"Skywise" wrote in message
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"mike regish" wrote in
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Deuteronomy 13:7-11

There's one. I can find more.

Yes, it can certainly be read as you describe. However, keep in
mind that Deuteronomy is one of the oldest books of the Bible
and was written thousands of years ago, when the world was far
different than it is today.

And we're pretty much the same as we were 2000 years ago?

Do you think that all religions who hold the Bible sacred would
take such a statement as a literal command?

The bible also says that it is to be interpreted literally.

Do you mean to imply
that, for instance, a Catholic or even a Jew (Deuteronomy is part
of the Torah, IIRC) should go on a murderous rampage based on this
passage?

If their book is the perfect word of god, yes.


More to the point, do these religions suggest doing so
TODAY?

I don't think there were any time limits on the word of god. I'm pretty sure
there's no place in any religious text that says "Only follow these
instructions for 2000 years, then change."

Having been raised a Catholic and having gone through Catholic
schooling, I do not ever recall being told that I should go and
stone someone because they want me to change beliefs.

Because that part of the religion doesn't fit any more...but it is still
there.

I suppose I should have killed those two Jehovah Witness's that
used to visit me a few years ago? After all, it's in the Bible,
right? Therefore I was simply following what my Bible told me
to do, right? I should not be held accountable for my actions,
because I was practicing my religion, which is granted protection
under the Constitution of the United States, right? Heck, since
you seem opposed to "my God", I should hunt you down and kill you
too, right? After all, my Bible says to do so, right?

Right...on all counts. Do you believe in God or don't you? Did he write a
piece of crap or the true word? Are you a believer or a hypocrite?

No, what you are referring to is fundamental extremism.

No. What I'm referring to is religious hypocrisy.

Yes, a
group of people could take that passage in the most fundamental
and literal sense and act on it. But that does not make it right
and I would not support such action.

You want a list of crap in the bible that's not right? And that you wouldn't
support? Read the freakin' thing.

Show me something that says the bible is not to be taken literally. It
should say "Fiction" on the binder, but it doesn't.


You are making the false sweeping generalization that just because
there are some phucked up in the head people who twist the Bible
(or other books) as an excuse to commit their misdeeds, that ALL
people who hold such Books sacred must be guilty of the same crime.

Nothing needs to be twisted. It's all right there in black and white.

mike