12-02-2015, 07:42 PM
(12-02-2015, 05:52 PM)GMDino Wrote: Would you say that any group that cites the Christian Bible to back its behavior considers itself Christian? And perhaps, since they have scripture to support them, there are at least as Christian as any other?
I don't think ANYONE who kills another person (excl. self defense / accident) is a religious person in the sense that I believe religion should make you love and take care of each other vs kill them because they disagree with you or your point of view. Whether that be religious or political. And that goes for groups like the KKK, Army of God & ISIS. They are simply people so wrapped up in their own hate / views they found something to try and pull other in.
But they can still CLAIM to be Christian (or whatever religion) and as such would be labeled that way.
This is what the "reasonable person" test would show as well, from the way I understand it. They present themselves as Christians, use scripture to back their claims and justify their actions. It's an objective approach to the evidence before you. Subjectively, I can say I do not believe their actions are based on Christian values, but that's not objective reasonableness.
