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The Immorality of God - Slavery in the Old Testament
RE: The Immorality of God - Slavery in the Old Testament
(January 25, 2016 at 7:14 pm)Nestor Wrote:
(January 25, 2016 at 5:57 pm)Nihilist Virus Wrote: Gave them bad statutes?  It sounds like you are the text is saying God gave them a terrible set of laws as a cruel joke. While I certainly agree with that sentiment, I don't think that the Bible would characterize its own Torah like this.
 Corrected, and yes, that's what it sounds like...

...probably because the author of Ezekiel is putting revisionist spin on a cruel legislative past, essentially saying, "God only commanded that of you then because of your wickedness." *wink wink*

What was our apologist saying about this?
Jesus is like Pinocchio.  He's the bastard son of a carpenter. And a liar. And he wishes he was real.
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RE: The Immorality of God - Slavery in the Old Testament - by Nihilist Virus - January 25, 2016 at 8:28 pm

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