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Not to bash the good ol' 10

Atheist — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:54:41 +0000

In reply to No, the Old Testament doesn't

Not to bash the good ol' 10 Commandments, but you do realize that fully 40% of them (specifically, commandments 1-4) have to do with God's vanity, don't you? Just sayin'…

No, the Old Testament doesn't

MJS — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:06:17 +0000

In reply to Could someone point to the

No, the Old Testament doesn't hold much water with me. I think the Ten Commandments are pretty reasonable guidelines for life, if one seeks something of that nature, but the Old Testament is filled to the brim with batshit stuff. I referred to the Ten Commandments only because we were taught that those were pretty much the laws God passed on to mankind; most of the Old Testament we skipped entirely in school because it wasn't considered that essential to the spirit of Christianity. A good example, I think, of how theology works in general - you can pick and choose the parts to emphasize, the ones that fit your prejudices and pre-existing opinions best.

Could someone point to the

Michael Wolraich — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:15:50 +0000

In reply to Purity Control

Could someone point to the one of the Ten Commandments which prohibits two men, or two women, from getting married and forming a union?

Ten Commandments, no, but there are bits from the Bible that pretty unequivocally condemn sodomy--as in, those sodomites must be stoned. Are you suggesting that the Ten Commandments contradicts the other bits of the Old Testament.

But theological justification has always seemed like an exercise in psychological rationalization to me. History has long demonstrated that in practice, theology dictates pretty much whatever people want it to dictate. Into black slavery? Well then, you can find your biblical rationale. Hate the Jews? Well then, they killed Jesus, didn't they? Larry's friend Rachael can pretend that she's just following God's will, but that's only an excuse to make her feel righteous about her own will.