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The core of Christian theology is that all humans are sinners, yet capable of change and salvation. Dehumanizing criminals by calling them vermin is about as an
by tastyface 1y ago
The core of Christian theology is that all humans are sinners, yet capable of change and salvation. Dehumanizing criminals by calling them vermin is about as antithetical to Christianity as you can get. It is the language of hatred and fear, not humanistic love.
A Christian who calls his fellow humans cockroaches is wearing religion like a shirt.
- nailer 1y agoWhat’s the first commandment again? I’m pretty sure murder and calls to murder are about as antithetical to Christianity as you can get.
- estearum 1y agoWhat on earth are you talking about? Is this some word-association game where you’re finding your way back to people celebrating Kirk’s murder?
- nailer 1y agoI’m stating you’re concerned with trivial matters.
- estearum 1y agoI've re-read the thread a couple times now and frankly it seems like there's a piece of the puzzle you're not sharing with me. "Criminals are cockroaches because they're evil" makes literally no sense. Even if one accepts that anyone who commits a crime is de facto evil (very silly), cockroaches obviously aren't evil! The non-sequitur about trivial vs non-trivial problems is just that: a non-sequitur. Is it just that you're okay with exterminating certain types of people (like they're cockroaches), therefore it makes sense to call them cockroaches? You should just say it so we can stop this very strange word association game.