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SpacedefenderX wrote: Not the Bible, but the religion itself, heard it in an argument between my hooligans friends

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1. The example woman you used was a prostitute, which was a crime punishable by death. It's not talking generally, like you're portraying it to.

2. David's sin was removed, at the cost of his son's life. Never in that verse, or that CHAPTER, does it say "kill every non christian baby."

3. Again and again you try and pin "kill gays" on Christianity alone. That was a global law not so long ago. Stop calling Christians out for doing it if you're not going to call EVERYONE out for doing it. That's the DEFINITION of prejudice.

4. The world had different standards in those times - SLAVERY. WAS. SOMETHING. EVERYONE. DID. You're doing what I called you out for doing in section 3. I can't explain everything wrong with humanity, and I'm not a Bible expert. This has inevitably been covered before by someone much more equipped to deal with it than I am.

5. The two daughters were never raped. Everyone who wanted to rape them was struck with blindness. In fact, those people wanted to rape the TWO MEN WHO HAD COME UNDER LOT'S PROTECTION. If you were taken into a house, and then immediately thrown to the wolves to save the host, then why should they have taken you in in the first place?

6. You're singling out emergency services to try and make this seem more horrifying. However, once again, those were different times. Note that the Sabbath is reserved for spiritual growth - one day a week. But I don't think it was ever stated which day the Sabbath WAS. As long as people spend one day a week on building their faith, that day becomes their Sabbath. Again, I'm not a Biblical expert. I would advise you seek one out if you want to challenge this further.

7. Circumcision had different connotations in those times; it wasn't just "someone who had their foreskin chopped off".

8. Curses ALSO had different meanings back then. To curse someone was to LEGITIMATELY call down evil upon them - potentially have them killed. That's murder. Murder is a death penalty in many countries.

9. Adultery is a sin, case closed. If you cheat on your spouse, there WILL be a punishment. Back in those days, the punishment was death - marriage is a covenant, a PROMISE, between God and the couple. To break that is tantamount to blasphemy (I believe so anyway), and many religions still DO put people to death for blaspheming against their gods.

10. You're taking this out of context again - surprise, surprise! It says to kill a town that has AGREED to follow the perverse practices of that person who entered the town. Once again, blasphemy was a crime punishable by death. That was law.

11. This was ACTUALLY saying "Do not set aside the least of the commandments and teach others accordingly." Hmm, where have I heard that... Ah, yes! YOU have taken things out of context! Furthermore, the law requires people to tell the truth, the WHOLE truth, and nothing BUT the truth - so these claims are BACKED UP by GLOBALLY ACCEPTED LAW!