Things that puzzle me

[forsyth]

Why do Christian fundamentalists make a big stink about trying to post the Ten Commandments everywhere? Aren't they supposed to be followers of Jesus Christ, thus the name? So why don't they go around demanding posting stuff from the New Testament, or things Jesus said? Like oh, I dunno. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." "Love thy neighbor as yourself." "Judge not, lest ye be judged." etc.

(And yes, I know the answer for some of them is that they're batshit insane death cultists who want to bring about the end of the world. But what about the rest?)

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Comments

[kalifla.livejournal.com]

Jesus was asked the same thing by some of the uber-religious folk back in his day about the Commandments. He pretty much said they were all important, but the two most important were "Honor God above all others" and "Love your neighbor as yourself." It was all about love, babe.

[forsythferret.livejournal.com]

This is why one of my friends refers to the fundamentalist nuts as "The Pharisees".

Of course, I'm not Christian, but, y'know, people, please, at least a little consistency, y'know?

[kalifla.livejournal.com]

Consistency?

Did you forget that we're human beings over here, and we tend to do the wacky? :)