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religiousness to the point of ingnorance?

lovebunny

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i was talking to my gf last night about the situation in the middle east and islam. it started out when i saw a book her mom had. anyways. she was telling me about how all islam teaches is hate and to kill your neighbors and that kind of stuff. and every time i would counter her with a perfectly viable arguement she would be like "what? i dont get where your going with this" and she brought up numerous times how islam doesnt hold to christian beliefs. she just wouldnt listen to anything that said her religion could possibly be wrong and she even called them cavemen. it really woke me up to how ignorant she is because of her religion. she was raised as a christian and has allways been a christian. i dont understand how she can be so closeminded about others beliefs and not understand how people can question her beliefs.
 

stevew

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Ask her if it is Christian slipping other girls the tongue?

Or is that Baptist?

If she changes, fine. If not, move on.
 

Changleen

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Hmm, personally, even if she's uberhot, that type of ignorance is unacceptable. Make her read about it somehow, and if she refuses, goodbye. Seriously, if she is that blinkered about a fairly major geopolitical debate, what is she going to be like in the future about other things? Get your blowjobs and go.
 

reflux

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lovebunny said:
i dont understand how she can be so closeminded about others beliefs and not understand how people can question her beliefs.
I get the impression she is closed-minded in general, regardless of her belief system. I gather you went about explaining your position several different ways, but until she starts to understand where you're going with this, do not attack her religion, she'll only close you off.
 
Ask her if she really thinks bazillions of people (Islams) are just mad and want to kill everyone. Does she hate all of them and want to kill them? If not I would ask why she would think they would be any different. If she is generally a good person and believes that generally most people are good and just want to live a happy life, why would religion change that?

For the most part we are all the same, different religions, races, experiences, but we all care about the people we care about and want to live good lives...without killing other people.

If she swallows hang on to her for a while...those are few and far between.
 

sanjuro

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There is an great book, "The Crusades Through Arab Eyes". It points out many of the faults of the Crusaders and the high lights (and some low lights) of the Arabs who fought them.

P.S. It is extremely well written and easy to read. Your g/f's mom sounds like she needs Reader Digest condenced versions.
 

skatetokil

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Also, bring up the fact that islam recognizes J.C. as a really important prophet, just not the messiah. they even consider the bible a holy text. buy her a copy of the koran or something.
 

Andyman_1970

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MudGrrl said:
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Ask her if hate is Christian.
Ask her if fear is part of being Christian.
OOOOOOOHHHHHHH good one.

It's funny (or more like sad) how many professing Christians "forget" whole passages where Jesus says to unconditionally love your enemy. Remember for Jesus' audience this would have been the Romans, who invaded and killed Jews for sport, in the midst of this Jesus says to love these people who are killing your friends and family...........not terribly popular these days.
 

Andyman_1970

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lovebunny said:
i was talking to my gf last night about the situation in the middle east and islam. it started out when i saw a book her mom had. anyways. she was telling me about how all islam teaches is hate and to kill your neighbors and that kind of stuff. and every time i would counter her with a perfectly viable arguement she would be like "what? i dont get where your going with this" and she brought up numerous times how islam doesnt hold to christian beliefs.
Dude punctuation please………..

Islam doesn’t hold Christian beliefs because it’s not Christian, pretty basic. From what I have researched there are portions of the Koran that indicate one is to kill those who are not Muslims, however most Muslims interpret that as not binding today.

lovebunny said:
she just wouldnt listen to anything that said her religion could possibly be wrong and she even called them cavemen.
The fundamental problem, from the Christian point of view, is that according to the Bible all humans are created in God’s image, even Muslims. Jesus takes this a step further by saying that if we don’t respect, love, and take care of people we are in effect not “taking care of Him” – that in some way because they are created in God’s image, to be disrespectful to a human is to also be disrespectful to God (love you neighbor as yourself for example). So the next time she throws out “caveman” refer her to the end of Matthew 25 and the Gospel of Luke where Jesus tells His followers to love (the Greek word there is agape = unconditional) their enemies.

lovebunny said:
it really woke me up to how ignorant she is because of her religion. she was raised as a christian and has allways been a christian. i dont understand how she can be so closeminded about others beliefs and not understand how people can question her beliefs.
Please understand that just because someone was raised Christian, or has always been Christian does not mean they are really a follower of Jesus – I make a huge distinction there. Also know, not all of us are ignorant and closed minded.
 

fluff

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Andyman_1970 said:
The fundamental problem, from the Christian point of view, is that according to the Bible all humans are created in God’s image, even Muslims.
Ouch, taken out of context that sentence doesn't look good Andy..
 

fluff

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Andyman_1970 said:
Oh......yeah the "fundamental problem" is in reference to that chicks understanding of other people, not that we are created in God's image.
It was the 'even the muslims' bit I was thinking off...
 

Silver

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Andyman_1970 said:
The fundamental problem, from the Christian point of view, is that according to the Bible all humans are created in God’s image, even Muslims. Jesus takes this a step further by saying that if we don’t respect, love, and take care of people we are in effect not “taking care of Him” – that in some way because they are created in God’s image, to be disrespectful to a human is to also be disrespectful to God (love you neighbor as yourself for example). So the next time she throws out “caveman” refer her to the end of Matthew 25 and the Gospel of Luke where Jesus tells His followers to love (the Greek word there is agape = unconditional) their enemies.
Yeah, but God spends the whole Old Testament running around like a guy with a mental disorder on PCP killing enemies of Israel (and sometimes Israel itself.)

Now, I know he finds Jesus and cleans himself up about 2/3 of the way through the book, but most people don't read that far...
 

Andyman_1970

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Silver said:
Yeah, but God spends the whole Old Testament running around like a guy with a mental disorder on PCP killing enemies of Israel (and sometimes Israel itself.)
I guess that depends on your perspective.

The whole point of giving the Torah was God giving His people the best way to live, He wanted the best for them. Exodus 19 & 20 are referred to by Jews as "God the Lover", He loves His people so much He wants them to live the best possible way. Which leads me back to your "yeah but" - you can thank Adam and Eve for that, but God's created all humans in His image and as Christians (which is the thrust of this thread, how a Christian views others) we are to treat others respectfully, even our enemies.

My point was not to "prove" that stuff you poo poo in the OT is good, my point was to show that referring to someone as a "caveman" is contrary to the teachings of Jesus and the Bible as a whole.

Silver said:
Now, I know he finds Jesus and cleans himself up about 2/3 of the way through the book, but most people don't read that far...
Except that Jesus was present from the very beginning (even before that), He was/is the one that holds the whole deal together. I would suggest that’s a very narrow and “western” reading of the Scriptures.
 

N8 v2.0

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Andyman_1970 said:
OOOOOOOHHHHHHH good one.

It's funny (or more like sad) how many professing Christians "forget" whole passages where Jesus says to unconditionally love your enemy. Remember for Jesus' audience this would have been the Romans, who invaded and killed Jews for sport, in the midst of this Jesus says to love these people who are killing your friends and family...........not terribly popular these days.

What about the ol' "I 4 N I" and all that rot?
 

Andyman_1970

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N8 said:
What about the ol' "I 4 N I" and all that rot?
That’s a passage from the Old Testament, interestingly though, rabbi’s would spend an endless amount of time trying to determine when there was a conflict in the commandments (the mitzvoth in the Hebrew) which one was “lighter” and which one was “heavier” - this process is called rabbinic Midrash if you’re looking for something to Google and kill time. Anyway, it is almost universally understood in 1st century Judaism (even today) that the most important commandment from the Torah is to love you neighbor as your self, several rabbi’s (including Jesus) teach that the whole Torah “hangs” on that one verse.

So while that passage is in the Old Testament, records from ancient times tell us that it was rarely used due to the commandment cited above.
 

N8 v2.0

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Andyman_1970 said:
That’s a passage from the Old Testament, interestingly though, rabbi’s would spend an endless amount of time trying to determine when there was a conflict in the commandments (the mitzvoth in the Hebrew) which one was “lighter” and which one was “heavier” - this process is called rabbinic Midrash if you’re looking for something to Google and kill time. Anyway, it is almost universally understood in 1st century Judaism (even today) that the most important commandment from the Torah is to love you neighbor as your self, several rabbi’s (including Jesus) teach that the whole Torah “hangs” on that one verse.

So while that passage is in the Old Testament, records from ancient times tell us that it was rarely used due to the commandment cited above.


So the New Testament supersedes the old one? Does this mean the Book of Mormon is Vol III and supersedes the New Testament then?
 

Andyman_1970

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N8 said:
So the New Testament supersedes the old one? Does this mean the Book of Mormon is Vol III and supersedes the New Testament then?
No that wasn’t my point. Even in 1st century Judaism, the whole “eye for an eye” thing was put in it’s place as being “under” the command to love your neighbor as yourself . So it’s not that it’s a Christian idea or a New Testament idea, it’s really a Jewish idea.

And no the NT does not supercede the OT, the NT is commentary on the OT – any idea “placed” on the NT that cannot find substantiation in the OT is IMO and research highly suspect. If I had to only pick one to read, either the New Testament or the Old Testament, I’d probably pick the Old Testament.
 

N8 v2.0

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Andyman_1970 said:
No that wasn’t my point. Even in 1st century Judaism, the whole “eye for an eye” thing was put in it’s place as being “under” the command to love your neighbor as yourself . So it’s not that it’s a Christian idea or a New Testament idea, it’s really a Jewish idea.

And no the NT does not supercede the OT, the NT is commentary on the OT – any idea “placed” on the NT that cannot find substantiation in the OT is IMO and research highly suspect. If I had to only pick one to read, either the New Testament or the Old Testament, I’d probably pick the Old Testament.

So the Book of Moron is Vol III then?

What's Vol IV gonna be... Chariots of the Gods?
 

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Andyman_1970 said:
Please understand that just because someone was raised Christian, or has always been Christian does not mean they are really a follower of Jesus – I make a huge distinction there. Also know, not all of us are ignorant and closed minded.

That's a very good point. I struggle withn this all the time, there are people who are raised in a western culture, culturally christian, but have little to no understanding of the basis of their culture, or any other religion for that matter.

And there are people are spiritually Christian, and actually try to actually live up to the actual ideals of their religion.
 

Andyman_1970

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N8 said:
So the Book of Moron is Vol III then?

What's Vol IV gonna be... Chariots of the Gods?
Since the vast majority of that book cannot be substantiated in the Old Testament (not to mention the lack of archeological evidence) that would be a no…………….
 

lovebunny

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ok wow. my first post hugly misrepresented my gf. the thing that bugged me is weve been together for a year and a half and this is the first time shes told me this kinda stuff. i just couldnt belive that she of all people would be that ignorant and naive.
 

blt2ride

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I'll be the first to admit that I'm not the most religious person in world. With that being said, one thing I do know, you CANNOT debate religion with people who believe strongly in it. In your case, it sounds like your girlfriend was brought up with a strong religious influence in her life. Basically, you started to question something that her parents pushed on her, and something that she holds very near and dear to her heart. No matter how much evidence you drop in a religious person's lap, they won't change their mind...

It's kind of like debating political views...everyone thinks theirs is right.
 

BMXman

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lovebunny said:
ok wow. my first post hugly misrepresented my gf. the thing that bugged me is weve been together for a year and a half and this is the first time shes told me this kinda stuff. i just couldnt belive that she of all people would be that ignorant and naive.

not to question your relationship but....you've been together for a year and it's the first time it's come up...might be time to re-evaluate your realtionship...then again you're pretty young so maybe it's to be expected...well LB your girlfriend is not alone out there....IMO the bible is so full of contradictions and ambigious meaning how can anyone truly follow it?...but I digress...D