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Religion

DetlefK

(16,518 posts) Fri Oct 12, 2018, 08:35 AM Oct 2018

Do religious quotes count as arguments if a non-believer uses them? [View all]

I just read an article about the Evangelicals and how they sold out their belief to Trump. The article started with quotes from the Bible how the Evangelicals have ignored all sorts of commandments and advise from the Bible.

And I thought to myself... Do Evangelicals actually give a shit about this?

Does a quote from the Bible really carry any weight if a non-believer uses it to show to YOU that YOU are doing YOUR religion wrong?

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Do religious quotes count as arguments if a non-believer uses them? [View all] DetlefK Oct 2018 OP

No, quotes do not matter, because religion is not a collection of Bible quotes marylandblue Oct 2018 #1

A good answer. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #10

Quoting the Bible to Evangelicals, showing their sins, can have SOME useful effect Bretton Garcia Oct 2018 #11

Probably not to most. MineralMan Oct 2018 #2

Yes, it is valid to use quotes, because it is about values. Doodley Oct 2018 #3

No of course not. Its the same as when someone with an opposing political or social view tymorial Oct 2018 #4

It depends on the person with whom you're arguing. thucythucy Oct 2018 #5

No. But the beautiful thing of it is... Act_of_Reparation Oct 2018 #6

No, it doesn't, and it's wonderful TlalocW Oct 2018 #7

I think it's best to assume they're living their lives Mariana Oct 2018 #8

I'll take your headline as a rhetorical question The Genealogist Oct 2018 #9

Yes. Iggo Oct 2018 #12