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Originally Posted by Russ D
Yes of course they deserve the benefit of the doubt but you are implying something by my silence!
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No, I am going by the implications in what you *said*!
Let me remind you (and others):
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Originally Posted by Russ D
There are no violent Christians. If a man (or woman) uses violence and professes to be a Christian, IMO that is not possible. What you do have is people who use violence in the name of Christianity, which is entirely different.
True Christians don't go around smacking people about, attacking people, or flying planes in to buildings.
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Now you firstly state that a person who uses violence in the name of Christianity is not a "True Christian", you then go on to name a *specific* act committed by Muslims *without* suggesting or even *hinting* that just because they "used violence in the name of Islam" they weren't "True Muslims".
This is precisely why I called it Special Pleading because your implication is "in this case (ie Christianity) it's different", when there is in reality no such difference.
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And I would like to distance myself from the comments made by Ann Coulter et al in your post - extremist views from anyone in authority will never do any good.
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But I'm sure that *they* consider themselves to be "True Christians"!