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In reply to the discussion: Christianity...Seems legit [View all]kiri
(931 posts)49. Seems cruel to leave the raped now non-virgins motherless and fatherless.
"Jesus is quoted in Luke 18:15-17" But Moses or ghod is quoted in Numbers 31:18 .
Seems cruel to leave the non-virgins motherless and fatherless.
There really are umpteen bibles and claims to the ONE true TRUTH.
I may have m miscounted, so there are at least 34 versions. See:
https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Numbers%2031%3A18
Count them yourself. This is very well evidenced.
Note especially that the Douay-Rheims Roman Catholic Bible is NOT referenced! Curious, n'est pas?
Maybe you can explain what their Agenda is?
"become as little children"
Remember the SC decision in Abington, 1963 about Bible-reading:
"Children are not noted for their resistance to the forces of social suasion."
Isn't that a beautifully crafted English sentence?
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Bible apologists differ as to whether the first rape makes the girl unavailable to other Israelite soldiers (no longer a virgin), or whether she was eligible for gang rape from the beginning.
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My problem is the people who want to force other people's children to read their Bible
surfered
Nov 2024
#3
Hoax that's lasted 6 millennia. First 4 millennia, the Abrahamic and Moses hoax, 2 millennia, the Jesus/apostle hoax
ancianita
Nov 2024
#6
Like I said, not related. There are hundreds with our name, too, you know. Not every Limbaugh spreads lies.
ancianita
Nov 2024
#20
Also, you might want to check out the short but pithy James Finke book, The Bible Uncomplicated.
ancianita
Nov 2024
#22
Good point. Sure. A lot of larger "causes" are ones that they are called by other humans to support.
ancianita
Nov 2024
#41
There is no biblical support for the holy trinity doctrine which came along long after the bible found its way to paper
Major Nikon
Nov 2024
#121
So many claims to the TRUTH, they can't all be right. Therefore, some must be FALSE.
kiri
Nov 2024
#42
Valid 'covenants' are made between sentient, informed homo sapiens; no talking snakes
kiri
Nov 2024
#53
God created everything we study, from the macro of trillions of universes to the micro of quantum energy.
ancianita
Nov 2024
#21
They're known as ellipses that are supposed to take the place of words in a post header.
ancianita
Nov 2024
#27
I was linking to byronius something I thought he might consider, and didn't really need a header.
ancianita
Nov 2024
#32