Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld has compiled the evidence to show us how it is done.
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This presentation is intended to highlight a number of texts from three monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), which individuals and organizations throughout the ages have employed to justify and rationalize the marginalization, harassment, denial of rights, persecution, and oppression of entire groups of people based on their social identities.
I find it ironic that we live in a society where love of difference makes one the same, while love of sameness makes one different.
Warren, if I told you I’m a Christian, what would be your immediate thought about me? As a woman who is a Christian, I’ve contended with a lot of conversations I’ve had with others based on Bible passages and the belief of what was really being said. I have a very Christian brother who tends to take the Bible extremely literally and has very solid ideas about what women’s role is vs men’s. (Bless his heart.) I don’t personally believe that the Bible is meant to be taken literally at all times. There are many passages that appear to even… Read more »
Thanks for doing this work. But really,people do not know these things? America was founded by Christian’s who kidnapped the first natives(Tisquatum and five others) they saw in the new world and forced them to convert Christianity. .And of course we know of the planned extermination of indigenous peoples all across the Americas. What does that tetl you about the mindset and values of these Bible thumping people? Southerners used the bible to justify slavery. Justinian put people to the sword who did not convert to Catholicism. Many other Christian leaders did the same thing. King Leopold,II a Christian oversaw… Read more »
I added the quote because it fit the topic so well.
Actually, this is the signature line I add to my emails at the end. Evidently, the person who set up the site, included it along with my PowerPoint. It means that heterosexuality is considered the only appropriate form of love, whereas homosexuality is not.
I find it ironic that we live in a society where love of difference makes one the same, while love of sameness makes one different.
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I have no idea what this means, much less how it relates to the topic. Could you elucidate, with some examples, perhaps?