I'll post his post first, removing the actual videos for size, leaving the links.
Now, to start off, I am a Christian. I've been so for just a few years. I
cannot back my faith up with scripture, but my argument here isn't the validity of my faith anyway. I
was not offended by his post, but I did find it necessary to ask a question. Please read my post before responding or your response won't seem valid to me.
Also, the use of "you" is not levied at D3V, I like the guy, it's more 3rd person "you all" than anything.
Here we go.
now is starting a few "ownage" videos where basically he finds ignorant, dumb religious people on youtube, and destroys them.
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Ah sweet! That's awesome. Somebody seeking out and harassing people? I'd LOVE to see that! Yet, as you sit here and laugh about it, do you realize what you're doing? Making fun of others based off of their beliefs? That's nice. That's so sweet. Compassion, I love it. Why? You choose to believe what you believe, they choose to do the same. How did they cross the line and offend
you? Sure, some Christian (I will use considering the animosity shown by most members here) may have condemned you or cast a word of spite in your direction because of your faith, or lack thereof. But it is their fault, not their faith, when blame is set. Certainly Christ, a man teaching love and compassion for one another isn't to blame. His intentions seem pure. Did
He offend you? I think not. How could someone from so long ago offend you? So it must be the Christian
man that offended you. Not the fact that he's Christian.
Don't mention Crusades or "witch" burnings (since
so many people seem to bring up). Did Christ do that? I think not. Did a man in a seat of power? Yes.
Was it Christ? I think not. So, if I understand this correctly you're laughing, making fun of,
mocking a certain people because they have faith in Christ who, as I understand did absolutely no harm to anyone... what does that make you? Surely anyone who has been insulted because of their race, sex, sexual preference, what-have-you, knows the answer to that:
Intolerance.
Let's define its opposite.
http://education.yahoo.com/reference...ntry/tolerance
tol·er·ance
NOUN:
- The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.
So, I'll assume that you do not wish to be called intolerant. Sure, not many people do. Explain yourself then. Tell me
why you can hate someone with a different faith than you and not be intolerant?
You may offer a rebuttal that says something along the lines of, "I don't hate them for having a different faith---" Stop right there. Then why do you hate them? Haven't I already discussed that
man his self is the reason for bad things. So the blame is with man, nothing else.
So why do you hate Christians?
That is my question.
Some people hate anyone who believes in a higher power just because they
know the truth that there is nothing beyond death. So, since you're so sure, why do you feel the need to belittle those who have faith in God? Not to stifle your own insecurity that you might be wrong, right? How could your disbelief and my belief affect you at all this moment? It doesn't. I've done nothing to you, in fact I respect you. Anyone who doesn't believe in God, I respect you. You're certainly a stronger person than I. I'd rather have someone hold my hand through life than stumble into a pit on my own. Because really, all we are is alone. Everyone of us is blind and cold and alone. No one knows the truth, no one knows the end and not everyone has the capacity to believe. That's understandable.
I'd like to quote the Beatles now:
http://www.lyricsdownload.com/beatle...ne-lyrics.html
Quote:
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
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Examine the last line. "Living life in peace..."
Well, what is peace? My definition of peace is: compassion for one another, caring, love, absence of anger, greed or coveting. Doesn't it sound great? What's yours?
I learned my definition of peace from Christ. Where did you learn yours? If your definition is similar to mine, yours must of been from Christ as well.
Oh, wait, you want to get rid of him. Keep him out of our schools, out of our courtrooms and lawmaking. Yes, get rid of those good things, the compassion and love. Don't tell me you can still have those things and not have Christ. He is the spirit of love, he is the embodiment of compassion and he serves as a daily reminder to treat each other kindly. What has he done to you?
Loved you. Whether literally or through another person is up to your beliefs.
"A guy on the street help me pick up my groceries when I dropped them, but he wasn't a Christian!" Sure, that's understandable. But were his parents? Family members? Possibly, considering the rate of Christians was higher then than now. I guess they taught him compassion too.
Put several four year olds in a room and let them grow up and see if they know compassion. Humans as a rule need someone to nurture them as the grow. A mother or father. But who says that that needs to stop with your parents? "Yes, I'm eighteen, I can legally move out! I'm done listening to these guys!" Sure, but also as a rule humans are greedy, consumer-driven people. We covet and want all the time. A slap on the wrist is needed every now and then. What happens when you have no spiritual foundation to base your decisions off of?
Those decisions can't be based on love and compassion, you don't know what those are. You just know "me-me-me,
mine-mine-mine. What
I want. The new things
I need."
So, covering the fact that we are selfish, egotistical, arogant, greedy, lustful, adulterous bastards, where do you see our species in 100 years? Not to far off from where we are now. But continue the abandonment of God and think again where we'll be?
I don't wish to. Our species is spiralling further and further down into hatred of each other.
What has prevented our eventual downfall so far? Christ.
So I ask again, why do you hate Christians? Because they have faith in a man that teaches you to treat everyone around you with love, that has loved and known you since before the universe was created, that only wants you to accept him and love him, nothing else. That is all. No baptism, no communion, no rosaries, nothing but accepting him and loving him. That's all. So many people seem to think that you have to work so hard to be saved, you don't.
I'll let you believe in nothing, or some other god, sure. I won't judge you, I won't make fun of you, I won't hate you. You can do as you wish. But I love you. I'm human and I will find reasons to be annoyed with you, but if my Savior loves you, I do too.
So I ask for the last time, why do you hate Christians?