Lotsa neat Taliban stuff in the bible. I like Deuteronomy 22:20, for those of you with sexually active unmarried daughters -
"If, however, this accusation is true, and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found, she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death."
To be fair, that was a specific commandment to a specific people at a specific time. It's preserved for historical reasons, but doesn't really apply to anyone presently.
I'm OK with that interpretation. The people who get up my nose are the ones who pick through the book and decide that the parts they like are The Word Of God. It would be a stronger argument if they could agree with each other, but there are all these sects pointing to different parts of it as the One True Word.
Well, you can point it out to any christian. Laws from moses to the israelites are the mosaic law - moses+israelites. If moses isn't yelling at you, and you're not an israelite, there's no reason to follow them. You can tell that to anyone trying to enforce the mosaic law.
The other laws aren't up to you to decided if they're good or bad. Objective good and evil are objective, despite your feelings on the matter.
If moses isn't yelling at you, and you're not an israelite, there's no reason to follow them
Not sure I understand this. The commands from the old testament are historical artifacts, and don't apply directly to Christians? It's the thousand or so commands in the new testament that are to be obeyed?
Lotsa neat Taliban stuff in the bible. I like Deuteronomy 22:20, for those of you with sexually active unmarried daughters -
"If, however, this accusation is true, and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found, she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death."
To be fair, that was a specific commandment to a specific people at a specific time. It's preserved for historical reasons, but doesn't really apply to anyone presently.
I'm OK with that interpretation. The people who get up my nose are the ones who pick through the book and decide that the parts they like are The Word Of God. It would be a stronger argument if they could agree with each other, but there are all these sects pointing to different parts of it as the One True Word.
Well, you can point it out to any christian. Laws from moses to the israelites are the mosaic law - moses+israelites. If moses isn't yelling at you, and you're not an israelite, there's no reason to follow them. You can tell that to anyone trying to enforce the mosaic law.
The other laws aren't up to you to decided if they're good or bad. Objective good and evil are objective, despite your feelings on the matter.
Not sure I understand this. The commands from the old testament are historical artifacts, and don't apply directly to Christians? It's the thousand or so commands in the new testament that are to be obeyed?