(February 26, 2014 at 8:50 pm)Huggy74 Wrote:(February 26, 2014 at 8:44 pm)futilethewinds Wrote: The Old Testament is still the Bible and the Bible is still the word of God, isn't it? And actually, the way I read that verse, it says it's okay to beat a slave with a rod as long as it doesn't die in one or two days.
I guess by that logic we still sacrifice animals too, right?
When did 'God' ever mention that the slavery that he condoned in the OT was no longer okay?
It certainly wasn't in the NT, where Jesus tells slaves to obey their masters, even the cruel ones.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
