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Author Topic:   Why all the hullaballoo about Jesus?
pelican
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Message 1 of 6 (434545)
11-16-2007 9:39 AM


These questions were put forward in another thread in support of intolerance being justified in certain circumstances.
1. What example did Jesus provide to us about this very issue?
2. Did Jesus say that all ideas and opinions have equal value?
3. What action did Jesus take when He noticed that merchants were using the temple to make a profit?
4. Would you consider that action intolerant?
5. Does taking that action make Jesus a "bad" person?"
I don't have the answers to these questions but I would wager there is conflicting bible evidence to show the opposite.
I believe that Jesus was inconsistant and gave conflicting advice. Didn't jesus say to love your enemies? Does this not include tolerance?
What right had jesus to judge others without tolerance or understanding? Maybe he was just being human? In which case why all the hullaballoo about this man?

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pelican
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Message 3 of 6 (434762)
11-17-2007 7:27 AM
Reply to: Message 2 by AdminPD
11-17-2007 3:12 AM


Inconsistent bible interpretations
These questions were put forward in another thread in support of intolerance being justified in certain circumstances.
1. What example did Jesus provide to us about this very issue?
2. Did Jesus say that all ideas and opinions have equal value?
3. What action did Jesus take when He noticed that merchants were using the temple to make a profit?
4. Would you consider that action intolerant?
5. Does taking that action make Jesus a "bad" person?"
The issue was about intolerance towards those 'bigoted christians' who do not support gay rights. The irony is that both anti and pro-gay quote the bible to support their beliefs. They cannot both be correct.
Is the bible, and in particular the story of Jesus, inconsistent, contradicting and conflicting in it's interpretation?

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pelican
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Message 5 of 6 (434846)
11-17-2007 6:45 PM
Reply to: Message 4 by AdminPD
11-17-2007 12:05 PM


Re: Inconsistent bible interpretations
Thanks adminPD, the issue is that the majority of discussions, debates and arguments are supported on both sides by the bible interpretataions, even when there is total disagreement. For example, the pro-gay rights and the anti-gay rights supporters use the bible to verify their opinions.
The issue is not about gay rights or accuracy and inerrancy of the bible or Jesus' intolerance but "Why the need to refer to the bible and jesus specifically to live one's life?" Could it be that the bible is the biggest scape goat known to man?

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