Exodus 22:16 -- 22:18
When a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married, and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife. But if her father refuses to give her to him, he shall pay an amount equal to the bride-price for virgins.
Ya'all must be so proud of your book of morals.
2007-08-08 03:12:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I'm still not sure what's the point here? The Bible is a book of morals? Really? I didn't know that.
2007-08-08 03:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by Bumblebee711 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
read your bible again....and know that what was right in the Old Testament...such as the Golden Rule.."An eye for an eye"? all of that was broken and corrected when Jesus said, when one slaps you on the right cheek, offer the left...which that is something so many of us have a hard time doing.... My book of morals are still in tact.... r u trying to justify it is alright then to sleep with virgins as long as you pay the bride-price??
find another book to justify that cause you won't find in the bible....
2007-08-08 10:23:43 · answer #2 · answered by a_t4evr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong section by the way......... It was the time period. People sold women as brides at the market for Christ sake!! have you ever heard of anything call the New Testament??? Jesus came along and basically taught everyone new stuff anyways.
Oh and at least the father was repaid .... nowadays the man would leave the woman (who was prob pregnant) flip the father the finger, claim he could do whatever the hell he wanted, and dissapear off the face of the earth.
2007-08-08 10:15:57 · answer #3 · answered by Lauren. 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
This question would be better placed in the "religion and spirituality" section.
The Bible is full of controversial stuff, isn't it? So is politics. Heaven forbid we try and mix the two.
2007-08-08 10:19:00 · answer #4 · answered by It's Ms. Fusion if you're Nasty! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why the daily attack on religion? I'm a deist myself.. so I can understand trying to rationalize the Bible.. I've been there... that doesn't mean you have to set out to destroy it for everyone else. Every person has to find their own path to spirituality.. and trying to force them to find/forget religion only pushes them in the opposite direction.. I mean really.. what do you think when people (on occasion) try to force a religion on you?
If it's right for them.. it's right for them.. who are we to judge? Just work on finding your own peace.. that's a hard enough task in life.
2007-08-08 10:18:24 · answer #5 · answered by pip 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Objection! Illrelevant to Politics!
2007-08-08 10:15:53 · answer #6 · answered by Guessses, A.R.T. 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That was the custom back then and it was for PUNISHMENT and CONSEQUENCES of doing that act- not an order to go forth and have sex with virgins by God.
I am not proud of the Bible; pride is excessive and I didn't write it.
2007-08-08 10:16:48 · answer #7 · answered by One Voice In The Day Rings True 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Do you judge? You must be proud of your own morals. Good thang you ain't running for office.
2007-08-08 10:21:28 · answer #8 · answered by Handy man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you had to pay for your wife at that time, if you ruined her you had to pay the price, don't take things out of context.
2007-08-08 10:22:48 · answer #9 · answered by John S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is old covenant law and is outdated when the new covenant came into being you must be so proud of your book learnin
2007-08-08 10:17:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋