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Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
To bring it into the context of Christianity then, it should be pointed out that Old Testament scripture references billybob123 used alluding to God's wrath and judgement are not exactly taught in Christian schools in a literal manner.
And, while I don't want to get into a theological debate, any pre-Christ references to God's wrath and judgment are part of the "old covenant under the law", which was theoretically fulfilled through the sacrifice of Christ- in other words, using them as evidence to the evilness of Judeo-Christian beliefs is flawed.
This is not to suggest that the New Testament does not include many examples of intolerance and God's judgement. I am only saying that OT scripture needs to be looked at in context.
I am saying this as a studier of religion and not as a follower of one.
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Every religious book has context, they were written for their specific time and place. You compared Judaism and Islam originally, which means the new testament has no bearing on the comparison.