tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192358870006265534.post5640617790289799776..comments2023-12-26T13:11:07.431-05:00Comments on Blank Versus Blank: The Scourge of IntoleranceDavid Blankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667039767801754090noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192358870006265534.post-79237179095068976552015-10-15T23:55:22.990-04:002015-10-15T23:55:22.990-04:00Hi Roger. I can't speak to the specifics of Is...Hi Roger. I can't speak to the specifics of Islam, but in Christianity, good deeds does not get you to heaven. The Bible is clear that accepting Christ as your Lord and Savior is what gets you to heaven. Christianity teaches, at least as I understand it, that to accomplish this means to,follow his commands. " If any man considers something a sin, then for him, it is a sin." That statement may put more restrictions on me than it does you. It doesn't matter who you love on Earth. The only one you truly need to love is Jesus. But everyone is still a sinner, each in our own ways, and at the end, only Jesus gets to decide who will join Him.<br />Now, the blog is just stating I believe that you have the right to say that Christians are wrong, or stupid, or hateful, or anything else you want to say. The only way we can have a discussion, is for each person to be able to express themselves whenever and however they want. The Left apparently wants to outlaw speech that is upsetting to whomever listens.<br />Suppose someone gets elected or appointed to some agency whose job is to arrest people for speaking "against the American Culture". I see that scenario as a close representation of the ideas Doug has expressed. And I say no one should have any speech resricted by government.David Blankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667039767801754090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192358870006265534.post-15946018235689016262015-10-15T14:41:07.254-04:002015-10-15T14:41:07.254-04:00I applaud you both for tackling this subject. I ha...I applaud you both for tackling this subject. I have to say that I believe the fact that two major religions would sentence a group of people to hell because their love is outside of what is considered socially acceptable is proof that those religions (in their current form) are harmful. It's time to stop believing ancient texts are sacred authorities on all matters, when history has clearly shown, time and time again, that this leads to intolerance. The essence of Christianity should be love and tolerance. Did Jesus scorn the woman at the well, a woman so ashamed of her past relationships that she had to get water in the heat of the day to avoid local judgment? No, he said the true worshippers of God worship in spirit. So excluding a group of people because they are biologically attracted to the same sex, in my mind, puts such opinions on the wrong side of human history. It is wrong and intolerant, and it should not be tolerated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16414790228762056999noreply@blogger.com