Let down again

[archaeobob]

Even though I was afraid (we've already had too many kitties poisoned and the loss of my shop to Christian Arson is a blow from which we have never recovered), I wrote a letter to the editor regarding bullying. They've been having a big series on it and a lot of political brouhaha about the topic every since some girls bullied a young lady in this

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[archaeobob]

Sue just got home, and we chatted about the letter to the editor.

She makes a good point. She said that "it might be for the best - if they'd included what people had already done to us, it might give them ideas - or push them to do something worse."

(Her words.)

Yeah, that could be the case. (I just wish those damned "Good Christians" would think about that!)

[moropus]

I feel for you. Every time I consider looking for the Unitarians around here, I wonder if its the right choice. If they can be any better.

The problem is, I believe in every word the god Jesus said. I also believe his followers are mostly sadistic freaks who twist his sayings.

[archaeobob]

The Unitarians are a world better (especially when they're both Unitarian and Universalist). I'd heard all the usual slander against them, but after going there a couple of times discovered that the exact same questions that had been bothering me about the Bible - they'd already asked and answered generations ago. I learned a history of the church that isn't taught in the other churches... and it's not pretty. The big-name "stars" for instance... well, Calvin gave a Unitarian theologian (Michael Servetus) a guarantee of safe conduct in order to debate with him... and shortly after he showed up in the country, had him burned alive at the stake for heresy. (If I remember right Calvin also denounced the "Lord's Prayer" as an instrument leading to hell.) Calvinists are STILL embarrassed at Servetus' murder - that is if they'd ever been told about it. Luther... became enraged when people said that forcing others to convert was a sin (that's why he persecuted the Anabaptists so severely). He wasn't at all friendly with anyone hinting

[archaeobob]

I should add... centuries ago, one of the countries in eastern Europe became Unitarian... and was one of the first "Christian" countries to accept and practice religious tolerance. I've read in a couple of places about that... although it doesn't seem to be common knowledge.

Non-Christians were as a rule far more tolerant, although often suspicious of anything "new" (e.g. the Romans). I know that for many years Islam was highly tolerant of Jews and Christians, but quickly grew tired of the Christians of the day (starting about the second Crusade) and soon hostile. The Jews were far more tolerated there than people realize.