Right well I was interpreting your question @JenniferP because it seemed the best solution as to my current frame of mind and my view you and religion. It was silly of my to impose that on you. I knew it was likely inaccurate. Yet it seemed much calmer and moderate a position then from the first 4 comments I had in response to you. I should have merely refrained from commenting at all.
My viewpoint was soured by the proposed joyful martyring that the faithful should do. My gripe was a redirection, the original source was the scripture. I don’t know if you realize this but Biblical Flogging was public, and could be very brutal. The technically correct term is flaying for a reason. Description of Jewish Flogging
Roman flogging was worse. The Apostle Paul for example was flayed 5 times: 40 lashes which is 120 stripes each time.
So upon the reminder of that, I don’t care that God is the supposed author of peace. Or that after the exchange of the moneylenders in which he kicked booty he spoke against proselytizing. Matthew 23
Earlier in his Genesis chapter 6 we are talking about the near decimination of the living.
So you are right I shouldn’t be here on your territory. I was trying to respectful. To desensitize what is a trigger issue for me. To stay open, and to be more welcoming to Christains here. I also believed myself correct in the position I was clarifying with @JLeslie as well as my original post.
I lost my ability to fairly regard the question after reading what I did and thinking about the scriptures I cited in my last post. I am simply not capable of not caring about this issue.
Jehovah Witnesses I don’t have any special grudge against. Other then that they seem to be pushiest with their ideals, and it is really sad that they only have an annointed 144000. Which I don’t even begin to understand. In the regards that at that point, what exactly is the point. I am sure you could tell me. But maybe now would not be the best time.
And I didn’t mean to ignore your sect. It was by no means an all inclusive list of course by all means mention it. I am sorry for losing my temper. I really thought I was defusing my anger at the scriptures effectivily. It is just a hard topic for me to get to the middle ground, that my balance is quickly lost.