Creationist Lies
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Look guys, here's some verbiage off a christian fundie site. Read it with an open mind to what it's saying:
"Christians around the world are undergoing enormous persecution for their faith in the risen Christ. Governments around the world arrest, harass, torture and even kill people for no other crime than having placed their faith in Jesus Christ. Persecution of believers is on the rise. While some Christians in the US have risen to the call and assisted their brethren, most unfortunately have not, either through ignorance or simple neglect. This is a fundamental issue as Jesus said, "And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." (Matt 25:40) This page will look at some of these countries and some of the specific problems facing believers throughout the world.
It behooves Christians in the US to remember these brethren in all things. To remember the tremendous sacrifices that they are making on behalf of the body of Christ. No one really knows when real persecution will come to the US. Many feel it is only a matter of time. Remember this: Persecution is a promise that Jesus made to his true followers " These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)"
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See it's part of the bedrock psychological makeup of a fundamentalists approach to the Bible that they are a) persecuted and that b) New Testamnet scriptures TELLS them they will be persecuted by anyone other than those that share their faith.
It's in insidious and tricky bit of thinking - leaves me icky - but fundamentalist Islam shares it as well.
So you cannot argue with them at all becaus eit only increases their feeling of being "persecuted" (Jesus said they would be , and by golly he WAS right!) and thus through such persecutions or objections you are only reaffirming their point of view.
Insidious.