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However, we still have Jesus' example to follow, and He would never condone the burning of religious texts, or any persecution for that matter. Our Lord and Saviour was above such things. Why stoop to violence and hatred when your message is so obviously superior?
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The problem with that is that He was above a great many things which we as humans often find necessary. The divine would naturally be.
However, I don't consider a symbolic burning of texts to be "violence", nor do I consider the admonisment and disdain of evil to be "hatred".
Again, I don't condone what this church is doing. I see it as being unnecessarily inciteful. However, I don't see it as such a black and white issue, either.
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Even if there is no god, and the Bible is nothing but a lie, I take pride in trying to follow the example of a humble man who gave everything for the sake of the people who killed him.
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It is the fact that such interpretations of the modern Christian faith are more common than not which makes me harbor great respect, even envy, for those who engage in it.