>>>>>Most all other religions deny the deity of Christ and I would discount those without further investigation.
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>>>>>When someone decides to ignore outside information and relies solely on his mind and conscience to lead him, that is the sort of issue I meant to address in saying it was a dangerous practice.
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>>>>You've just contradicted yourself.
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>>>I don't think so...I said "When someone decides to ignore outside information and relies SOLELY on his mind..." I believe I made it clear that I am relying on the Bible (outside information) to form my beliefs.
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>>You've made it clear that Christianity will not be challenged by an investigation into alternative beliefs.
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>>But that has been clear to me. I want to know why that is the case. It seems to me that all ideas should be investigated so that we can determine which ideas are good or useful and which are bad or dangerous. Explain to me why I should regard the texts about Jesus any differently than the texts about Buddha.
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>You mean how I regard Howard's comments to be extremely reprehesible and dangerous. You typically hear people making the statements he is making when they are justifying why they had to kill the unbelievers in their midst.
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>Statements like howard's, when echoed throughout the world, stir emotions in other's. The only purpose they serve is to confirm the beliefs of other that the US has a hatred of their religion. And we end up in a circle of hatred, with no end in sight.

I hope you didn't sense any hatred in any of my posts. If you did, please point them out to me so I can correct them. I have no hatred for others who do not believe the way I do. I do not endorse others religions and will not waiver in my belief that any religion that does not trust in the work of Christ is a false religion - but - please do not mistake that for hatred.