The joke is that people follow Martin Luther or John Calvin at all. Luther was a bigot, a sexist, an inciter of hatred and violence, and a staunch anti-semite. The links between Hitler's ideology and Martin Luther are well documented. Martin Luther and antisemitism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As for Calvin, he was just as bad as Luther. To quote him, “The Jews' rotten and unbending stiffneckedness deserves that they be oppressed unendingly and without measure or end, and that they die in their misery without the pity of anyone.”
Great admirable men, eh?
It frustrates me to no end that violent men are given authority to render the words of the nonviolent one and garner millions of followers that heed their nonsense. 'You will know them by their fruits', is exactly the reason I don't take Luther or Calvin seriously. How can such hateful people have any authority on compassion or on peace?
As for Calvin, he was just as bad as Luther. To quote him, “The Jews' rotten and unbending stiffneckedness deserves that they be oppressed unendingly and without measure or end, and that they die in their misery without the pity of anyone.”
Great admirable men, eh?
It frustrates me to no end that violent men are given authority to render the words of the nonviolent one and garner millions of followers that heed their nonsense. 'You will know them by their fruits', is exactly the reason I don't take Luther or Calvin seriously. How can such hateful people have any authority on compassion or on peace?