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In reply to the discussion: Are thinking skills generally absent among theists? [View all]Mariana
(14,858 posts)There's nothing obvious about it. In the stories, Jesus often preached love and kindness, but he himself wasn't kind and loving all the time to everyone. Here are a couple of examples. Jesus didn't ask the merchants and the moneychangers to leave the temple grounds, and explain to them why they should. Instead, he physically attacked them and destroyed their property. Is that a good example of what to do when someone does something that offends you? Jesus was just plain nasty to the Canaanite woman who pleaded with him to heal her daughter, and only relented after she groveled and agreed with his comparison of her to a dog begging at the table. Is that how we should act when someone of a different ethnicity asks for help? I don't think either of these stories should be held up as an example of how to treat others.