Thursday, August 6, 2009

Question for Theists

I wish to ask a few questions to all the theists out there, especially the biblical literalists. Do you really the believe that the bible is the “good book”? Try to answers these questions first and then decide for yourself.

1. Can I kill young children by dashing their little heads against the rocks as it is said in Psalms Chapter 137, verse 9?
2. Can kill a young relative and then eat their flesh as it is said in Jeremiah Chapter 19, verse 9?
3. Could I marry more than one woman as long as there are virgins as Jesus said Matthew Chapter 25, verses 1-13?
4. How much can I beat my slave for doing something wrong as Jesus said Luke Chapter 12, verses 45-46?
5. Can I tell a lie when I am predicting the future as it was written Jeremiah Chapter 14, verse 14?
6. How can I prepare and serve barley cakes that are made from human dung as it was written Ezekiel Chapter 4, verse 12?
7. Is fifty shekels really enough money, in this economy, to have my daughter marry the man who raped her as it was said in Deuteronomy Chapter 22, verses 28-29?

And don’t say because Jesus came onto the scene that the Old Testament questions no longer apply. As Jesus said in Matthew Chapter 5, verse 17 “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am come not to destroy, but to fulfill.” So what are your answers going to be, some kind of denial or some list of pathetic theistic rationalizations. Or will you admit that this book that you hold in such esteem is nothing more than a litany of justifications for what we would call, nowadays, very immoral acts. I doubt you would, but that is your problem, not mine.

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