As with all dictatorships, law and order in the Bible were indefensibly harsh. The Bible authorized that all the following people should be put to death:
* A rebellious and disrespectful son, or anyone who curses their parents. (Deuteronomy 21:18-21; Leviticus 20:9.)
* A bride who cannot prove that she is a virgin on her wedding night. (Deuteronomy 22:20-21)
* An adulterous wife and her lover (but not an adulterous husband). (Deuteronomy 22:22)
* Two lovers, if the woman was a virgin promised to be another man's wife. (Deuteronomy 22:23,24)
* A fighting man who accidentally kills a pregnant woman. (Exodus 21:22-24)
* Any Israelite who sells a fellow Israelite into slavery. (Deuteronomy 24:7)
* Sabbath-breakers (in this case, one collecting firewood on the Sabbath). (Numbers 15:32-36)
* Witches and spiritists. (Leviticus 20:27)
* Blasphemers of God. (Leviticus 24:16)
* Worshippers of other gods. (Deuteronomy 13:6-11)
2006-07-03 04:16:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Another injustice is God’s punishment of innocent children for the sins of their parents. For example, God didn’t punish just Adam and Eve for eating the forbidden fruit; he punished the entire human race (Genesis 3). In the Second Commandment, God says: "For I… am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sins of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me." (Exodus 20:5-6.) Why these future generations should receive such undeserved fates cannot be based on any system of personal justice or responsibility.
2006-07-03 04:17:59 · update #1
Of course not. The Bible is full of hate speak.
2006-07-03 04:24:37 · answer #1 · answered by ZCT 7 · 7⤊ 4⤋
thats why im not catholic crazy because the bible IS full of ****. the only religious thing i do is open presents on christmas. im not gonna let a book written by some guy (prob a sexist) rule my life
2006-07-04 11:24:19 · answer #2 · answered by lunytunes_baby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
these are laws of the old testament, what about the laws of jesus from the new testament e.g the story about the adulterous woman,who without sins cast the first stone.
2006-07-03 11:22:42 · answer #3 · answered by firewall 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thankz for the 2 points
2006-07-03 11:19:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anubhav~~!! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i didn't read your Post but Law & Order is a very good show and I hope it goes on forever
2006-07-03 11:24:19 · answer #5 · answered by OZoNE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bible is full of crap
2006-07-03 11:19:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋