@KeepTakingTheSoma @HebrideanHecate
The point about 'turning the other cheek' - it may have been the downfall of the preservation of Xianity.
Another thing that strikes me as ironic is that Jesus essentially said we don't need church buildings but that 'wherever 2 or more of you are gathered in my name, there shall I be also'.
HOWEVER, I fail to understand the wholesale adoption of Islamist nonsense and violence as though it were an actually USEFUL religion (if there is such a thing) when the whole thing is based on the subjugation of women and all other things to selfish men. Oh and of course the absolute destruction of anyone or anything that wasn't 'born Muslim'.
There is nothing that I as a former protestant Christian, long time atheist, could possibly gain from govs protecting the horrors of Islam. The only way I can understand this is postmodern 'queering' of all things and of course the markets, the oil and the MONEY. Otherwise there is no sense to it at all.
Nothing I have learned about Islamism could possibly convince me it's a better alternative than any other religion. Apparently a lot of Muslims are turning to Xianity which is a slightly better alternative. The problem with all religions is that ultimately they turn to totalitarianism which is the opposite of Jesus and his disciples' lives.