Jim wrote:I'm not offended, but will offer an alternative view.
A Christian view includes both that Jesus did fulfill the Law ("It is accomplished") and that the Law that God gave Moses was for the Jewish people, not Gentiles. So I am well aware of those parts of the Bible, but can make a good argument that they are not to guide Christians today.
I'm glad you weren't offended by my remarks Jim. It does seem however Christians such as yourself are in somewhat short supply. At any rate, I'm pretty well fixed on the conclusion I reached a decade ago. However I will share your comment with Jenn, who holds the "spirit" of Christ in her heart however is greatly troubled by what she is seeing in the name of Christ both locally and across the wires.
Freedomforall wrote:moonshadow wrote:The way things currently are in the U.S., "Christians" can not be considered terrorist, even if their threats/actions directly mirror that of Islamic extremist. While I agree with you in principle, frankly the notion will never fly. There are just too many right wing Christians in this nation. In the middle east you have ISIS, in America, you have CRISIS. Two sides of the same coin.
He quietly resigned his job at the Sheriff's office according to one article I read. Also, law enforcement receives the F.B.I.'s watch list and there were many Christian organizations on it that were listed as potential domestic terrorist. I personally have knowledge of this. It was very enlightening.
I stand corrected...
Stu wrote:It's a fair point that the man is a police officer and his stated view could certainly cause people to be concerned as to his impartiality and professional judgment. One would hope that when in a working situation, he would have enough professionalism to put aside both his religious beliefs and his personal opinions and prejudice, but I wouldn't be too confident that he would One might liken this to the case of a police officer being associated with the KKK.
Carl's response hit the nail pretty good, but I wanted to add, often times some may group people like Fritts in the same box as NeoNazi's and white supremacist. The two groups also have been known to be very anti Semitic. However it's important to note that these hate groups can, and often do have opposing views. There may be some overlap on occasion, but generally these hate groups are very much different. I would imagine Fritts is most likely NOT anti Semitic, and he's probably not really racist either. It sounds like the grand sum of his overall bigotry is towards the LGBT group.
On the matter of Neo Nazi's and white supremacist, often times they can actually be of the Pagan traditions. In fact, I believe there is one such hate group operating in the eastern mountains of southern Tennessee today. The KKK is known to be strictly Protestant Christian.
No, I suspect Fritts most likely just wants to have his 15 minutes of fame. That fire will burn out pretty quickly.. . I mean for God's sake... street view this address: 715 N. Cherry St, Knoxville TN, 37914. It's in the same building as a bondsman and across the street from a planned parenthood clinic. It's a strip mall church man...
crfriend wrote:I'm not a big fan of the notion of "hate crime" because "hate" can be difficult to pin down and relies heavily on individual interpretation. This makes it problematic in cases of law because what may be hateful to one individual may be normal to another -- and that aspect is entirely different from the matter of "has a crime been committed in the first place".
I think the idea of "hate crime" justice is when the motive was hate. For example, if I see you walking down the street wearing a skirt, but I just want your money and in the process of mugging you, jab a knife in your side and kill you. That's NOT a hate crime. The motive was money. If I just hate guys who wear skirts and killed you for that reason it IS a hate crime.
The issue with hate crime justice, is how it's administered. Not all crimes of hate classify as hate crimes. As in the case of virtually all southern states, including Virginia, if you murder someone of the LGBT group just for being LBGT, then they do not consider that a hate crime.