KingEtienneSky:
I'll like to share something with you, having seen what you're getting at....

Here is Weinberg's view on Christianity:
"The prestige of religion seems today to derive from what people take to be its moral influence, rather than from what they may think has been its success in accounting for what we see in nature. Conversely, I have to admit that, although I really don't believe in a cosmic designer, the reason that I am taking the trouble to argue about it is that I think that on balance the moral influence of religion has been awful. This is much too big a question to be settled here. On one side, I could point out endless examples of the harm done by religious enthusiasm, through a long history of progroms, crusades, and jihads, (.....) On the other side, many admirers of religion would set countless examples of the good done by religion. For instance, in his recent book Imagined Worlds, the distinguished physicist Freeman Dyson has emphasized the role of religious belief in suppression of slavery. (....) Where religion did make a difference, it was more in support of slavery than in opposition to it. Arguments from scripture were used in Parliament to defend the slave trade. Frederick Douglass told in his Narrative how his condition as a slave became worse when his master underwent a religious conversion that allowed him to justify slavery (....) she had never heard any sermon opposing slavery, but only countless sermons preaching that slavery was God's will. With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil - that takes religion."

Now, some people may find fault with the last statement and invariably seize on the error that it may contain to try to discredit the undeniable thrust, while never addressing the real point of the statement. Of course, Religion is not the only thing that make "good" people to do evil, but it is ONE of those many things that really does necessitate such happening.

Atheism is the belief that there's no God.... And that's the ONLY thing that atheists have in common, as far as atheism is concerned. An atheists murdurous character has NOTHING to do with his atheism...... neither does his altruistic tendencies..... Those qualities are totally independent of atheism. Any non-atheist could have easily been as murdurous or altruistic..... You get my point? There's no institution or book of atheism that all atheists must follow.... There's no Universal moral code that atheists must adhere to. BUT, can the same thing be said of religion?

Are Jihadists extremists? Are crusaders? Forget about what other Christians and muslims have to say..... Forget about the "moderates". Unlike atheists, religionists have universal codes that they must adhere to.... they have their "Holy Books". THAT is what matters..... THAT is what defines the religion, not the believers. Believers are often dishonest, they tend to cherry-pick, and are often ignorant of the fundamental tenets of their faith. So, it's not the believers that matter.... But the FUNDAMENTALS of the religions themselves.

Now, it's the CONTENT of these HOLY BOOKS on which the religions are founded that will tell you who is the extremist and who's not..... Who's the TRUE believer, the true, committed adherent.

The ANSWER, of course, is pretty obvious.

Osmondinho:



Sorry bro!!! Have seen first hand what sum xtian clerics can do

otemanuduno:


I remember Festus telling Sol(Paul) the same thing when he began the gospel. Now Analice is here defending the gospel of the so-called mad man 'Paul'. Well, just wait two years more, you'll see something

analice107:
Still not talking to mad Men.

Ranchhoddas:
Harsh!!

Ranchhoddas:
Harsh!!

Charlesdock:
Any church that kills in the name of anything is of the devil not of God. Jesus said preach the gospel to all creatures, love your neighbour as yourself, pray for your enemies. These are the daily guide of christians.

analice107:

We don't have clerics in Christianity, we have Clergy. Now, tell me what you have seen Christ do first hand.

Am not a bro.

Seun:
Moderate religion has already convinced this guy that people who criticize his religion deserve to be "destroyed". All you have to do to turn him into a murderer is to convince him that God wants him to be the instrument of their "destruction".

crusadistic:

Just say you don't know the difference between killing and murder

jcross19:
all are shedding of blood!!!!!.

truthmans2012:


You don't know what you are saying.

Today's terrorists use sophisticated weapons, capable of killing hundreds of thousands in a day. Add that to the number Muhammad killed in his time. In one single day, Muhammad killed about 900 Jews. Add that to the so many attacks on towns and villages.

Besides, you don't seem to know that wars in the Bible fought by Israelis are reprisal attacks. The only war God told them to fight, which was not reprisal was when they were to take over the land of Canaan. And that was because God was annoyed with the Cannanites and wanted them displaced but could not happen without a war.

Now tell me, what was the population of the Canaanites? Or do you say they shouldn't fight those who first attacked them?

Charlesdock:
Any church that kills in the name of anything is of the devil not of God. Jesus said preach the gospel to all creatures, love your neighbour as yourself, pray for your enemies. These are the daily guide of christians.

am0s:
some guys here are not different from boko haram
If You believe ur god wants you to argue with each other on which religion is better
then leave the boko haram alone to continue their crusade
Try and make other peoples life better even if yours are beyond repair not come here and fight for one mumu god
that you believe will one day will destroy some of ur friends
because they didnt believe in it.
Demmzy15
truthmans2012
analice107
crusadistic
promise10
ramon92

or is seun giving award for argument ere

Osmondinho:



But I really can't go into that here... I don't want to sound critical to either religion


Sorry Madam...

Demmzy15:
Millions paid their lives for rejecting Christ, it was supported by all Christians, all the wars were commanded by Jesus representative on earth, the Pope!

otemanuduno:


But Yahweh god(Satan) commands people to kill. See this:

Exodus 32:1-2
1Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense. 2He cried against the altar by the word of the LORD, and said, "O altar, altar, thus says the LORD, 'Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.'"

Do you enjoy the bolded?

Medicis:
We all know u are stylishly talking about Islam, but you are so afraid that u cannot mention Islam or Allah in your writeup because u know what these people can do to you.

crusadistic:

Trash! what reprisal attacks you mean genocide and mass rape....you must be sick then trying to justify that for whatsoever reason.All the so-called terrorist attacks by some unknown people still won't equal the millions killed over the centuries under your very own church authority.
kindly mention any single soul that was murdered by Muhammad(SAW).

crusadistic:

Trash! what reprisal attacks you mean genocide and mass rape....you must be sick then trying to justify that for whatsoever reason.All the so-called terrorist attacks by some unknown people still won't equal the millions killed over the centuries under your very own church authority.
kindly mention any single soul that was murdered by Muhammad(SAW).

crusadistic:

Trash! what reprisal attacks you mean genocide and mass rape....you must be sick then trying to justify that for whatsoever reason.All the so-called terrorist attacks by some unknown people still won't equal the millions killed over the centuries under your very own church authority.
kindly mention any single soul that was murdered by Muhammad(SAW).

deparagon:
Seun is a muslim aren't u aware?

Contact17:


Seun is not a Muslim and has never been one.

deparagon:


if u say dat u r lying