God does not recognize the lines you've drawn that distinguish community. There is only the individual and the whole of humanity, no intermediate gradations.
Dying to help another is the pinnacle of virtue.
Look, I get what you're saying. I just cannot contrive a christian divine argument for your side.
Since a lot of people here seem to be incapable of reading between lines and thinking, I'll spell it out plainly.
The problem is Christianity. Period. Christianity is a an ascetic, compassionate religion that aspires to a world without suffering and division. And that is good; too good for its own good. It is an ideology that CANNOT SAVE ITSELF FROM ITSELF.
Islam is not an adequate replacement for Christianity. I admit it's better than Christianity at combatting SJWs, but it's not going to convert christians in the west, it's too incompatible.
What is needed is a new prophet.
I don't want to be a prophet. I am not a leader, I don't have the personality or persuasiveness for it. I talk and people aren't moved, they don't listen, they aren't inspired, they just bicker.
Sure I could do it, I could be that lunatic who goes around claiming to be the voice of god, but frankly, if I'm going to be an outcast either way, I'd rather be a low profile outcast than a high profile madman. And if god wants to be mad at me afterwards for declining the job, fine, I'll cross that bridge when it comes up; but if I'm supposed to lead people to truth then even just one guy in the crowd saying "You can do it!" without being prompted to would have been nice.
You won't beat them with any one ideology thats treated as "The One True Path" because they'll just find an exploitable weakness in any framework and get to work.
The only way to beat them is by recognizing ideologies as tools and guidelines that need to be able to adapt to changing circumstances and threats.
Sure you can. Suicide and condemning your own community is wrong.
God does not recognize the lines you've drawn that distinguish community. There is only the individual and the whole of humanity, no intermediate gradations.
Dying to help another is the pinnacle of virtue.
Look, I get what you're saying. I just cannot contrive a christian divine argument for your side.
Since a lot of people here seem to be incapable of reading between lines and thinking, I'll spell it out plainly.
The problem is Christianity. Period. Christianity is a an ascetic, compassionate religion that aspires to a world without suffering and division. And that is good; too good for its own good. It is an ideology that CANNOT SAVE ITSELF FROM ITSELF.
Islam is not an adequate replacement for Christianity. I admit it's better than Christianity at combatting SJWs, but it's not going to convert christians in the west, it's too incompatible.
What is needed is a new prophet.
I don't want to be a prophet. I am not a leader, I don't have the personality or persuasiveness for it. I talk and people aren't moved, they don't listen, they aren't inspired, they just bicker.
Sure I could do it, I could be that lunatic who goes around claiming to be the voice of god, but frankly, if I'm going to be an outcast either way, I'd rather be a low profile outcast than a high profile madman. And if god wants to be mad at me afterwards for declining the job, fine, I'll cross that bridge when it comes up; but if I'm supposed to lead people to truth then even just one guy in the crowd saying "You can do it!" without being prompted to would have been nice.
I don't care about your christian divine argument. If God is unjust then I should not want to worship him. From what you're saying it sounds like he's on board with an increase in net suffering.
That's the thing.
It's not "net".
You only think it's "net" because of your perspective. In this regard, the SJWs are correct.
You won't beat the SJWs with Christianity, and even if you beat the SJWs, as long as Christianity is the prevailing moral system, they'll be back.
You won't beat them with any one ideology thats treated as "The One True Path" because they'll just find an exploitable weakness in any framework and get to work.
The only way to beat them is by recognizing ideologies as tools and guidelines that need to be able to adapt to changing circumstances and threats.