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Originally posted by The Hunter of Jahanna:
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Originalyy posted by MagiK
As for religious charity, "God helps those that help themselves".
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THANK YOU MAGIK!! I will remember that quote the next time Sally Struthers and her christian childrens fund calls me up looking for money
Let all thoes dirty 3rd world beggers get jobs and earn their keep!! I am sure Kathy Lee has a sweatshop nearby for them to work in.[/QUOTE]
Pardon me, Hunter, but what do the "3rd world beggers" have to do with MagiK's post?? Callum Kerr posted a thread asking if somebody here would do his homework for him. When nobody did, he made a joke about the lack of "religious charity" and MagiK was just countering that. Basically letting him know (in a semi-nice way) that he shouldn't be looking for somebody else to do his assignment for him.
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Originally posted by The Hunter of Jahanna
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Originally posted by Cerek
So you're saying it was actually the Christian's fault that they were fed to the lions for entertainment.
I've heard a lot of twisted-logic arguments against Christianity...but this one takes the cake.
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I would say that yes, it was their fault. After all , it was the romans who crucified christ in the first place. That would have been my first hint that my beliefs werent welcome in the area.It is kind of like how currently people go into muslim countries that have outlawed christianity and try to convert people and then wonder why they are arrested and punished. If you know practiceing and promoting christianity is a crime in the area you are in and you do it anyway , then you deserve your punishment.[/QUOTE]
I suppose you're right in one respect, Hunter. Christianity is outlawed in many areas and missionaries who go to those areas do face a significant risk of being jailed or even killed for spreading the Gospel. However, they don't "wonder why they are arrested and punished"...they understand and accept the risks full well when they go there.
I suppose your response would be that they should respect the laws and stay out of those areas then. Maybe so...but the only problem with that is that the even though the Government may have outlawed Christianity, there are many individuals in those countries who disagree with the state-imposed religion and are looking for a better alternative.
My own church sends a missionary group to the Ivory Coast of Africa twice a year to "spread the message of Jesus Christ" to a tribe that holds weekly animal sacrifices in the middle of the village. But we have also reached an agreement with the tribal elders. We do not intefere with thier religious ceremonies. In return, they allow us to give our message without fear of retribution.
But that isn't always the case. There are many, many stories of missionaries who have been captured, tortured, and killed for preaching in a certain area. Like I said, these missionaries understand the risk they face...but feel that serving God is worth the risk.