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I agree.

It's kind of like someone saying "I'm a Nazi, but I interpret racism to mean 'fluffy kittens' and fluffy kittens are good, but unfortunately, most Nazis take an exclusive perspective of Nazism".

I just don't see why anyone would connect themselves to a religion based on fear and guilt that condones such horrible atrocities.

How can anyone ignore or put a positive spin on this kind of stuff:

"And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire." (Leviticus 21:9)

"Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up." (Hosea 13:16)

"Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished." (Isaiah 13:15-16)

"If your brother, the son of your father or of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the spouse whom you embrace, or your most intimate friend, tries to secretly seduce you, saying "Let us go serve other gods," unknown to you or your ancestors before you, gods of the peoples surrounding you, whether near you or from far away, anywhere throughout the world, you must not consent, you must not spare him or conceal his guilt. No, you must kill him, your hand must strike the first blow in putting him to death and the hands of the rest of the people following. You must stone him to death, since he has tried to divert you from Yahweh your God." (Deuteronomy 13;7-11)

"If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed ... Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed." (Deuteronomy 28;58-61)

"And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain." (Deuteronomy 2:34)

"For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land." (Deuteronomy 6:15)

"And when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy." (Deuteronomy 7:2)

"But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."(Matthew 8;12)

"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me." (Matthew 10;34-36)

-In Genesis 7:21-23, God drowns the entire population of the earth: men, women, children, fetuses, and animals.

-In Exodus 12:29, God the baby-killer slaughters all Egyptian firstborn children and cattle because their king was stubborn.

-In Numbers 16:41-49, the Israelites complain that God is killing too many of them. So, God sends a plague that kills 14,000 more of them.

-In 1 Samuel 6:19, God kills 50,000 men for peeking into the ark of the covenant.

-In Numbers 31:7-18, the Israelites kill all the Midianites except for the virgins, whom they are allowed to rape as spoils of war.

-In 2 Kings 2:23-24, some kids tease the prophet Elisha, and God sends bears to dismember them.

and last but not least...

“The entirety of Your word is truth” (Psalms 119: 160)

Yes, I'm taking these verses out of context, but what context could possible justify this kind of evil?

<blockquote data-quote="SpartanII" data-source="post: 3522931" data-attributes="member: 11134">I agree. It&#039;s kind of like someone saying &quot;I&#039;m a Nazi, but I interpret racism to mean &#039;fluffy kittens&#039; and fluffy kittens are good, but unfortunately, most Nazis take an exclusive perspective of Nazism&quot;.I just don&#039;t see why anyone would connect themselves to a religion based on fear and guilt that condones such horrible atrocities.How can anyone ignore or put a positive spin on this kind of stuff:&quot;And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.&quot; (Leviticus 21:9)&quot;Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.&quot; (Hosea 13:16)&quot;Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.&quot; (Isaiah 13:15-16)&quot;If your brother, the son of your father or of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the spouse whom you embrace, or your most intimate friend, tries to secretly seduce you, saying &quot;Let us go serve other gods,&quot; unknown to you or your ancestors before you, gods of the peoples surrounding you, whether near you or from far away, anywhere throughout the world, you must not consent, you must not spare him or conceal his guilt. No, you must kill him, your hand must strike the first blow in putting him to death and the hands of the rest of the people following. You must stone him to death, since he has tried to divert you from Yahweh your God.&quot; (Deuteronomy 13;7-11)&quot;If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed ... Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.&quot; (Deuteronomy 28;58-61)&quot;And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain.&quot; (Deuteronomy 2:34)&quot;For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land.&quot; (Deuteronomy 6:15)&quot;And when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy.&quot; (Deuteronomy 7:2)&quot;But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.&quot;(Matthew 8;12)&quot;Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.And a man&#039;s foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.&quot; (Matthew 10;34-36)-In Genesis 7:21-23, God drowns the entire population of the earth: men, women, children, fetuses, and animals.-In Exodus 12:29, God the baby-killer slaughters all Egyptian firstborn children and cattle because their king was stubborn.-In Numbers 16:41-49, the Israelites complain that God is killing too many of them. So, God sends a plague that kills 14,000 more of them.-In 1 Samuel 6:19, God kills 50,000 men for peeking into the ark of the covenant.-In Numbers 31:7-18, the Israelites kill all the Midianites except for the virgins, whom they are allowed to rape as spoils of war.-In 2 Kings 2:23-24, some kids tease the prophet Elisha, and God sends bears to dismember them.and last but not least...“The entirety of Your word is truth” (Psalms 119: 160)Yes, I&#039;m taking these verses out of context, but what context could possible justify this kind of evil?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SpartanII, post: 3522931, member: 11134"] I agree. It's kind of like someone saying "I'm a Nazi, but I interpret racism to mean 'fluffy kittens' and fluffy kittens are good, but unfortunately, most Nazis take an exclusive perspective of Nazism". I just don't see why anyone would connect themselves to a religion based on fear and guilt that condones such horrible atrocities. How can anyone ignore or put a positive spin on this kind of stuff: "And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire." (Leviticus 21:9) "Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up." (Hosea 13:16) "Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished." (Isaiah 13:15-16) "If your brother, the son of your father or of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the spouse whom you embrace, or your most intimate friend, tries to secretly seduce you, saying "Let us go serve other gods," unknown to you or your ancestors before you, gods of the peoples surrounding you, whether near you or from far away, anywhere throughout the world, you must not consent, you must not spare him or conceal his guilt. No, you must kill him, your hand must strike the first blow in putting him to death and the hands of the rest of the people following. You must stone him to death, since he has tried to divert you from Yahweh your God." (Deuteronomy 13;7-11) "If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed ... Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed." (Deuteronomy 28;58-61) "And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain." (Deuteronomy 2:34) "For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land." (Deuteronomy 6:15) "And when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy." (Deuteronomy 7:2) "But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."(Matthew 8;12) "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me." (Matthew 10;34-36) -In Genesis 7:21-23, God drowns the entire population of the earth: men, women, children, fetuses, and animals. -In Exodus 12:29, God the baby-killer slaughters all Egyptian firstborn children and cattle because their king was stubborn. -In Numbers 16:41-49, the Israelites complain that God is killing too many of them. So, God sends a plague that kills 14,000 more of them. -In 1 Samuel 6:19, God kills 50,000 men for peeking into the ark of the covenant. -In Numbers 31:7-18, the Israelites kill all the Midianites except for the virgins, whom they are allowed to rape as spoils of war. -In 2 Kings 2:23-24, some kids tease the prophet Elisha, and God sends bears to dismember them. and last but not least... “The entirety of Your word is truth” (Psalms 119: 160) Yes, I'm taking these verses out of context, but what context could possible justify this kind of evil? [/QUOTE]