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jerrab » 05 Sep 2024, 12:11 pm » wrote: ↑

05 Sep 2024, 12:11 pm

you must be one of those christians who are christian only 3 hours of the year on christmas day. being christian is a 365 day job and to act in accordance with what Christ said every day. religion has everything to with what we do every single day.

matthew 5

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
    for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
    for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
    for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
    for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
    for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven

Wow, impressive!
Too bad you didn't spend that time finding and understanding this passage instead:

=15pxLeviticus 24:17-22 An Eye for an Eye17 “Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. 18 Whoever takes an animal's life shall make it good, life for life. 19 If anyone injures his neighbor, as he has done it shall be done to him, 20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given to him. 21 Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, and whoever kills a person shall be put to death. 22 You shall have the same rule for the sojourner and for the native, for I am the Lord your God.”

Tell me, Mr. Christian.  How does that not apply when Israel suffered the atrocities that Hamas committed on innocent civilians on Oct. 7th?
And not to blow my own horn because your approval of me means very little, but you're talking to someone who was a student in Catholic schools for most of my life, a choir boy, a captain of the altar boys, and a ballplayer on an all-Catholic baseball team.  I worked for free for years in the church rectory and was great friends with one of the priests in my parish for many years.

So stick with the facts and I'll do my best not to humiliate you for your foolishly pacifist opinions, OK?