Because studying works of fiction in great detail is not what I want to spend my life doing, I use google:

Exodus 22:18

For people who do spend their lives studying certain works of fiction, here's a good 30-minute read on the topic:
http://www.proteuscoven.org/proteus/Suffer.htm

The bible is not above criticism.

Andrew

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“...corporations and those who run them cannot stop exploiting resources and amassing wealth until they have... .I cannot finish this sentence, because the truth is that can never stop; like cancer, they can only continue to expand until they kill the host.”

-- Derrick Jensen

Then correlation must, of course, equate to causation.

The parts of the bible about peace and love are insignificant in comparison to those encouraging death and destruction. Even Jesus calls for war:

Don't even get me started on the section in Numbers where Moses, the great spokesman for god, demands the sacrifice of men, women and children with the exception of the virgins of course.

The bible isn't about peace. Its about pain, destruction and punishment.

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Wow. Africans never did barbaric stuff like this to each other before...

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January 21, 2013: The End of an ERROR.

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters."
"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic."
"The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
---Benjamin Franklin

Horse shit. This kind of stuff has been going on and the only thing that is different the messed up combination of their own, native beliefs, and those of Christianity.

The OP, and some of the comments left on this thread, are ignorant of any understanding on this topic.

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A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
- George Bernard Shaw

The correlation of an evangelical preacher accusing a child of being a witch and the subsequent burning/murdering of said child does indeed equal causation.

Andrew

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“...corporations and those who run them cannot stop exploiting resources and amassing wealth until they have... .I cannot finish this sentence, because the truth is that can never stop; like cancer, they can only continue to expand until they kill the host.”

-- Derrick Jensen

Pretty much what i said in the OP.

Why don't you enlighten us oh holy defensive one?

The groups tracking this have recorded an increase in witch burnings along with the growth of evangelical christianity in africa - are you disputing this? Have you done your own research?. This combined with the fact these specific churches are going on about witches and such seems like its reasonable to look at the spread of this type of christianity and see the connection.

But i suppose some believers will deny it. That's to be expected. Its not as if rationality is a strong suit amongst some of the faithful - most notably the literalists.

Andrew

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“...corporations and those who run them cannot stop exploiting resources and amassing wealth until they have... .I cannot finish this sentence, because the truth is that can never stop; like cancer, they can only continue to expand until they kill the host.”

-- Derrick Jensen

Oh, so christians helping them do it now must make it ok then...

Andrew

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“...corporations and those who run them cannot stop exploiting resources and amassing wealth until they have... .I cannot finish this sentence, because the truth is that can never stop; like cancer, they can only continue to expand until they kill the host.”

-- Derrick Jensen

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the genocide, constant warring, rape, AIDS epidemic, slavery, etc...

Yep, nothing new to see here. The only thing that is of not is that whoever is teaching Christianity over there isn't doing a very good job as they aren't dropping their native beliefs.

This has been going on for eons and you're trying to blame Christianity. Freaking ridiculous. I'm sorry you can't see the facts through your hate-glasses.

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A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
- George Bernard Shaw

I'm not the one here claiming its someone elses fault.

This is the same crap with a different excuse.

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January 21, 2013: The End of an ERROR.

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters."
"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic."
"The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
---Benjamin Franklin

And i also thought christian colonialiasm was a thing of the past - yet its advocates are alive and well right here at USPOL. How fuckin' creepy is that!



Andrew

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“...corporations and those who run them cannot stop exploiting resources and amassing wealth until they have... .I cannot finish this sentence, because the truth is that can never stop; like cancer, they can only continue to expand until they kill the host.”

-- Derrick Jensen

What excuse? Christians are teaching them biblical literalism about witches, that is just plain old fucked up.

Andrew

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“...corporations and those who run them cannot stop exploiting resources and amassing wealth until they have... .I cannot finish this sentence, because the truth is that can never stop; like cancer, they can only continue to expand until they kill the host.”

-- Derrick Jensen

Christian colonialism? Now you're just making stuff up. I'm talking about the effectiveness of whoever went there to convert them. The obviously didn't do a very good job. I happen to know a decent amount about missionary work and I know how many missionaries work. Many missionaries go out and just preach about Jesus and don't create the foundation for those beliefs. This causes Jesus and some Christian beliefs to simply be added to the rest of their gods and other beliefs.

Please keep exposing your hate. It's fun to observe.

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A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
- George Bernard Shaw

WARNING

This is actual footage of this occurring in Africa. There are actually people being burned to death in it, so be warned.

What this is representative of is superstition, ignorance and mob mentality, and the same bullshit runs through Christianity, Animism, insert-name-here....

There are no superior religions.

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