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Peace, brother frankster!
Thanks for answering my brother...
I read ("read" that rhymes with "red") you loud and clear...but, one might ask this you might agree:
"Is characterizing not being a Christian as 'lawlessness, iniquity, darkness, and devilishness' a hate-teaching in and of itself?"
How would you answer that question, my beloved brother?
(And I just want to say that I have NOTHING against my Christian brothers & sisters who believe in the Bible.)
Not Necessarily but it could be so construed.
To fundamentalist and Literalist Christians yes it is Hate speech
Lawlessness, iniquity, darkness and devilishness in a Christian Context carries with it Christian moral and ethics.
Lets take two examples - we not talking individual level but Nation/State level
In some Muslim countries it is legal, moral and ethical to stone to death adulteries.....I do not know of any christian country that does such things, not saying they are not out there - just that I do not know of any
In some Christian countries abortion is legal ethical and moral.....I do not know of any Islamic state that allows such things, not saying that they are not out there -just that I do not know of any
That was to demonstrate that different culture and religions give differing meanings to words such as lawlessness etc
What it really means is that we do not share the same Values, it really does not equate to hate, but it could easily be made to