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Conditional Christianity is More Dangerous Than Radical Islam

If you only prayed for London but refuse to pray for the Muslim countries that have been suffering for years, you're probably a hypocrite

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Conditional Christianity is More Dangerous Than Radical Islam
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Last Wednesday, there was a deadly attack in London that left many injured and some dead. The world watched with bated breath, waiting for more news to pour out. But Muslims waited with bated breath for a different reason: they were waiting for the inevitable news that it was a terror attack and they would once again have to prepare themselves to apologize for their religion.

Because that's what it's become lately. Westerners assuming it's a terror attack and waiting to go on the offensive, and Muslims waiting to hear the confirmation that it was a terrorist attack, and preparing to go on the submissive defensive.

And then, after everyone's worst suspicions are confirmed, there come the outpouring of prayers and supportive hashtags from around the world for the victims. The phrases "Pray for London," "Pray for Paris" and "Pray for Brussels" have become worldwide slogans, being adopted by nationals from every country around the world.

But where are the prayers for Syria? For Somalia? For Yemen and Iraq and Afghanistan and Pakistan? Where terror attacks happen on a daily basis, where schools are bombed and roads are ambushed and people are dying in the thousands? Where are your prayers? I'm speaking to you, so-called loving Christians who respect and accept all of God's children. I'm looking at you.

Because the truth is, you don't pray for those other countries, do you? You only pray for European countries, for white countries, for safe countries, because those are the ones who are worthy of your prayer, right? Because everyone knows Afghanistan is a hotbed of terrorism, those people are used to dying. Why waste your breath on a wasted case?

Which is fine. If you don't want to pray for brown countries, that's your prerogative. But then don't you dare turn around and say you're a Christian. Do not sit atop your high horse way up in the clouds where nothing bad happens in your protected white neighborhood with your private Montessori schools and lighted street corners and say you love all of God's children because the cold hard truth is that you do not. You are a hypocrite, a liar, a pretender.

And you're far more dangerous than those dirty brown Muslims you despise so much. Because you put on a facade, a fake persona to make those around you believe that you're a good person when in reality, you are the exact reason terrorism still exists in this world. Your intolerance for anything different than you is the reason we still need prayers in this world.

I don't pray, not anymore. But if I did, I would pray for you, pseudo-Christian. I would pray that you can overcome your racial bias and your hatred for Muslims enough to recognize them as people, not potential suicide bombers. I'd pray that you find the tolerance you preach to those around you.

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