Burnishing Bigotry - 3rd edition

And besides, if God did implant every sentient being – Christians & non-Christians alike –
with his or her moral conscience, then God is the one who also implanted the vase majority of
humanity (essentially all non-sociopaths) with the ability to understand that damning anyone to Hell
for eternity for any offense committed over a single human lifetime is per se patently unjust; with
the ability to see that demanding subservience in any form from any person is patently petty; and
with the ability to understand that creating humans fallible and then demanding that we become
―well‖ (via essentially a lucky guess – if born in a non-Christian community, or simply good fortune – if
born in a Christian one) is patently unfair … I find that pretty ironic, don‘t you?
In closing, like you I happen to believe that warning others of impending danger is a deed
of Kindness … Indeed (ironically), that is precisely what I am doing for you (and Bart, and Lucy,
and Diana – and anyone else reading along) in this thread! … That does not, however, mean that I
am to judge other people if they continue to turn away from my warnings, and that does not
mean that will I hide my condemnations behind worshiping a God who will damn those
―sinners‖ (or allow them to damn themselves) for turning away from the same.
Jesus didn't come to force people to follow his teachings, Dan … He came to gently offer
his Way, his Truth & his Life as a gift. And even though he did point out that people would suffer
if they didn't adhere to his Way, he never damned them for not doing so (see John 12:47) … And
he certainly never once advocated worshiping a Father of less than perfect Love (see Matthew 5:48
+ Matthew 18:21-22 + Luke 6:36 + John 5:22) who would allow them to be damned either!
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