Strasbourg terrorist incident

[Napkiraly]

I guess it depends on one's definition of gay friendly. I mean, my church will accept gay members for instance, so long as they remain celibate. That's reasonably friendly I think.

'We won't accept or tolerate you unless you sacrifice any expression of your sexuality and forsake the chance to ever enter a romantic relationship with anyone forever and ever' does not exactly scream friendliness to me...

Well non-celibate members can always repent and then seek the Church's assistance in preventing them from falling into temptation in the future. The goal of course would then to have them conform to celibacy.

[Olerand]

I'm not in Europe remember? I go to church in Singapore which is a way more homophobic and far less gay-friendly country. Sighs.

I don't know anything about Singapore or churches there but a Google showed the Presbyterian Church of Singapore is a member of the Presbyterian World Mission, which is the PC(USA) mission arm to the world. So maybe they're LGBT friendly, dunno if they have a website you can explore for yourself or not.

That's what I thought, an expat church.

[Toaslandia]

I want this locked because people like you are being extremely offensive to other's beliefs.

Literally anything can be offensive. Every time you speak, you risk being offensive.

Yes, but saying that "Your God wants you to die." seems pretty deliberate to me.

[Kubumba Tribe]

Like I said.

Said what?

That it's a stupid conspiracy theory to scapegoat whole groups of people.

[Sukberia]

Silence people on boards, but you can't do it on the streets or the ballot boxes.

Yes you can. That's why we have ****** Patrols.

We have "*******" Patrols? You mean T**t patrols?

[Balnik]

Ireland, so the country they already control... internal affairs are entirely up to them.

The ira didn't control Ireland to start.

Let me rephrase that then. Ireland, the country they already operate within and are native to. Internal affairs are entirely up to their discretion.

[Sukberia]

Literally anything can be offensive. Every time you speak, you risk being offensive.

Yes, but saying that "Your God wants you to die." seems pretty deliberate to me.

AM I WRONG THO?

[Toaslandia]

"You have the right to your beliefs, but don't tell people that their's are wrong because they don't align with your's."
Yes i can, if i can demonstrate it.

You don't have to be a jerk about it. You'll never sway me from Christianity.

[The Black Party]

I still have no idea what a Diversity Attack is and why people keep saying it.

Because there is a recurring narrative about communities being forced to accept Muslim migrants in the name of diversity and that this inevitably leads to terrorism.

That is not true though. Rising Muslim migration does not equal rising Muslim Extremism.

[Toaslandia]

Yes, but saying that "Your God wants you to die." seems pretty deliberate to me.

AM I WRONG THO?

You are. God wants people to live and respect each other.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I just found out and I'm sorry for those who died and those who were wounded. Has it been confirmed if the perpetrator is an Islamist or not? All I heard was that he was native to Strasbourg.

[Right wing humour squad]

Said what?

That it's a stupid conspiracy theory to scapegoat whole groups of people.

Who is scapegoating?
Prevalence should be enough for a minority of voters veto at the very least.

[Sukberia]

"You have the right to your beliefs, but don't tell people that their's are wrong because they don't align with your's."
Yes i can, if i can demonstrate it.

You don't have to be a jerk about it. You'll never sway me from Christianity.

Nor do i want to. Keep your backwards beliefs to yourself if you want to. Keep them out of politics tho.

[The South Falls]

The ira didn't control Ireland to start.

Let me rephrase that then. Ireland, the country they already operate within and are native to. Internal affairs are entirely up to their discretion.

That's true. But muslims have not attempted to take over nations outside the middle east, if memory serves me.

[Kubumba Tribe]

That it's a stupid conspiracy theory to scapegoat whole groups of people.

Who is scapegoating?

You.

[Toaslandia]

You don't have to be a jerk about it. You'll never sway me from Christianity.

Nor do i want to. Keep your backwards beliefs to yourself if you want to. Keep them out of politics tho.

My beliefs are not backwards, though yours might be.

[Sukberia]

AM I WRONG THO?

You are. God wants people to live and respect each other.

Nope, God sends unbelievers, gays, adulterers, and a whole bunch of people, to Hell.

[Purgatio]

I just found out and I'm sorry for those who died and those who were wounded. Has it been confirmed if the perpetrator is an Islamist or not? All I heard was that he was native to Strasbourg.

Nope, I've been checking Guardian updates, nothing yet about the guy's specific ideology/motive

[Kubumba Tribe]

Nor do i want to. Keep your backwards beliefs to yourself if you want to. Keep them out of politics tho.

My beliefs are not backwards, though yours might be.

^this

[The Black Party]

Yes you can. That's why we have ****** Patrols.

We have "*******" Patrols? You mean T**t patrols?

No, a 6 letter word. Not going to say it though, it's for you to figure out.

[Fartsniffage]

I just found out and I'm sorry for those who died and those who were wounded. Has it been confirmed if the perpetrator is an Islamist or not? All I heard was that he was native to Strasbourg.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/1 ... as-market/

Seems very likely Islamic.

[Toaslandia]

You are. God wants people to live and respect each other.

Nope, God sends unbelievers, gays, adulterers, and a whole bunch of people, to Hell.

God sends sinners to Hell. Those who are are good get to be in Heaven.

[Kubumba Tribe]

I gtg y'all. Assalamu 'Alaikum wa RaHmatullahi wa Barakatuhu. May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah SWT be upon you.

[Olerand]

That doesn't mean Islam is any less compatible with European values then Christianity.

Never commented on compatibility, but considering Islam is really the main religion you hear this stuff about, there has to be some root cause, whether it may be religious text or other teachings down the line

I mean, just look at the countries with a Muslim majority, most of them are undemocratic oligarchies, or in some cases, theocracies (of course, some outliers exist, such as Bangladesh or Indonesia, but these nations have a sizable religious minority, which does a job of keeping things from getting too extreme in a way)

I believe the other poster is being... Not truthful, let's say, in his posts. Purposefully.

I'm not so well versed in the trillions of American Christian churches in existence. I only know of the mainstream Presbyterian Church in America.

Anyway, our existence in Europe, and the existence of minorities in the Muslim world, would be so much easier if there was a PC denomination in Islam.

ECO is the newest one, The Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians, somehow ECO because they don't know how acronyms work. They broke off from the PCUSA because of our decision on same sex marriage. The EPC and PCA broke off from us back in the 1980s because we decided women could be ordained ministers.

Great to know. Unfortunately, I will most likely forget this, so.

I believe I am legally obligated in the English world to give a trigger warning, so trigger warning; but great voice.

Oh...my...god...you've gotta be kidding me....

I mean....vocally, good, but....wow...I'm speechless...

They have nothing that endears them to me, obviously, quite the contrary; but can I condemn them with this woman on the team? Not in good faith.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I just found out and I'm sorry for those who died and those who were wounded. Has it been confirmed if the perpetrator is an Islamist or not? All I heard was that he was native to Strasbourg.

Nope, I've been checking Guardian updates, nothing yet about the guy's specific ideology/motive

Ok, thanks for that. I'll just stay tuned and see what happens. A very unfortunate situation.