Hiku said:
Well, one that I was thinking of is my friends brother. I don't know if he condemns it, because maybe you can't condemn one part without condemning it all. He just avoids it. And I think that's often the case for the bible as well. I at least can't seem to find any info on these passages generally being condemned by Christian churches. Can you give me a link to that? |
I agree with you there that its normal than when one part is questioned then they start questioning other things untill questioning the entire thing.
But I dont think that I can provide a link as to some proove as I long separated from any religious gathering, read any passage, or even heard any online sermon or rebutal. Dont think I can even stomac a video just to prove a point. But something that should be quite comon, wich was when I was a regular atendant at church, was what you mentioned. They read some story and skiped the awfull parts, like god ordering to kill and burne villages wit women and children, even the catle sufering. but when asked why they skiped certain parts, or bringing a certain brutal part to their atention, they never deny such passages, they faced it head on and do some kind of mental gymnastics to say it was ok back then, but now its not and they dont aprove. I think thats something that should be easy to find online of some pastors defending the horrble verses in the bible.
To your second point. That might be the key here. We stood up to crazzy cristians rules, like gay, divorce, adultry, apostesy and all that nonsense that was punishable before. Back then people still thought it was crazzy but obey because of the consecuenses of speaking back. That might be the issue now with islamic territories. They might be good people but their law will send them to prison or even kill them if they try to change something. They might be a majority of civilized people but they are to afraid to try to do anything.
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