John Lewis and Mike Pence

@philokalia said
Yes, you are supposed to love your neighbor, no matter what...

... and...

No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.

1 Cor. 10:20

The meaning of that passage is pretty clear.

Demons. Really?

So now those who worship differently than you are pagans worshipping demons?

Anything to make your bigotry seem like a virtue.

@suzianne said
So now those who worship differently than you are pagans worshipping demons?

"The first Christians regarded the Greek gods themselves as demons".

@suzianne said
Demons. Really?

So now those who worship differently than you are pagans worshipping demons?

Anything to make your bigotry seem like a virtue.

People who offer sacrifices of some kind in polytheist religions are doing so to demons; specifically, we know this to be true of the Western pantheons, and I think it's fair to apply it to other pantheons.

Naturally, Islam and Judaism are completely different scenarios, and I think that non-theistic religions or largely philosophy driven religions are different.

If someone offers a sacrifice to a demon, it is not a reflection of them as a devil worshiper in any normal sense of the word. It is far more nuanced. It deals with the idea that they have been deceived and worship a false god.

This is a common belief of Chrisitans historically, and it is affirmed by the Bible.