must love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39) That means separating from this world’s hatreds, prejudices, and conflicts. It means learning war no more and pursuing peace.—Isaiah 2:2-4.\n\nTo illustrate the point: Could we imagine a “French” apostle Paul going out to kill a “German” apostle Peter just because their respective nations had declared war? Yet, during the second world war most religions were so deeply involved in the war efforts of their nations that they even supplied chaplains for the armies! At the same time, “Christian” clergymen on both sides prayed to the same God for victory. But does God stand divided? Can he be dragged into what Professor Albert Einstein described as the “infantile sickness” of nationalism, “the measles of humanity”? Of course not! That is why worshipers who really please God must remain neutral and practice genuine love. (John 13:34, 35; 17:16) They ‘do not wage war according to what they are in the flesh.’—Compare 2 Corinthians 10:3, 4.
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Its not oxymoronic, its hyppocritical and ironic. I think it would be fair to say that the religion that has started the magority of the fights over religion is the Christians.  For example they marched thousands of miles to the "holy land" and slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Muslums and burned infants on crosses and then claimed Jerusalem as their own private property. Take a look at all of the fighting in the Middle East between the Palistinians and the Israelies and tell me how you think that all started. IT WAS THE CHRISTIANS!
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I like very much the way you started: ALL RISE!\nAnd there is no legal system which is perfect!\nMoreover, though, I do not trust "god" and this is due to the fact that god never talks to anyone, except the leaders (which gives me suspicions that the leaders claim they were told by god! - what do you think?)\nFor example, whenever someone attacks another, in the last 16 centuries, they claim that god ordered them to do that! Last, but not without importance was the Bush claim for America's and her allies to Iraq!
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It is not politaically correct to hate any other religion, but its socially acceptable to mock the christian faith.  People have a view of us as close minded, and arrogant.  However we follow a man who congregated with everyone from whores to tax colectors and even Romans.  They hold a belief that we are intolerant, and do nothing for our communities.  They see no truth in what we see.  \n\nAs for the people on here calling Islam a peaceful religion, lets look to their holy book for some answers since you guys are all experts on it lets see what the quran says:\n\nThis is for nonbelievers and how they should be treated.\n\n2:193, And fight them on until there is no more Tumult or oppression\n3:28, Let not the believers Take for friends or helpers Unbelievers rather than believers: if any do that, in nothing will there be help from Allah.\n4:84, Then fight in Allah's cause - Thou art held responsible only for thyself - and rouse the believers. It may be that Allah will restrain the fury of the Unbelievers; for Allah is the strongest in might and in punishment.\n4:141, And never will Allah grant to the unbelievers a way (to triumph) over the believers\n5:33, The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter;\n8:12, I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their fingertips off them\n8:15-16, O ye who believe! when ye meet the Unbelievers in hostile array, never turn your backs to them. If any do turn his back to them on such a day - unless it be in a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own)- he draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed)!\n8:60, Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly.\n8:65, O Prophet! rouse the Believers to the fight. If there are twenty amongst you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, they will vanquish a thousand of the Unbelievers\n9:5, But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem.\n9:3, And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger, to the people (assembled) on the day of the Great Pilgrimage, - that Allah and His Messenger dissolve (treaty) obligations with the Pagans. If then, ye repent, it were best for you; but if ye turn away, know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah. And proclaim a grievous penalty to those who reject Faith.\n9:14, Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you (to victory) over them, heal the breasts of Believers,\n9:23, O ye who believe! take not for protectors your fathers and your brothers if they love infidelity above Faith: if any of you do so, they do wrong.\n9:28, O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are unclean; so let them not, after this year of theirs, approach the Sacred Mosque.\n9:29, Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya* with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.\n9:39, Unless ye go forth, (for Jihad) He will punish you with a grievous penalty, and put others in your place; but Him ye would not harm in the least.\n9:73, O Prophet! Strive hard against the unbelievers and
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there is a passage in the bible of the ten commandments that says that you cannot kill anyone, but there is also something in christianity and other religions that are trying to classify this sorta thing as a "Just War", which means that it's acceptable based upon justifiable cause. it's like in Islam they have what is known as Jihad (which has a few different meanings) but is commonly known as a "holy war" and is allowed because it's a 'just war'. they feel that it is the right thing to do because of the severity.
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For the record:  "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."\n\nIt is easy for me to relate this to standing up for things I don't agree with, because that free press prints things every day that I do not agree with, but I would defend with my life their right to say it.  That's not just rhetoric:  I am perfectly serious.\n\nFreedom of speech, and of religion, are never more important than when we disagree.  I strongly take exception to people telling each other they should kill the infidel, especially since they would label me one.  But they have the right under both the freedom of religion and the freedom of expression to shout it to the heavans.  They do not, however, have the right to kill just because they have the right to speak about killing.\n\nIn fact, all of these rights are somewhat abridged, in order to afford others their rights.  For example, freedom of religion does not, with some rare and mostly harmless exceptions, permit one to do something (such as ritual sacrifice) that would be illegal if it was not done in the name of religion.  So a Muslim can talk about killing the infidel, but that does not confer a right to do it.\n\nSimilarly, there are practical limits on freedom of the press, or of speech more generally.  One classic example is enciting to riot.  If a speaker shouts for a crime to be commited and that crime is commited, the speaker is as guilty as the person whose hands were actually involved.  So be careful about standing before a crowd of rowdies and shouting for rape, loot pillage and burning.!
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I love it how members of this "loving" cult say that they are the kindest people you will ever meet, yet when you say you dont believe in God, they say you will go to hell.  What is loving about that?\n\nOFA, there is no law preventing the insults of individuals or groups, in fact it is protected under the First Amendment... except this is a website that is not under American law, it is under international law.
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I asked how the other religions felt about "abortion" here on Y!-answers.  They all came back with it was murder <Christian, Jewidism, Islam, Muslim, Buddahist, and Taoist> ((Guess I still need to ask the Aethists, Scientologists, Wica's, and African Tribal religions ...sorry)).\n\nNow with that many religions against abortion, how did it ever get legal?  Are there that many "Aetheists" out there?
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yes it is.. im nuetral as anyone .. the koran speaks of violene against people who do not believe islam. look at Iran .. just today the pres said he was going to cut off the hands of people who try to attack islam .. thats an actual quote form the koran. God tells us that religions will be known by their fruits.. islam has produced 1400 years of violence and chaos. and dont tell me that  its just a few extremists... its 10 percent of the entire religion around 10,000,000 people .. including the entire country of iran!
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Do you fundamentalists Christians even listen to yourselves when you speak? God is steadfast? So all the Jews are still steadfastly burning in hell right now? How utterly noxious.\n\nThese "God-centered" religions, particularly the Abrahamic ones, are the root source of almost every major social ill today.  Let me ask you religionists: Would you rather live in Iran or Holland? Don't all answer at once, now.\n\nA 'religion' (Philosophy would be more accurate) based on common decency and humanity would make much, much more sense.  And at least "God" would stop being an excuse for every stupid fool act some jerk with four teeth and a death wish he pipe bombs Planned Parenthood or blows himself up in a crowded embassy.\n\nRelgiion is, at its least harmful, annoying, and at its most harmful, vile.  It stands in the way of every bit of scientific progress, every push toward equality or civil rights, and halts common sense.  It is the single greatest plague in this world and until it's gone, humanity will continue its downward spiral toward annihiliation.
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That has been the pagan practices of a very Old Tradition when man was still grappling for an answer for what is a better offer to their God.. a young blood, an enemy's blood, a basket of fruits, an animal blood, a virgin's blood, a hunter's kill, a stranger, a sinner, a witch, criminal or yourself as a sacrifice? Is it really okay to kill in the name of God.\nIn Ezekiel 18: 32 God declared that "For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord. Repent and live.'\nMeaning even He is oppose to killing. All He wanted is for you to go back to being good so that you could live.\nIsrael at that time of Ezekiel had even blamed God for being unjust and so God then told them "Is it not your ways that are unjust?" a simple question that proved man got the wrong interpretations on the words of God and they did what God did not tell them to do.\nBut that killing part was even seen by Jesus when he spoke to his disciples. John 16:1-3 "All this I have told you so that you will not go astray. They will put you out of the synagogue; IN FACT, A TIME IS COMING WHEN ANYONE WHO KILLS YOU WILL THINK HE IS OFFERING A SERVICE TO GOD. They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. I have told you this so that when the time comes you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you this at first because I was with you.\nThat kind of killing is being done by one major religion who thinks they are offering service to God and they really think they know God so much which they dont.
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Absolutely!!!\n\nHow can you ever justify chopping someones head of in the name of religion?\n\nWhen ever something happens that they don't like, you see demonstrations on the street with banners saying kill non believers?? How can you call this anything other than a wicked faith??\n\nAnd don't try to tell me its a minority, has anyone seen the demonstrations,,, you don't see muslims asking the people with all the banners to stop it do you??\n\nAny religion, not just muslims, that tell people its OK to use violence to solve problems is a wicked faith full stop.\n\nJust look at the countries where this faith is!!!! Rest my case.
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Hey man I can't understand why could a person who claims that he is a muslim to hope the hell for others who are sharing the same relegion with him!!!!\nWell I'd to confirm that the true muslim will never call for destroying others...\nIslam is a relegion of peace which ask its follower to respect all people whatever their relegions,languages, gender...etc\nOn the other hand, if u r really a muslim, u must heard about the hadees of Prophet Muhammed(PBUH) which says that Allah (God) prefer to damage the Ka'ba(the holy mosque in Mecca)in stead of killing a muslim... \nSo I can't understand how u could hope murder for all arabs while they are muslim like u????
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The fact that religion, throughout our history, has mainly been used an excuse harm and abuse others. Be it Nazi's against Jews, or Islam against the western world (and vise versa) Catholics/Protestants we could go on forever. The killing, in the name of "God" (whichever your faith) never ends.
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that is not a true statement.\nMost of the Muslim clerics are total terrorists.\nthey come out and say any non Muslim should be killed.\nlook at the news.\nhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/afghan.christian.ap/\nthe Muslim guy who switched to Christianity.  and the clerics want him dead.\n\nthe cartoon that was run.  the clerics called for him to be killed.\n\nwe really should just nuke the area. They are all evil.  and saten truly lives in their hearts.\nI truly believe bin laden is saten on earth.  here to bring the end of the earth.\n\nthank god for the U.S.  We really are the only ones that can save us.  Once we kill bin laden, saten will be released.  hopfully into someone without bin laden's power.\n\n---------------\nHAHAHA\nzun-noon - you crack me up...\nyou obviously know nothing about islam.\nWhen the big tsunami hit.  the muslim goverments could not give money.  because it could help out non-muslim.  yes that is true "respect humanity and life".\nalso, women have no rights  in their world.  good to see their "respect humanity and life" their.\ntheir religion also says a man can beat his wife.  oh yea their "respect humanity and life" there.\n\nYOU ARE AN IDIOT!\nand know othing about islam.
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Well, I do not believe it is because they take it too seriously. Faith is a very serious thing and should be taken so. But the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac...the Christian God...does not preach violence in the name of religion. That doesn't mean Christians aren't going to mess up. But I think anything fought in the name of Jesus that is not for the bettering of humanity, is not something Jesus would claim.\n\nDarkalyan, actually, it is "The love of money is the root of all evil."  Just correcting because it is one of the more frequently misquoted Bible texts.