Are you serious? First, it doesn't advocate slavery the way we think of it. Up until about a few hundred years ago, slavery was almost always indentured servitude, or kings and nobles who lost wars: working to pay off debt. In fact, the Bible is more verbose on the ethical treatment of these slaves (employees) than on the "right" to actually have them. The Bible says "If you can obtain your freedom, you should." God is about freedom! It NEVER advocates rape. It does discuss situations in which rape happened, but God was very displeased with it (Lot's daughter, anyone?). Murder was advocated during times of war (however, it's not really murder then. If you think it is, write a couple of our soldiers a letter and tell them what you think of them). It doesn't advocate bigotry. When the Bible tells believers not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers, it is not referencing people of other nationalities. And, the nation of Israel was to remain pure: not to intermarry with other nationalities. This was a metaphor for the people of God to keep themselves holy. I repeat: it is a metaphor. And incest? Friend, I dare you to look very hard at your family tree. You probably can't go back too many generations without finding that your ancestors married their cousins. The Bible specifically forbids marrying of immediate family members (brother-sister/parent-child) but not of cousins. In fact, until historically recently, it was considered good breeding to marry a cousin. So before you start calling us who believe in the God of the Bible with good reason LAZY, do a little more research, it's offensive. Also, you have a point about the Bible not being very moral. But we never said it was. Morality is a term that has been elevated to godhood by the western ("in-God-we-trust" on our money, but nowhere else) "Christian America". God isn't moral. He's good (believe it or not). But He's not safe. In fact, He's very dangerous. And we who believe the Bible, study it and love it will admit to you right away that it's a very hard book. God is very hard as well. He asks us very hard things (die to ourselves, be persecuted, drink His flesh and blood, follow Him). But, I swear to you, He's worth it. And He really is love. But He's not mushy, valentine's day love. He's a "love till it hurts, give everything away, serve, heal, feed, minister to my world" kind of God.
2007-02-28 01:33:42
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answered by girlpreacher 2
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Well the bible does teach love, unless your a fag! LOL The end of days will be gods wrath to the "followers" who allowed thier own biggeted ideals conspire the teachings of his holiness into hate. He will strike down with great strength. The rath of god will be on his own much like with moses during the flood. The rapture is to remove the pure spirits that truely believe in love.
Yes yes... he shall not lie with a man blah blah blah... but then the jews would still be our slaves, women would be for marriage and birth, and all ofther religious should be exhausted. But that was not gods views. That was the authors views who was translating the scrolls back in the day when noone could read. They created the language..
2007-03-08 07:06:32
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answered by GEMINICHRIS11 3
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the Bible doesn't say that slavery,rape,murder,bigotry,and incest is right. It goes against it. I know that slavery is mentioned in the Bible, but they (the slaves) chose their job they left when they wanted to work somewhere else, just like working as a waitress, they weren't held their against their will. Notice like where it talks about Joseph being sold into slavery, it mentions slavery being a sin. Secondly as for the rape and murder the Bible specifically says that those are sin it's in the ten commandments. the Bible is completely right so everything that goes against it is all made up, and in case you haven't read the Bible completely yourself you'll note that the Bible tells of people who had homosexual marriages and premarital sex and how it was a sin, it not once says that it is right and okay to do. if it does give me the reference (KJV, please) because I want to see that for myself.
2007-02-28 09:38:53
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answered by Hannah 3
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Is the Bible moral? Absolutely when there is a crime there is punishment, when there is sin, judgement. We need guidelines otherwise we have anarchy.
The Bible speaks against the things you mentioned.
2007-03-08 03:13:28
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answered by repent 4
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Don't tell me..you are a very good person and in your entire life you don't do nothing bad....??? YES...wrong answer everybody do something rong in a way or another..and is not your job to criticize other people..that's Gad business...Sorry for you but that how it works...........!!!
2007-03-08 08:24:20
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answered by Dya - The white Angel 3
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Its easy, they dismiss the passages that are unfavorable, or say things like youre taking it out of context, and give it a whole new twist, like slavery back then wasnt the same, oh really? what was it like back then? Were you living at the time? If you were wouldnt that mean you had a past life incarnation, something that christians reject?
Or they just lie about it.
2007-02-28 10:21:45
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answered by Gazriel The God 2
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