Many [Tudor-era religious radicals] believed then, exactly as Christian fundamentalists do today, that they lived in the 'last days' before Armageddon and, again just as now, saw signs all around in the world that they took as certain proof that the Apocalypse was imminent. Again like fundamentalists today, they looked on the prospect of the violent destruction of mankind without turning a hair. The remarkable similarity between the first Tudor Puritans and the fanatics among today's Christian fundamentalists extends to their selective reading of the Bible, their emphasis on the Book of Revelation, their certainty of their rightness, even to their phraseology. Where the Book of Revelation is concerned, I share the view of Guy, that the early church fathers released something very dangerous on the world when, after much deliberation, they decided to include it in the Christian canon."
[From the author's concluding Historical Note]
Tags: religion destruction cruelty holocaust apocalypse fundamentalism armageddon orthodoxy radicalism mania book-of-revelation
Have you ever thought what a God would be like who actually ordained and executed the cruelty that is in [the biblical Book of Revelation]? A holocaust of mankind. Yet so many of these Bible-men accept the idea without a second thought.
C.J. SansomTags: religion destruction cruelty holocaust apocalypse fundamentalism armageddon orthodoxy radicalism mania book-of-revelation
That's not cruel. This is. You come here in the middle of the night, expecting me to be awake, and ask—no, demand—me to give you things that belong to me as much as they belong to you. Never mind what it does to me. Never mind that each time I see you, I wonder if I'll ever hold you in my arms again, or be able to touch you without you cringing away like I'm a monster. I think it's fair to ask if there's an 'us,' my dear, because I suspect you're trying to use me just now. Tell me that's not cruel, and I'll let you go.
Nenia CampbellTags: love romance sad cruelty angst
People often speak of hell, not wanting to go there, avoiding it..etc. I never had that problem because hell is a state of mind. Look around you; rape, murder, wars, hatred, envy...my friend; you're already there!!
Sandra Chami KassisTags: wisdom life inspirational injustice murder peace christianity faith heaven hell rape cruelty wars
Jack laughed behind him, a mirthless sound from a man who had been on the wrong end of life's ironies too many times.
R.D. RonaldTags: cruelty bitterness ironies
Since my arrival in Rome, I have had many opportunities to wonder if compassion’s opposite is cruelty, or to reflect whether or not indifference would serve as a better black to its white.
Andrew LevkoffTags: compassion indifference rome cruelty
...perhaps great sins start as simple weakness, and the consistent placing of self before others.
Anne PerryTags: morality sin selfishness cruelty
Tom watched with his arms folded as the life that had been within Kobe died out, and the fire continued.
Keisha KeenleysideTags: dogs animal-cruelty sad pets cruelty
...here's what I've learned - people will hurt you, but you don't have to respond - not every mean comment or cruel act deserves to be noticed ...
John GeddesTags: wisdom hurt cruelty bullying ignore wise-words comments response
He's been through so much and to watch that boy suffer makes me wish this world wasn't so cruel.
Shannon A. ThompsonTags: world suffering tragedy cruelty
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