Mahatma Ghandi made a lot of statements. First, read, and then make assertions.
Yes, and he made that statement I quoted. I read it, and made my point with it, which point still stands.
I never said "Jesus taught violence" mate. It was a response to someone else. And I never said that Ghandi said to anyone Jesus preached violence.
What you originally had said was in response to
@Redemptionsong saying,
"He trained as a lawyer in London and he read the New Testament. It's likely that his views on non-violence were influenced by what he read of Jesus."
You responded to that objecting thusly,
"Surprising he didnt read the part in the NT where Jesus would order the death of those who dont follow him."
Any tom, dick or harry who has read anything about Gandhi would know that he was a Hindu. Non-dualist. Had Jain influence. And followed the school of Waishvanism."
You did in fact say Jesus taught violence, as you claimed above that Jesus ordered the death of those who don't follow him.
The point which you seem to have missed here is this. Ghandi said "I like your Christ". Clearly Gandhi did not think Jesus was violent, ordering the death of those who don't follow him, as you claimed. Gandhi knew what the Bible said, in order for him to say he like Christ. He wouldn't have said that, if you were right here.
And in your own cut and paste, you should note Ghandi didnt like you Christians. You should investigate it and understand why he didnt like "you Christians".
I quoted the entire quote because I happen to agree with him!
I was not misquoting him, or only quoting mining him. Why do you
assume otherwise?
I'll quote the whole thing again, because I like it so much. “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” Very true.
So rather than creating a strawman, try to understand whats being said by someone. Anyway since you dont seem to know the verse in Luke, I took a snapshot and attached here.
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That verse in Luke 19:27 is part of a
parable. It is a metaphor to speak of the judgment in the last day. It's about God judging the world. You have that in Islam too, don't you?
But to Gadhi again. I'm quite sure Gandhi understood that was a parable too, and not that Christ was violent. After all he said, "Ik like your Christ". If Christ were violent, he wound not have said that.
Finally, regarding Gandhi being influenced by Christianity, I can't say much to that. But I'm sure he found parts of it he could in fact relate to. As do I. Otherwise, pray tell, why would he have said, "I like your Christ"?