As a Christian, does it bother you that God told Moses to murder complete villages and rape their women?
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13 And she shall put the araiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife. \n  14 And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not asell her at all for money, thou shalt not bmake merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
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I am a Christian.  However the bible was written by MAN not GOD.  I do not think God wants us to be slaves to our husbands, thats just what man wanted from women.
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The old testament did make references to slavery as if it was normal,as long as Jews weren't enslaved.Leviticus 24:44 said not to enslave Jews,but if you need slaves,you may buy them from other nations.\nOnly a man would say that it is not OK to enslave your own people,but OK TO enslave others,not God.We are all God's children.No one should be enslaved,period.Then somewhere else in the old testament it said that If a man rapes a woman,he would be sentenced to death. If he rapes a slave,he would be punished,but not sentenced to death because she was just a slave.Something like that.Why would anyone believe that is a word of God?\n\nI remember Jesus using slavery as an example to make a point,but I don't think he was condoning slavery.It was just a parable.I wish I could remember the exact verse.\n\nSlavery is wrong,period.It is insane to believe that God would condone people being mistreated as long they weren't Jews?That doesn't sound like a loving God.
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Oh, there are so many.\n\nIt always amazes me how many times this God orders the killing of innocent people even after the Ten Commandments said “Thou shall not kill”.  For example, God kills 70,000 innocent people because David ordered a census of the people (1 Chronicles 21).  God also orders the destruction of 60 cities so that the Israelites can live there.  He orders the killing of all the men, women, and children of each city, and the looting of all of value (Deuteronomy 3).  He orders another attack and the killing of “all the living creatures of the city: men and women, young, and old, as well as oxen sheep, and asses” (Joshua 6).  In Judges 21, He orders the murder of all the people of Jabesh-gilead, except for the virgin girls who were taken to be forcibly raped and married.  When they wanted more virgins, God told them to hide alongside the road and when they saw a girl they liked, kidnap her and forcibly rape her and make her your wife!  Just about every other page in the Old Testament has God killing somebody!  In 2 Kings 10:18-27, God orders the murder of all the worshipers of a different god in their very own church!  In total God kills 371,186 people directly and orders another 1,862,265 people murdered.\n\nA loving God?  A forgiving God?  A just God?
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No he didn't because why would God talk to someone who desires to kill his chosen people which are Isrealis unless God tried to talk some sense into Mohammed but apparantly Mohammed did not listen.\n\n\nIf you say so zun_noon
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Yeah, god fouled up when he created the first commandment which states that we have to worship him and no one else.  What a jerk!
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Not only that but God told Joshua to go into a certain city, I believe it was Jericho and kill everyone, and not to leave anyone alive. Sounds more like Bin Laden than a loving God. The Old Testament God has been painted to look rather savage and bloodthirsty. I consider the fact that the Bible was written not by God but by humans with agendas and ambitions.
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Here are some other gems for you(posted these in another thread) \n\nProof of the 'love' of God in the bible\n\n"God" slaughtered innocent babies because of Pharaoh's stubbornness: "At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well.” (Exod. 12:29)\n\n"God" had babies dashed to pieces and pregnant women ripped open: "The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open." (Hosea 13:16)\n\n"God" wanted children to be murdered as human sacrifices: "I let them become defiled through their gifts - the sacrifice of every firstborn - that I might fill them with horror so they would know that I am the Lord.” (Ezek. 20:26)\n\n"God" threatened to have innocent children be devoured by wild animals: “I will send wild animals against you, and they will rob you of your children, destroy your cattle and make you so few in number that your roads will be deserted.” (Lev. 26:22)\n\n"God" threatened to have children cannibalized: "If in spite of this you still do not listen to me but continue to be hostile toward me, then in my anger I will be hostile toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over. You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters.” (Lev. 26:27-29)\n\n"God" ordered the genocide of women, children and babies: "Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.”” (1 Sam. 15:2-3)\n\n"God" aborted fetuses and murdered children in answer to the prophet Hosea's prayer: "Give them, O Lord – what will you give them? Give them wombs that miscarry .... Ephraim is blighted, their root is withered, they yield no fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay their cherished offspring." (Hosea 9:14-16)\n\n"God" murdered a baby because of David's adultery: “Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." Nathan replied, "The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the Lord show utter contempt, the son born to you will die." (2 Sam. 12:13-14)\n\n"God" ordered people to kill their brothers, friends and neighbors: “Then he said to them, "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.'" (Exod. 32:27
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Who said He would endlessly torture you?  Someone is perverting what the Bible does say, don't believe them.
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I have spent some time think about this, and I have al so spent a lot of time reading the Bible, and after a lot of thought I find that God is not fair.\nThere is too much blood shead an death, that is not realy need for him to be fair, and when you see what is going on in the world to day, you would be MAD to say he is a just God.
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God would never command such a sinful act that pleases you so selfishly from His people.\n\nPeace.
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Good point, but there are more things these slimy fools are doing in Africa.  Raping women, killing Christian women and children, burning churches, torturing kids that refuse to memorize their unholy book and more.  Want proof?  Seek it on this link then!
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Look at God....\nin acts people sold their house and gave most of the money to fund the christians, but saved a little out to survive on. when questioned about it they lied and were instantly struck dead.\nGod took a mans supernatural strength away because he CUT HIS HAIR.\nHe made the israelites wander around in the desert for fourty years because some small thing moses did p***ed him off.\nHe allowed his own son to be tortured and killed because it was his will.\nHe allowed moses to Slaughter countless men, women and children because they freaking made a calf and said the calf led them out of slavery...\nhe allowed Job to be tortured just to 'prove a point'\nso if we were created in Gods imagine, well, its no wonder why we're this way.
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Absolutely.Without question or hesitation.\nOf course,the proof would have to satisfy me.None of this,"because it's in the bible" krap,or "someone had to create all of this".\nSomething actually verifiable by me.\nThat would open up an entirely new set of problems though.\nYou would then have to keep me from killing him.Not an easy task.\nYou see,even if I knew he was there,I wouldn't agree with all of the things that he lets happen to innocent people.He supposedly is all powerful.How can he let a child be molested,or beaten,or burned beyond recognition.How can he let women be raped,or people be tortured?\nHow could he sit there and do nothing while someone wasted away and died a horrible death from some disease?\nPlease don't try to feed me any of your "he gave us free will",or "the devil is responsible" krap.\n\nBOTTOM LINE:\nIf you have the POWER to help,then you have the RESPONSIBILITY to help.\nI am going to Iraq soon.It will by no means be my first OP.I am going to join my brothers and put my life in danger to help these people get the freedom and human rights that we all deserve.I don't do it because I have to.I do it because I have the ability,and therefore,the responsibility to do it.\nI could not agree with your god's complacency.\nI would have alot more respect for him if he grabbed an M4 and SHOWED he cared by doing his part.\nI couldn't let anything terrible happen to MY children if I could stop it.\n\nOmnipotent and doesn't give a sh*t...
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There should be no reaction with the amount of headlines that we have been viewing this past two years on this topic.  In the Bible, our Creator destroyed two cities because of their unnatural sex practices...shouldn't that in itself...tell you something?
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No and if you listen to ignorant people who will just quote the bible at you--then ask them this.--The bible also says that a man should not cut the sides of his hair or trim his beard (Its in Leviticus) It also says it is okay to kill your slaves. Does that make any sense?!? God made us all who we are accept yourself for who you are and enjoy life. It is an adventure and you only get one shot.
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funny how you didn't point out how "GOD" made all of those people before kill people, he killed people himself with floods, he tortured people to prove their trust in him (Job), he is just so perfect, isn't he? you're right!