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Originally Posted by Observer I am aware of that.
I am aware of that, also. | Really?
Because your earlier statements seem to gloss over the whole issue.
The Jews that Jesus stopped WERE COMMANDED BY GOD to kill that woman. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Observer In your most "humble" opinion. I'm sure the Old Testament Hebrew God would disagree.  | How about in your opinion?
In your opinion, is the genocide of the Old Testament a good thing? Was it "justice"?
How about their slavery? Their misogyny?
Their rules on rape and other laws that are now viewed as archaic by modern society? Quote: |
Originally Posted by Observer Who are WE to disagree or find fault with our Creator? | Who is the Creator to NOT be subject to being disagreed with or having fault pointed out when he's at fault?
Is a father blameless for anything he might do to his son just because he provided the sperm? Quote: |
Originally Posted by Observer Whenever I read things in the Bible that I don't understand, I always consider the fact that I am His creation and He is my Creator. Even if I can't believe it, I will accept it. | You give yourself an excuse to look the other way for the inexcusable.
You give yourself an excuse to ignore the fact that the Old Testament was written by MEN who brought their non-inspired beliefs to the book, and included their prejudices and personal motivations to the book. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Observer Isa 64:8
But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. | Jim Jones: November 18th, 1978.
"Believe in me because I told you to. Drink the kool-aid because I told you to..." "(Gay marriage) is a debate about whether you think gay people are part of the human condition or just a random fetish."
-- Jon Stewart
"Please don't judge others by your own standards."
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