People never followed the Old Testament. Don't eat pork and shellfish. Don't wear garments made out of different fabric. Executing people who break Sabbath.
Those were specific rules to a specific people at a specific time. That’s why it’s called the Mosiac law, it’s the law from Moses to the Israelites. Doesn’t apply to you if Moses isn’t talking to you, and you’re not an Israelite wandering through the desert.
You can make the same point about Mohammed marrying a 6 year old. Just specific rules at a specific time.
Same goes for things like being gay or cheating on your husband, which are all punished by death in the Old Testament. Are these also just specific rules for specific people at specific times? Or are you just cherry picking what you like or don't like?
Join the Jehova's Witnesses. Almost 70% of them are women. You will just have to turn down your racism, go to church twice a week and preach from door to door every couple of days.
G.K. Chesterton once noted: "Christendom has had a series of revolutions and in each one of them Christianity has died. Christianity has died many times and risen again; for it had a god who knew the way out of the grave."
Liberals talk about islamophobia, Conservatives about antisemitism while Christian Churches burn.
People never followed the Old Testament. Don't eat pork and shellfish. Don't wear garments made out of different fabric. Executing people who break Sabbath.
The Old Testament got superceded in 33 AD.
Those were specific rules to a specific people at a specific time. That’s why it’s called the Mosiac law, it’s the law from Moses to the Israelites. Doesn’t apply to you if Moses isn’t talking to you, and you’re not an Israelite wandering through the desert.
You can make the same point about Mohammed marrying a 6 year old. Just specific rules at a specific time.
Same goes for things like being gay or cheating on your husband, which are all punished by death in the Old Testament. Are these also just specific rules for specific people at specific times? Or are you just cherry picking what you like or don't like?
I could give up bacon and polyester if it means I get a chance to have a qt 3.14 female wife.
Join the Jehova's Witnesses. Almost 70% of them are women. You will just have to turn down your racism, go to church twice a week and preach from door to door every couple of days.
You can always convert to Islam. As close as it gets today to the Old Testament.
G.K. Chesterton once noted: "Christendom has had a series of revolutions and in each one of them Christianity has died. Christianity has died many times and risen again; for it had a god who knew the way out of the grave."
Persecution makes Christians stronger. Just like bad times make strong men.
But I doubt society will embrace christianity again soon, it may be driven underground or marginalized as it is in many other places around the world.