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Christians haven't read their own Bible
Sep 9th, 2010 at 4:38pm
 
Before bagging other religions and burning other Bibles, Christians should read their own Bible properly and objectively to see how much religious intolerance that their own Bible promotes. For example:-

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Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God

    Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods.  In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully.  If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock.  Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it.  Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God.  That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt.  Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction.  Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you.  He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors.  "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him."  (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)

Kill Followers of Other Religions.

    1) If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him.  Your hand shall be the first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in with you.  You shall stone him to death, because he sought to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.  And all Israel, hearing of this, shall fear and never do such evil as this in your midst.  (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)


    2) Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden.  When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death.  (Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)

Kill False Prophets

    1) Suppose there are prophets among you, or those who have dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles,  and the predicted signs or miracles take place.  If the prophets then say, 'Come, let us worship the gods of foreign nations,' do not listen to them.  The LORD your God is testing you to see if you love him with all your heart and soul.  Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone.  Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him.  The false prophets or dreamers who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in the land of Egypt.  Since they try to keep you from following the LORD your God, you must execute them to remove the evil from among you.  (Deuteronomy 13:1-5 NLT)


    2) But any prophet who claims to give a message from another god or who falsely claims to speak for me must die.'  You may wonder, 'How will we know whether the prophecy is from the LORD or not?'  If the prophet predicts something in the LORD's name and it does not happen, the LORD did not give the message.  That prophet has spoken on his own and need not be feared.  (Deuteronomy 18:20-22 NLT)

Kill Followers of Other Religions

    While the Israelites were camped at Acacia, some of the men defiled themselves by sleeping with the local Moabite women.  These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, and soon the Israelites were feasting with them and worshiping the gods of Moab.  Before long Israel was joining in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the LORD's anger to blaze against his people.  The LORD issued the following command to Moses: "Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the LORD in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel."  So Moses ordered Israel's judges to execute everyone who had joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.  Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into the camp, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as they were weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle.  When Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped up and left the assembly.  Then he took a spear and rushed after the man into his tent. Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man's body and into the woman's stomach.  So the plague against the Israelites was stopped, but not before 24,000 people had died.  (Numbers 25:1-9 NLT)

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Re: Christians haven't read their own Bible
Reply #1 - Sep 9th, 2010 at 4:48pm
 
Sir lastnail wrote on Sep 9th, 2010 at 4:38pm:
Before bagging other religions and burning other Bibles, Christians should read their own Bible properly and objectively to see how much religious intolerance that their own Bible promotes. For example:-

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Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God

   Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods.  In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully.  If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock.  Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it.  Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God.  That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt.  Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction.  Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you.  He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors.  "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him."  (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)

Kill Followers of Other Religions.

   1) If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him.  Your hand shall be the first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in with you.  You shall stone him to death, because he sought to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.  And all Israel, hearing of this, shall fear and never do such evil as this in your midst.  (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)


   2) Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden.  When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death.  (Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)

Kill False Prophets

   1) Suppose there are prophets among you, or those who have dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles,  and the predicted signs or miracles take place.  If the prophets then say, 'Come, let us worship the gods of foreign nations,' do not listen to them.  The LORD your God is testing you to see if you love him with all your heart and soul.  Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone.  Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him.  The false prophets or dreamers who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in the land of Egypt.  Since they try to keep you from following the LORD your God, you must execute them to remove the evil from among you.  (Deuteronomy 13:1-5 NLT)


   2) But any prophet who claims to give a message from another god or who falsely claims to speak for me must die.'  You may wonder, 'How will we know whether the prophecy is from the LORD or not?'  If the prophet predicts something in the LORD's name and it does not happen, the LORD did not give the message.  That prophet has spoken on his own and need not be feared.  (Deuteronomy 18:20-22 NLT)

Kill Followers of Other Religions

   While the Israelites were camped at Acacia, some of the men defiled themselves by sleeping with the local Moabite women.  These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, and soon the Israelites were feasting with them and worshiping the gods of Moab.  Before long Israel was joining in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the LORD's anger to blaze against his people.  The LORD issued the following command to Moses: "Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the LORD in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel."  So Moses ordered Israel's judges to execute everyone who had joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.  Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into the camp, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as they were weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle.  When Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped up and left the assembly.  Then he took a spear and rushed after the man into his tent. Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man's body and into the woman's stomach.  So the plague against the Israelites was stopped, but not before 24,000 people had died.  (Numbers 25:1-9 NLT)




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Reply #2 - Sep 9th, 2010 at 7:30pm
 
If Christians started getting medieval again, I'm sure people would be lining up to burn Bibles also. It is not the contents of the Koran that people object to, but what actual Muslims like Abu say they believe in. The Koran is a symbol of that, so it is not an over-reaction to burn it, seeing as it would be inappropriate to burn Muslims.
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The Koran is a symbol of that, so it is not an over-reaction to burn it


But it is rather sad and pathetic - moronic even.
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Reply #4 - Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:09pm
 
We should burn all religious book including the Bible.
Get rid of the nonsense in a big bonfire - yayyyyyyyyyyy
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Bobby. wrote on Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:09pm:
We should burn all religious book including the Bible.
Get rid of the nonsense in a big bonfire - yayyyyyyyyyyy


Yes what a better place the world will be when common sense finally prevails Wink
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Reply #6 - Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:16pm
 
Bobby. wrote on Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:09pm:
We should burn all religious book including the Bible.
Get rid of the nonsense in a big bonfire - yayyyyyyyyyyy


That inherent even-handedeness, to your great surprise and discomforty (I hope), is a very Christian trait in you.

You are more Christian in your values and outlook than you realise. That you are completely unaware of if it is called a paradox.



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Reply #7 - Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:19pm
 
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We should burn all religious book including the Bible.


Call for the burning of any book and you've probably missed your chance as a senior member of a certain central European country's one and only political party during the 1930s.
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Reply #8 - Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:22pm
 
Bobby. wrote on Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:09pm:
We should burn all religious book including the Bible.



And in the spirit of public service, throw you on top of the bonfire, as the cherry.

A bonfire with a (ding)bat on top. You bring the Torquemada outa me.
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For those of you who would claim yourselves Christians, but do not know what you believe in because your book of faith is too boring... try this web site. Concise and with pictures. It's friggin' hilarious.
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Reply #10 - Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:25pm
 
Soren wrote on Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:22pm:
Bobby. wrote on Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:09pm:
We should burn all religious book including the Bible.



And in the spirit of public service, throw you on top of the bonfire, as the cherry.

A bonfire with a (ding)bat on top. You bring the Torquemada outa me.


Well that preacher in the USA has the right idea with the Koran
but he forgot about his own Bible.
Throw that on the fire as well.
All religion is nonsense.
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Reply #11 - Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:35pm
 
People who have claimed to have read religious texts, haven't. There's no better exercise in boredom than sitting down and reading one.
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Reply #12 - Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:37pm
 
Sappho wrote on Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:24pm:
For those of you who would claim yourselves Christians, but do not know what you believe in because your book of faith is too boring... try this web site. Concise and with pictures. It's friggin' hilarious.



Watch it, lest your house is burnt down and all your family is massacred in rightous anger.

Can Christians do that? Or is that reserved for the 'other'?



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Reply #13 - Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:50pm
 
Soren wrote on Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:37pm:
Sappho wrote on Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:24pm:
For those of you who would claim yourselves Christians, but do not know what you believe in because your book of faith is too boring... try this web site. Concise and with pictures. It's friggin' hilarious.



Watch it, lest your house is burnt down and all your family is massacred in rightous anger.

Can Christians do that? Or is that reserved for the 'other'?


In my case, I think that the punishment is the reserve of God.

In fact, it is definitely reserved for God. Christians have to be nice to me because I am flesh and blood. If by 'other' you mean the evil spirits, then yes Christians can do their damnedest... pardon the pun.
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Reply #14 - Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:53pm
 
Sappho wrote on Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:50pm:
Soren wrote on Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:37pm:
Sappho wrote on Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:24pm:
For those of you who would claim yourselves Christians, but do not know what you believe in because your book of faith is too boring... try this web site. Concise and with pictures. It's friggin' hilarious.



Watch it, lest your house is burnt down and all your family is massacred in rightous anger.

Can Christians do that? Or is that reserved for the 'other'?


In my case, I think that the punishment is the reserve of God.

In fact, it is definitely reserved for God. Christians have to be nice to me.



Do you know who I am???!!!???


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