"Ed Hulett -> Ross Sauer"  wrote in
news:9576$HOLYSMOKE{at}JamNNTPd:

 EH>>>>> Hatred is *NOT* part of Christ's teachings, so their claim is
 EH>>>   moot.

 RS>>>> That's odd, because Jesus condemned an entire city.

 EH>>> Please try to understand what you read.

 RS>> I understand it perfectly.

 EH> No, you do not. There is no hate involved in Jesus' condemnation.

Oh?

 RS>> Here's the verse in question:

 RS>> Matthew

 RS>> 11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his
 EH>   mighty works RS> were done, because they repented not:
 RS>> 11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if
 EH>   the mighty RS> works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre
 EH>   and Sidon, they would RS> have repented long ago in sackcloth and
 EH>   ashes.    (11:21-24) RS> 11:22 But I say unto you, It shall be more
 EH>   tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at RS> the day of judgment, than for
 EH>   you. RS> 11:23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven,
 EH>   shalt be brought RS> down to hell: for if the mighty works, which
 EH>   have been done in thee, had RS> been done in Sodom, it would have
 EH>   remained until this day.

 EH> He is condemning the fact that they do not repent form their sins.

What "sins" did all of the towns in question commit?
Including the babies?

And don't give me that "original sin" bullshit.
If it was a "original sin" then all those born between the time of Adam
and the time of Jesus are "sinners."

It's more obvious, that someone had a prophet and his followers walk up
to him, tell him to repent and all that, and he told the bunch to sod
off.
So Jesus got pissed and condemned the towns.

 RS>> So even the babies born in those towns are doomed?

 EH> Good grief. Do try to educate yourself.

Are they?

 RS>> Well, according to legitimate archaelogical sources, those towns
 EH>   didn't RS> suffer destruction like Sodom did.

 EH> So, those towns were not destroyed? Physical destruction of buildings
 EH> means nothing.

Translation, please.

 RS>> (And from all archaelogical evidence, Sodom was destroyed by a
 EH>   severe RS> earthquake and subsequent fires.)

 EH> Your point?

That all this supernatural stuff is just gibberish, more prosaic
explanations work better when describing events.

 RS>> Once again, you show that you know diddly squat about the Bible.

 EH> You just showed your own ignorance. Nothing you quoted indicated
 EH> hatred by Jesus or anyone.

So Jesus condemned those towns out of love?
You really are a fundy idiot.

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