October 13, 200718 yr I didnt know people paid attention to Ann Coulter. To be honest, neither did I. Ann Coulter is an incredible extremist, and I'm honestly surprised that she has as much pull on the right as she does. There are many times where I hope she's saying some of her stuff in jest. Like the thing about carpet-bombing the Middle East and converting them all to Christianity right after 9/11. Or when she said that the 9/11 widows were trying to profit off of their husbands' deaths. Unfortunately, certain 9/11 widows were (and still are) attempting to profit (or just plain profiting) off of their husband's deaths. Um, not the ones she was talking about. Also, I have yet to hear of one that has been.
October 15, 200718 yr That is standard Christian theology. Coulter is not saying anything out of line.
October 15, 200718 yr That is standard Christian theology. Doesn't mean what she said was justified. Why not? It is her right to assert her religion is correct if she thinks it is. I do not like Ann Coulter, nor do I agree with her. It just seems that people have forgotten what the Chriustian party line has been since 70 AD.
October 16, 200718 yr That is standard Christian theology. Doesn't mean what she said was justified. So you contend that Christianity is unjustified?
October 16, 200718 yr That is standard Christian theology. Doesn't mean what she said was justified. So you contend that Christianity is unjustified? So anybody that does not agree with her is not a true Christian?
October 16, 200718 yr That is standard Christian theology. Doesn't mean what she said was justified. So you contend that Christianity is unjustified? That her interpretation of the good book is lacking as she has shown nothing but bigot racism in the past and foolish ignorance as much as any extremist.
October 16, 200718 yr That her interpretation of the good book is lacking as she has shown nothing but bigot racism in the past and foolish ignorance Hmmm... I'd contend that demonstrates she's got a pretty good handle on the so-called 'good book'... :mischief
October 16, 200718 yr That is standard Christian theology. Doesn't mean what she said was justified. So you contend that Christianity is unjustified? So anybody that does not agree with her is not a true Christian? No. What was contended was that standard Christian theology is no justified, or at the very least, espousing standard Christian theology is not justified.
October 16, 200718 yr That is standard Christian theology. Doesn't mean what she said was justified. So you contend that Christianity is unjustified? So anybody that does not agree with her is not a true Christian? No. What was contended was that standard Christian theology is no justified, or at the very least, espousing standard Christian theology is not justified. So any Christian who is not in agreement with her on her viewpoints is not in agreement with standard Christian theology, right? So what does that make any Christian who is not in agreement with standard Christian theology?
October 16, 200718 yr I'm more interested in Jesus' teachings of acceptance of others and non-violence than religious differences. I certainly have my share of problems with the Catholic Church, that's for sure.
October 16, 200718 yr That is standard Christian theology. Coulter is not saying anything out of line. This is only the case if you assume that all Christians follow the two commandments, which they don't.
October 17, 200718 yr That is standard Christian theology. Coulter is not saying anything out of line. no it isnt, not at all. every leader of every mainstream christian (protestant and catholic) has denounced this kind of thinking. trust me, what she said is a lot worse than you seem to understand. this is very dangerous slippery-slope kind of thinking. thats what the spanish inquisition was about... perfecting the jews. by using her logic, muslims would be perfected christians. how would you like it if some extremist muslim went on the air and said that we would be better off if everyone was muslim and we are going to perfect all the christians? actually, that sounds a lot like what muslim terrorists are saying... ann coulter hit on one of the two big justifications for anti-semitism: that we have to or should perfect/convert/change/make dissapear the jews... end the jewish religion. the other justification is that jews killed christ. this isnt the first time she has said this sh*t either... face it, shes an anti-semite, and all those who agree are being passively anti semetic. wow, what a shock, an anti-semetic neo conservative. never heard of that before :mis2 every republican candidate... and maybe even every democratic candidate... should be asked whether or not they agree with ann coulter's comments about america being better off if everyone was a christian. coulter clearly needs to reread the first amendment.
October 17, 200718 yr That is standard Christian theology. Coulter is not saying anything out of line. no it isnt, not at all. every leader of every mainstream christian (protestant and catholic) has denounced this kind of thinking. trust me, what she said is a lot worse than you seem to understand. this is very dangerous slippery-slope kind of thinking. thats what the spanish inquisition was about... perfecting the jews. Since the Inquisition, church dogma has changed. The concept that Christians have replaced the Jews as God's Chosen People and that Jews have no status any greater than any other non-believer is no longer held to. Instead, the concept is that the Jews are God's Chosen and will convert upon judgment day to inherit the earth for a 1000 year reign of peace. That doesn't in any way supplant the belief that Christians represent the perfected example of faith, which remains the standard of Christian theology.
October 18, 200718 yr I'm more interested in Jesus' teachings of acceptance of others and non-violence than religious differences. I certainly have my share of problems with the Catholic Church, that's for sure. Christianity is not secular humanism, though I do believe non-violence is of vital importance. This is only the case if you assume that all Christians follow the two commandments, which they don't. The Bible says ?There is no one righteous, not one.? This is why, if anything, Ann Coulter was not extreme enough. Standard Christian doctrine is that no one is justified by the Mosaic Law. This means that faithful Christians do not merely have a ?fast track?? they have access through faith. Those who rely on the law, according to Saint Paul, are dead in the law. Thus, Coulter, if anything, was being not ?offending? enough when discussing her faith. This does not mean that, if we are to take the Bible as ?Gospel truth,? that only Christians go to heaven. Romans 2:12All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. 13For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. 14(Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law, 15since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them.) However, do not take the preceding to mean a whole mess of people are going to heaven. According to the Gospel of Luke, Jesus, when asked whether, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?" he replied, "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to." (Luke 13) no it isnt, not at all. every leader of every mainstream christian (protestant and catholic) has denounced this kind of thinking. trust me, what she said is a lot worse than you seem to understand. this is very dangerous slippery-slope kind of thinking. thats what the spanish inquisition was about... perfecting the jews. 1. If we are all so convinced that one religion is not better than another, why do we follow any of them? 2. The Bible is clear that few go to heaven and though there are advantages to being Jewish, there are greater ones for being Christian. by using her logic, muslims would be perfected christians. how would you like it if some extremist muslim went on the air and said that we would be better off if everyone was muslim and we are going to perfect all the christians? actually, that sounds a lot like what muslim terrorists are saying... Quite frankly, I admire that sort of honesty. Religion is perhaps the most important thing out there, assuming God is real. Why shouldn?t someone who believes in Islam or anything else not be adamant? ann coulter hit on one of the two big justifications for anti-semitism: that we have to or should perfect/convert/change/make dissapear the jews... end the jewish religion. the other justification is that jews killed christ. She never said that. She merely said Christians have an easier time going to heaven. every republican candidate... and maybe even every democratic candidate... should be asked whether or not they agree with ann coulter's comments about america being better off if everyone was a christian. coulter clearly needs to reread the first amendment. The 1st amendment protects her right to hold, espouse, and practice such opinions.
October 18, 200718 yr by using her logic, muslims would be perfected christians. how would you like it if some extremist muslim went on the air and said that we would be better off if everyone was muslim and we are going to perfect all the christians? actually, that sounds a lot like what muslim terrorists are saying... Quite frankly, I admire that sort of honesty. Religion is perhaps the most important thing out there, assuming God is real. Why shouldn't someone who believes in Islam or anything else not be adamant? why shouldnt they be adamant? because sometimes they take things a little too seriously and act on those feelings by killing those who disagree. yeah its honest, but it certainly isnt rational thought. its actually quite dangerous. ann is thinking exactly like a muslim extremist. religious extremism is more dangerous than a nuclear bomb. ann coulter hit on one of the two big justifications for anti-semitism: that we have to or should perfect/convert/change/make dissapear the jews... end the jewish religion. the other justification is that jews killed christ. She never said that. She merely said Christians have an easier time going to heaven. no that wasnt what she said at all, read it again. she said that jews must be perfected and america would be better off if we were all christians. sounds to me like she wants to make jews dissappear. every republican candidate... and maybe even every democratic candidate... should be asked whether or not they agree with ann coulter's comments about america being better off if everyone was a christian. coulter clearly needs to reread the first amendment. The 1st amendment protects her right to hold, espouse, and practice such opinions. when did i ever say that those opinions should be illegal? i certainly dont want her, or anyone who agrees with her, to be thrown in jail. i just want to know how the candidates think so i know whether an anti-semite is running for president. i said she should reread the first because it said no official religion should be established, meaning that america is not a christian nation. ann wants to establish christianity as the official religion of the us... that was implied. look, its up to the jewish people to decide whether or not her comments were offensive. i am a jew and an agnostic, and i was greatly offended. no non-jew has the right to tell me that im wrong for feeling offended. the fact that she doesnt see anything offensive in what she had to say only proves her ignorance. the only way my feelings would not be justified is if most other jews werent offended. this isnt the first time she has said anti-semetic stuff before. the silver lining to this black cloud is that she probably... finally... ruined her career.
October 21, 200718 yr Wasn't Jesus Jewish? Let's go back to the beginnings of Christianity. That would be Judiasm.
October 21, 200718 yr Wasn't Jesus Jewish? Let's go back to the beginnings of Christianity. That would be Judiasm. Sir Isaac Newton never took a physics class, what's your point?
October 23, 200718 yr Wasn't Jesus Jewish? Let's go back to the beginnings of Christianity. That would be Judiasm. Sir Isaac Newton never took a physics class, what's your point? how you like them apples?
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