Christians get a lot of mileage out of the aphorism of 'turning the other cheek', a sentiment originating at least as early as Pythagoras in the fifth century BC. Yet both in theory and in practice, Christians have honoured the principle of murdering their opponents. The word, it seems, came from the very top. Apparently Jesus himself said:

"But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me."
– Luke 19.27 *

The Christian Heaven may have been a vain folly but the Christian Hell was real enough. For more than a thousand years sadists in the uniform of Christ terrorised and brutalised a continent and then exported that terror to the four corners of the globe.

Ireland

Ahh a woman of many words ...

Are we talking the cute wife of Bronson?

Whatever.

This dude is so fixated on hating it incredible

No, my points are that the bible displays and supports a system of murder, discrimination, intolerance and brain-washing.

.. and christians interpret it as "love"

I dont hate anyone, I just find it sad that the sheep mentality is being led by someone called a "shepherd"

Hate is not in my vocabulary, but apparently it is in the christian one

Conversion of Iceland succeeded only because of the taking of hostages by the King who sent missionaries there. Basically convert to Christianity or they die for your resistance.

The Church, which, with a satanic twist of humour, claimed to be the instrument of 'Christ's loving kindness', taught a brutalised and impoverished people new meanings to the words pain and suffering ...

The Pope's Pears:

The vaginal pear was used on woman who had sex with the Devil or his familiars. The rectal pear was used on passive male homosexuals and the oral pear was used on heretical preachers or lay persons found guilty of unorthodox practices. Inserted into the mouth, anus or vagina of the victim, the pear was expanded by use of the screw until the insides are ripped, stretched and mutilated, almost always causing death. The pointed ends of the 'leaves' were good for ripping the throat, intestines or cervix open.

The Judas Cradle:
The victim is raised up by the rope or chain and then lowered until the vagina, anus or the coccyx rests on a wooden spiked point. The torturer could vary the pressure by hanging weights from the victim or rocking or raising and dropping the victim from various heights.

The Holy Trinity:
When a sinner had "blasphemed the holy name of god", or when he had perhaps told some truth about the local priest, it was customary to apply the holy trinity.

The Iron mask was heated in an open fire until red hot, then put upon his head. The scourge, also red hot, was then applied to his back. After the mask had cooled, it was removed from the sinner, taking skin (and usually eyeballs) with it. The prisoner's mouth was then opened and red hot pincers were used to remove the prisoner's tongue.

So, lets be clear, here ... this was done in the name of your god!

Excellent point. If we do not learn from the mistakes of the past then we are doomed to repeat them. One could argue that he that is without sin should throw the first stone or one could argue that he that doesn't even believe that sin exists should throw the first stone. Or one could just not even bother with stones. Personally, I believe that stones are great for skipping across a body of water.

I mean what would have happened if if President Bush or Iraq would have read that verse about throwing stones.

Kind of makes a holy war a contradiction terms does it not?

Agreed....

Sadly truer words were never spoken.

So, what do I hate?

Agreed....

oh ok!