We good ol' Christians spoke up against the atrocities in Gaza. Now, who will speak up for us?
Maybe, just maybe, we should have let the Jews commit their genocide. We were the ones with compassion. We are loving people. But when Christians are killed, I never see Muslims mourning; I see them rejoicing.
Consider Nigeria as a case in point. Many Nigerian Christians were backers of Israel. I have a couple of Christian friends in Nigeria, and I asked them, "How can you say you support Israel? They're killing innocent women and children."
They supported Israel because they are fed up with the Muslims there. They knew that if the shoe were on the other foot, and Christians were being slaughtered, the Muslims would rejoice.
Plenty of things wrong with this thread.And couple of things true.
A LOT of muslims are indeed slacking when it comes to speak about the rights of minorities in their communities.
But plenty of people in gaza do talk about christian minorities rights and problems elsewhere ...And there exist Nigerians who don't like the oppression of Gaza.
The people slacking aren't the same people who are victims of war ..
You're also not the same Christians being oppressed in Iran.
Too many conflations.
I do though relate to a sentiment here. Something I wrote recently is exactly about that. Risking my life for people who would never love me.
@ItsMeMorgue True; those are people who depend upon others to tell them what they will not read for themselves, people who often are fed hatred and want judgment, wrath, etc., for those who believe differently or look different. I consider them cultists, not followers of the foundational teachings of Jesus.
A look at the parable of the Good Samaritan would clarify that, esp. when seen in context as the Messiah's take on a refrain in Scripture--the Jews are admonished to "take care of the widow, the orphan, and the sojourner in your midst."
In addition to what was already pointed out is wrong with this post, the only thing I would add is that apparently, you think it's acceptable to only have compassion for people who like you.
@ItsMeMorgue He actually asks a question, then gives info from people on the ground in Nigeria, then further info from Iran in the image.
It seems he's pointing out that compassion is not a two-way street between Christians and Muslims who adhere to their respective founder's beliefs...which is clear to anyone who has read the Gospels and the Qu'ran.
I find that particularly confusing, given that they are both Abrahamic religions.
Why confusing at all? You surely know what "-ic" means.
They are each from different founders of their respective branches.
One of these implicitly accepts Jewish Scripture and whose descent from Abraham is known (even if Matthew fudges to make the Scriptural record fit in with his 3 x 14 generations scheme; Luke gets it consistent with the Scriptural record).
The other founder explicitly rejects Jewish Scripture right at the Abram / Abraham source in a crucial aspect which allows him to elevate his branch; and his descent from Abraham / Ibrahim is lost.
That's not the attitude to have as Christians- we cannot expect the world to care about the persecuted church when barely any Christians seem to care about it.
@BritishFailedAesthetic this post opens lauding Christian virtue. Even from a secular perspective, even forgetting that the purpose was to weaponized it against Islam, it's not in good taste
