Hey, I thought everyone knew the Commandments....
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Originally Posted by NatCh
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"Censorship" is not analogous to "religious intolerance."  |
No, it's not analogous. I was referring to the "intolerance and militancy" of most religions, particularly monotheistic ones, against those who either do not believe, or believe in competing deities. And generally, when left unchecked, this is worse than mere "censorship."
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Originally Posted by NatCh
... The commandment is directed internally.
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I respectfully disagree. "You shall tear down their altars, break their pillars, and cut down their sacred poles..." is hardly directed internally, and while I quoted this because it is considered part of the "Ten Commandments," it is a pretty mild instance of what the Lord directs against the believers of competing deities.
And external intolerance is not limited to only the Old Testament (I have always been puzzled by the faithfuls' argument that God is such a fickle character, changing moods from the Old Testament to the New, and then again, in the Koran.)
For instance, Jesus pronounces: "But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me." (Luke 19:27)
Plus, let's not forget that all those who do not believe, are destined, by this "benevolent" version of Yahweh, to an afterlife of eternal torture, described with detail, which would normally get a book banned on obscenity grounds
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