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- From: sschaff@roc.SLAC.Stanford.EDU (Stephen F. Schaffner)
- Subject: Re: Will the -REAL- Christians please stand up? Was: What did Judas be
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:27:31 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.160421.5216@texhrc.uucp>, pyeatt@Texaco.com (Larry D. Pyeatt) writes:
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- |> [...] There are thousands of such references in
- |> the Bible. Everything from killing babies to raping women to killing one's
- |> own children. All at the commandment of this wonderful God. The Bible is
- |> definitely not the word of MY God. Mine has much higher morals.
-
- I usually try to stay out of this thread, but I do like to check on
- facts every now and then. Killing babies is certainly commanded (in
- connection with the Conquest), but where in the Bible do people rape and
- kill their own children at the command of God?
-
- By the way, what makes you think the command about not eating
- animals that die of natural causes has anything to do with health? After all,
- it does occur in the context of regulations about ritual purity. I'm not
- saying it couldn't have been intended as part of a health code, but do you
- have any reason for thinking that's what it was?
-
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- Steve Schaffner sschaff@unixhub.slac.stanford.edu
- The opinions expressed may be mine, and may not be those of SLAC,
- Stanford University, or the DOE.
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