Joelcool7 said:
In the Gay marriage case yes, but the New Testiment and teachings of Jesus does not preach to persecute sinners and many of their protests aren't protests against the sin rather persecuting the sinner. Jesus taught love your neighbour and be nice to those that do you wrong or sin. Jesus did not teach anywhere in the Bible to persecute people for their beliefs or actions.
Also some of the Westboro Church's protests like the one that picketed a little childs funeral, because they believed it was an act of God to punish the non-believers. That is complete utter bullshit, even if it had been an act of God would God want you to go and torment that girls family. Though I highly doubt God would cause someone to go nuts and shoot a ton of people. Let alone call a church to picket that girls funeral.
Christian's aren't Christian's if they do not show love and compassion to those around them. A very common Christian saying is "Hate the sin, not the sinner" it accuratly depicts how a Christian should act. The Westboro Baptist Church teaches its followers to hate the sinners themselves and to persecute them. Which Jesus did not teach!
Example as a Christian I think Homosexual acts are a sin, yet I have three friends who are gay. One who came out of the closet recently. I know that they are sinning according to my beliefs however showing anything but love to them wouldn't be in line with what Jesus taught.
Matthew 7:1 - "Do not judge, or you too will be judged."
Mathew 7:2 "For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
Mathew 7:3 - "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"
And that is just from three verses in Mathew. Just look at Romans
Romans 3:23 - "For All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God"
Jesus and the Bible clearly preach against casting Judgement on others. What the Westboro Baptist Church is doing is clearly not Biblical and not a good representation of the Church. Now I guess I'm being a little Judgemental on them but they are Christians and they represent Christ and they are doing a very bad job of it.
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