"bashing christianity"...a clarification
the original thread is called "Controversial Questions (mature opinions please)". i am fairly certain that i am the person who is being referred to as the one who was "bashing christianity". please feel free to read the thread and see for yourself, but i would like to state that the discussion was about abortion, and whether it was excusable in any situation. i listed situations in which i feel there is a valid reason for it. several people responded that god doesn't make mistakes, and abortion is never excusable. there was much discussion about the "thou shall not kill" commandment. i stated that the bible says alot of things we do not still follow today, and listed quite a few. i was then laughed at, and told i was wrong, asked which bible i was reading, and explicitly told that it does not say those things ANYWHERE in the bible. i was then asked for scripture to back up my assertions. i provided said scripture, without comment on whether i agreed or disagreed with it. i was then told that i had interpreted it wrong, taken things out of context, could not interpret said scripture without a priest or pastor, and told that people would "pray for me". i never said that those references to the bible were not excused by context- simply that they are in the bible. i asserted more than once that i was in no way saying anything bad about christians or their faith, i even said that i do not care how or what people worship, i simply do not think laws should be based on religious texts when there are many different situations and many different religions in this country(there had been earlier discussion about how abortions should only be allowed if a positive rape kit was provided). i believe that all through these many interchanges, i never insulted or mocked anyone or their religion. i was asked for scripture and provided it. since this time, it has been stated repeatedly that "some woman" was "bashing christians" and "bashing christianity". i just want to make clear to people that i am not here bashing other peoples religions. if some people do not agree with my interpretation of the biblical text, that is fine. i only posted the scripture because people laughed at me and said that those things are nowhere in the bible. i said they are, and was asked for proof. i provided proof, and my proof was discounted. i accepted that, since many people interpret the bible many ways and i do not care. but i still do not see anything i did as christianity bashing. i am not starting this thread to start drama, but to clarify for the christians on the forum that i do not hate them or their religion, and i do not go around shaming people based on their beliefs. i would hope that everyone else feels the same way, and about other faiths than christianity.
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I dont think June did anything wrong ..she stated her opinion and sometimes people automatically jump on the bashing bandwagon when someone has an opposite opinion..