Scott777ab wrote:Enough of Frank I had a question that was posed to CHRISTIANS.
Christians in general in america today would be apalled at the thought of Genocide.
So could you ( Christians ) please explain this:
Genocide
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You hear a lot from Christians about Yahweh's "infinite compassion
and mercy". Tell it to the Midianites. Numbers 31 is a classic
example of wholesale slaughter and rape under the direction of
Yahweh. A sample of this tale: "They waged the campaign against
Midian, as Yahweh had ordered Moses, and they put every male to
death.... The sons of Israel took the Midianite women captive with
their young children, and plundered all their cattle, all their
flocks and all their goods. They set fire to the towns where
they lived and all their encampments.... Moses was enraged
with the commanders of the army ... who had come back from
this military expedition. He said, 'Why have you spared the
life of all the women? ... So kill all the male children. Kill
also all the women who have slept with a man. Spare the lives
only of the young girls who have not slept with a man, and take
them for yourselves.'" Yes, friends, this is infinite mercy and
compassion for you. I particularly like the way that Moses got
upset with them for sparing women and male children, but allowed
the young girls to be kept for later raping. If only humans could
keep to such lofty standards without the necessity of divine
revelation.
I have no doubt that there is a GOD.
Ahhh...if you could just be honest with yourself...you would realize that in fact...you DO NOT have NO DOUBT that there is a GOD.
If you don't have some doubt...you are being dishonest.
(I knew you were only kidding about "enough of Frank." Nobody ever really gets "enough" of me. And you posted a message to me immediately after this one...so I thought I would respond to this one also.)
Quote:But I am beginning to seriously doubt the bible is from him.
You shoulda been doubting that right along.
You are half-way home, Scott.
Please explain this: christains. Thank you.[/quote]