Are Christians and North American's cowards?

[TheRealMafoo]

Badassbab said:

From the fifth book of the Old Testament-

Deuteronomy 17-
If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant; 17:3 And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded; 17:4 And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel; 17:5 Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.

 

Never got why Christians ignore the Old Testamant. I thought it's still considered a part of the Bible. Does the New Testament instruct Christians to ignore the Old Testament? So no Genesis story etc?

Not sure why one of the Atheists on this site is explaining this, but here I go...

A woman was to be stored to death in following this passage in the Bible, and Jesus stepped in and said "He who is without sin, cast the first stone", and then he did not throw a stone.

So while the old testament has things in it that are to be followed (Like the 10 commandments), Jesus came along and updated how people should conduct themselves.

I mean if he changed nothing, there would be no difference between being a Christian or a Jew.

Some people in this thread conveniently ignore that, because it helps there argument.