Video shows the four young men chanting "Christ is king" as they tear down the monolith and replace it with a plywood cross. They also made racist and anti-immigrant statements...
It's not surprising a bunch of christians would vandalize something and then try to shove their religion down people's throats. They've only been doing it for what, 2,000 years?
Even less surprising is their racist and anti-immigrant comments. After all, that is what their religion teaches.
Oh boy, you really don't know anything about Christianity, do you? These behaviors are quite antithetical to Christian doctrine, which calls for obedience to the authorities, welcoming all immigrants, and that everyone is equal in God's eyes.
The problem is that the far left wing uses the far right wing as an exemplar of Christianity, even though the far left wing is most closely aligned with Christian values. How the far right wing has been allowed to become the posterchild of Christianity is beyond me, but
Oh boy, you really don't know anything about Christianity, do you? These behaviors are quite antithetical to Christian doctrine, which calls for obedience to the authorities, welcoming all immigrants, and that everyone is equal in God's eyes.
As a Christian, I would argue that Christianity does not require welcoming all immigrants. It is possible to be Christian and still distinguish between legal and illegal immigrants. Jesus taught us to give unto Cesar that which is Cesar's, meaning we should obey the laws of the land.
Typical Christians (Score:1, Insightful)
Video shows the four young men chanting "Christ is king" as they tear down the monolith and replace it with a plywood cross. They also made racist and anti-immigrant statements...
It's not surprising a bunch of christians would vandalize something and then try to shove their religion down people's throats. They've only been doing it for what, 2,000 years?
Even less surprising is their racist and anti-immigrant comments. After all, that is what their religion teaches.
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Oh boy, you really don't know anything about Christianity, do you? These behaviors are quite antithetical to Christian doctrine, which calls for obedience to the authorities, welcoming all immigrants, and that everyone is equal in God's eyes.
The problem is that the far left wing uses the far right wing as an exemplar of Christianity, even though the far left wing is most closely aligned with Christian values. How the far right wing has been allowed to become the posterchild of Christianity is beyond me, but
Re:Typical Christians (Score:2)
Oh boy, you really don't know anything about Christianity, do you? These behaviors are quite antithetical to Christian doctrine, which calls for obedience to the authorities, welcoming all immigrants, and that everyone is equal in God's eyes.
As a Christian, I would argue that Christianity does not require welcoming all immigrants. It is possible to be Christian and still distinguish between legal and illegal immigrants. Jesus taught us to give unto Cesar that which is Cesar's, meaning we should obey the laws of the land.