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New Testament: Intolerance
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day ... And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones.--Num.15:32-36
Whenever we read ... the cruel and tortuous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we call it the word of a demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind. And, for my own part, I sincerely detest it, as I detest everything that is cruel. -- Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason
- While insulting the Pharisees and Sadducees, John the Baptist calls an entire generation a "generation of vipers." 3:7
- Those who bear bad fruit will be cut down and burned "with unquenchable fire." 3:10, 12
- Jesus says that most people will go to hell. 7:13-14
- Those who fail to bear "good fruit" will be "hewn down, and cast into the fire." 7:19
- "the children of the kingdom [the Jews] shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." 8:12
- Jesus tells his disciples to keep away from the Gentiles and Samaritans, and go only to the Israelites. 10:5-6
- Cities that neither "receive" the disciples nor "hear" their words will be destroyed by God. It will be worse for them than for Sodom and Gomorrah. And you know what God supposedly did to those poor folks (see Gen.19:24). 10:14-15
- Families will be torn apart because of Jesus (this is one of the few "prophecies" in the Bible that has actually come true). "Brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death." 10:21
- "Whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." 10:33
- Jesus says that he has come to destroy families by making family members hate each other. He has "come not to send peace, but a sword." 10:34-36
- Jesus condemns entire cities to dreadful deaths and to the eternal torment of hell because they didn't care for his preaching. 11:20-24
- "He that is not with me is against me." 12:30
- "Whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him." 12:31-32
- Jesus often called people names. One of his favorites was to call his adversaries a "generation of vipers." 12:34
- Jesus will send his angels to gather up "all that offend" and they "shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." 13:41-42, 50
- Jesus refuses to heal the Canaanite woman's possessed daughter, saying "it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the dogs." 15:22-26
- The ever-so-kind Jesus calls the Pharisees "hypocrites, wicked, and adulterous." 15:2-3
- "Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder." Whoever falls on "this stone" (Jesus) will be broken, and whomever the stone falls on will be ground into powder. 21:44
- In the parable of the marriage feast, the king sends his servants to gather everyone they can find, both bad and good, to come to the wedding feast. One guest didn't have on his wedding garment, so the king tied him up and "cast him into the outer darkness" where "there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." 22:12-13
- Jesus condemns the Jews for being "the children of them which killed the prophets." 23:31
- Jesus blames his the Jews (who were then living) for "all the righteous blood" from Abel to Zecharias. 23:35
- The servant who kept and returned his master's talent was cast into the "outer darkness" where there will be "weeping and gnashing of teeth." 25:30
- Jesus tells us what he has planned for those that he dislikes. They will be cast into an "everlasting fire." 25:41
- "His blood be on us, and on our children." This verse blames the Jews for the death of Jesus and has been used to justify their persecution for twenty centuries. 27:25
- Jesus becomes angry at those who said that he had "an unclean spirit," so he announces the unforgivable sin: "blasphemy against the Holy Ghost." 3:29
- Any city that doesn't "receive" the followers of Jesus will be destroyed in a manner even more savage than that of Sodom and Gomorrah.6:11
- Jesus initially refuses to cast out a devil from a Syrophoenician woman's daughter, calling the woman a "dog". After much pleading, he finally agrees to cast out the devil. 7:27
- If you're ashamed of Jesus, he'll be ashamed of you. 8:38
- Jesus says that those that believe and are baptized will be saved, while those who don't will be damned. 16:16
- Those who fail to bear "good fruit" will be "hewn down, and cast into the fire." 3:9
- John the Baptist says that Christ will burn the damned "with fire unquenchable." 3:17
- Jesus says that entire cities will be violently destroyed and the inhabitants "thrust down to hell" for not "receiving" his disciples. 10:10-15
- "He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me." If you don't like what Pat Robertson says (or any other Christian), then you don't like Jesus, and if you don't like Jesus, you don't like God. 10:16
- Jesus says, "He that is not with me is against me." 11:23
- Those who "blaspheme against the Holy Ghost" will never be forgiven. 12:10
- God is like a slave-owner who beats his slaves "with many stripes." 12:46-47
- According to Jesus, only a few will be saved; the vast majority will suffer eternally in hell where "there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." 13:23-30
- Jesus also believes the story about Noah's flood and Sodom's destruction. He says, "even thus shall it be in the day the son of man is revealed ... Remember Lot's wife." This tells us about Jesus' knowledge of science and history, and his sense of justice. 17:29-32
- In the parable of the talents, Jesus says that God takes what is not rightly his, and reaps what he didn't sow. The parable ends with the words: "bring them [those who preferred not to be ruled by him] hither, and slay them before me." 19:22-27
- People are damned or saved depending only on what they believe. 3:18, 36
- The "wrath of God" is on all unbelievers. 3:36
- John, with his usual anti-Semitism, says that the Jews persecuted Jesus and "sought to slay him." 5:16, 18
- John says that Jesus "would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him." 7:1
- No one could speak openly about Jesus "for fear of the Jews." 7:13
- If you don't believe in Jesus, you will "die in your sins" (and then go to hell). 8:24
- Jesus calls his opponents (the Jews) the sons of the devil. 8:44
- "Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him." 10:31
- Once again, "the Jews" are accused of trying to kill Jesus. 11:8
- If you don't believe in Jesus you are going to hell. 12:48
- Jesus is the only way to heaven. All other religions lead to hell. 14:6
- John blames the Jews for the death of Jesus. 19:7, 12, 14-15
- "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father."
If you follow Jesus' teachings, God will love you -- otherwise... well, you know. 14:21 - Those who do not believe in Jesus will be cast into a fire to be burned. 15:6
- Now that Jesus has come, non-believers have no excuse for not believing in him. 15:22
- The Jews are blamed for the death of Jesus. 19:7-15
- "For fear of the Jews"
You've got to watch out for Jews wherever you go. 19:38 - John, with his usual anti-Semitism, says that the disciples hid in locked room "for fear of the Jews." 20:19
- Peter blames the Jews for the death of Jesus. 3:14-15
- Peter claims that Dt.18:18-19 refers to Jesus, saying that those who refuse to follow him (all non-Christians) must be killed. 3:23
- God will torture forever those who don't know the password to heaven. 4:12
- Once again, Peter accuses the Jews of murdering Jesus. 5:30
- Stephen, filled with the Holy Ghost, delivers a long, boring, anti-Semitic speech in a synagogue. 7:2-53
- Stephen blames the Jews for persecuting the prophets and murdering Jesus. 7:51-52
- After Saul "increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews," the "Jews took counsel to kill him." 9:22-23
- The Jews are again blamed for the death of Jesus. 10:39
- Herod kills James the brother of John and imprisons Peter "because he saw it pleased the Jews." 12:1-3
- The "angel of the Lord" killed Herod by having him "eaten of worms" because "he gave not God the glory." 12:23
- Paul and the Holy Ghost conspire together to make Elymas (the sorcerer) blind. 13:8-11
- The Jews of Antioch, after seeing Paul's success in preaching, were envious and blasphemed God. Paul then declares them to be "unworthy of everlasting life." 13:45-46
- Once again "the Jews stirred up" trouble and "raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts."13:50
- "The unbelieving Jews" stir up trouble again for Paul and incite the people to try to stone him to death. 14:2-5
- In Thessalonica, "the Jews which believed not, moved with envy" stir up trouble for Paul and his friends. 17:5
- "The Jews of Thessalonica ... stirred up the people." 7:13
- "And when they [the Jews of Corinth] opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he [Paul] shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads." (Have a nice day?) 18:6
- "The Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat." 18:12
- The first Christian book burning occurs when Paul's converts at Ephesus burn 50,000 silver pieces' worth of books. (A silver piece was worth about a day's wage.) 19:19
- Poor Paul complains, once again, of being mistreated by "the Jews." 20:19
- The Jews, once again, incite the people to kill poor old Paul 21:27, 31
- The Jews form a grand conspiracy to kill Paul. They vow not to eat or drink until the job is done. (The first hunger strike?) 23:12-15
- Claudius saves Paul from being killed by the Jews. 23:27
- Those pesky Jews caught Paul and and tried to kill him. But he got away. Darn! 26:21
- The existence and nature of God are self-evident; thus, unbelievers are "without excuse." 1:20
- Atheists have dark and foolish hearts. 1:21
- God abandons those who don't know him to "uncleanness and vile affections." 1:24, 26, 28
- With his usual intolerance, Paul condemns homosexuals (including lesbians). This is the only clear reference to lesbians in the Bible. 1:26-28
- Homosexuals (those "without natural affection") and their supporters (those "that have pleasure in them") are "worthy of death." 1:31-32
- Paul says that those who accuse him of lying deserve damnation. 3:8
- God blinded the Jews so they wouldn't recognize Jesus as the Messiah. 11:7-10, 25
- "As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the father's sakes."
Jews are enemies to Christians, but God loves them for their ancestors' sake. 11:28 - Gentiles used to be unbelievers, but now the Jews are the unbelievers and God saves gentiles through Jewish unbelief. It's all a part of God's plan. 11:30
- "He that doubteth is damned ... Whosoever is not of faith is sin." 14:23
- Shun those who disagree with your religious views. 16:17
- Christians can judge everything and everybody, but no non-Christian can judge them. 2:15
- "Put away from among yourselves that wicked person."
Stay away from "fornicators", "idolaters", and "drunkards". Do not associate, speak to, or eat dinner with such "wicked" people. 5:9-13 - "Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world?" 6:2
- Paul lists ten things that will keep you out of heaven, including homosexuality and being "effeminate." 6:9-10
- Don't be an idolater. If you become one, God will make you sit down to eat and then rise up to play. 10:7
- Paul claims that God killed 23,000 in a plague for "committing whoredom with the daughters of Moab 10:8
- Gentiles sacrifice to devils. If you have gentile friends, then you are friends with devils. 10:20
- Those who don't love Jesus are to be "anathema" (damned). 16:22
- Keep away from unbelievers. Neither marry nor be friends with them. 6:14-17
- Christians cannot be freethinkers, since all their thoughts and imaginings must be brought into captivity in obedience to Christ. 10:5
- Paul says he "will not spare" when he comes back to punish those who have sinned. 13:2
- Are you a reprobate? Here's the test: if you know for sure that Jesus is in you, you're not a reprobate. Otherwise you are. 13:5
- If anyone dares to disagree with Paul on religious matters, "let him be accursed." 1:8-9
- Those who try to follow the law are cursed 3:10
- "I would they were even cut off which trouble you." Gosh, that doesn't sound very nice. But I wonder what Paul meant by "cut off". The New Revised Standard Version translates this verse as: "I wish those who unsettle you would castrate themselves!" 5:12
- Witches, idol worshippers, and heretics will not go to heaven. (Guess where they'll be going.) 5:20-21
- No "unclean person" or "idolater" will inherit the kingdom of God. (They'll all be going to hell.) Don't associate with them. 5:5-7
- Those who refuse to obey will face the wrath of God. 5:6
- Everyone will have to worship Jesus -- whether they want to or not. 2:10-11
- "Beware of dogs ... beware of the concision." I'm not sure who Paul is calling "dogs" here, but it's probably the Jews -- those of "the circumcision," as opposed to Christians, who are of the "true circumcision." 3:2
- God is planning a messy, mass murder in "the wrath to come" and only Jesus can save you from it. 1:10
- Paul accuses "the Jews" of killing Jesus, persecuting the prophets, displeasing God, and being "contrary to all men." He concludes that the wrath of God will "come upon them to the uttermost. 2:15-16
- Jesus will take "vengeance on them that know not God" by burning them forever "in flaming fire." 1:7-9
- God will cause us to believe lies so that he can damn our souls to hell. 2:11-12
- Shun those who disagree with your interpretation of this epistle. 3:6, 14
- "Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme." Apparently (see 2 Tim.2:16-18 and4:14-15) their "blasphemy" was disagreeing with Paul. 1:20
- Stay away from those who discuss important matters -- especially if they disagree with Paul. 6:5
- "If we deny him [Jesus], he will deny us." Fair is fair! 2:12
- Shun non-believers and other profane babblers. 2:16
- Hymenaeus and Philetus are condemned for disagreeing with "Paul" about the timing of the resurrection. (See 1 Tim.1:20 and 2 Tim.4:14-15) 2:17-18
- "The Lord knoweth them that are his." This verse was used by the Catholic Church during the inquisition to justify killing those suspected of heresy. (Kill them all, for `the Lord knows them that are His'." ) 2:19
- God will "reward" Alexander for the "blasphemy" of disagreeing with "Paul". (See 1 Tim.1:20 and 2 Tim.2:16-18) 4:14
- Jews are unruly liars "whose mouths must be stopped." 1:10-11
- The people of Crete are "always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies." 1:12
- Heretics are to be rejected since they are subverted, sinners, and condemned by God. 3:10-11
- Every skeptic and nonbeliever has "an evil heart of unbelief." 3:12
- It is impossible for fallen-away Christians to be saved. (Didn't the author know about confession or the finality of being saved?) 6:4-6
- Those who disobeyed the Old Testament law were killed. It will be much worse for those who displease Jesus. 10:28-29
- If you're not a Christian, it's impossible to please God. 11:6
- "By faith Noah ... condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith." 11:7
- The Israelites kept the passover and sprinkled blood on doorposts so that God wouldn't kill their firstborn children (like he did the Egyptians in Exodus 12:29). 11:28
- God saved Rahab because she believed. (He killed all the non-believers in Jericho.) 11:31
- Whoever is a friend of the world is an enemy of God. 4:4
- Things may get rough for Christians, but it will really be hell for nonbelievers. 4:17-18
- The basic message of Christianity is "believe or be damned" and from this flows intolerance toward all non-Christians. But, as these verses show, Christian intolerance is often directed toward believers as well. Each group of Christians accuses the others of being "false teachers" of "damnable heresies" who will soon be damned to hell. 2:1-3
- "Turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes" 2:6
- God drowned everyone else on earth except for Noah and his family. 2:5, 3:6
- God knows how to punish those that "despise government." 2:9-10
- God will set the entire earth on fire so that he can burn non-believers to death. 3:7
- "Love not the world." 2:15
- Every non-Christian is liar and an antichrist. 2:22, 4:2-3
- Christians are alive; non-Christians are dead. 5:12
- Christians are "of God;" everyone else is wicked. 5:19
- Non-Christians are deceivers and antichrists. 7
- "Whosoever ... abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God." 9
- Don't associate with non-Christians. Don't receive them into your house or even exchange greeting with them. 10
- God destroys non-believers. 1:5
- False Jews are members of "the synagogue of Satan." 2:9
- Those who obey God/Jesus until the end will rule everyone else with an iron rod. They'll even get to smash the others into smithereens.2:26-27
- God will make "the synagogue of Satan" [the Jews] "come and worship before thy feet." (Whose feet? Well, the feet of Christians, of course!) 3:9
- The martyrs just can't wait until everyone else is slaughtered. God gives them a white robe and tells them to wait until he's done with his killing spree. 6:10-11
- 144,000 Jews will be going to heaven; everyone else is going to hell. 7:4
- The angels are instructed not to "hurt the grass [how could they? He already had all the grass killed in 8:7] ... but only those men which have not the seal of God on their foreheads." God tells his angels not to kill them, but rather torment them with scorpions for five months. Those tormented will want to die, but God won't let them. 9:4-6
- Only 144,000 celibate men will be saved. (Those who were not "defiled with women.") 14:1-4
- Those who receive the mark of the beast will "drink of the wine of the wrath of God ... and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone ... and the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever." 14:10-11
- "There fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast." 16:2
- Christians will fight in the war between Jesus and those allied with the beast. 17:14
- Whoever isn't found listed in the book of life will be cast into the lake of fire. 20:15
- All liars, as well as sorcerers, idolaters, and those who are fearful or unbelieving, will be cast into "the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone." 21:8
- "Dogs [homosexuals?], sorcerers, whoremongers, idolaters" and along with anyone who ever told a lie will not enter the heavenly city.22:15
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