(May 7, 2020 at 4:38 pm)masoni Wrote: More murders have been committed in the holy name of God than for any other reason. (Well, children do tend to emulate their parents, so I guess that’s not too surprising.) God has variously commanded death to those who believe differently, (Exodus 22:19) those who have sex outside of marriage, (Leviticus 20:10/Leviticus 21:9) those who work on the Sabbath, (Exodus 31:12-15) homosexuals, (Romans 1:24-32) people who curse their parents, (Leviticus 20:9) and children who make fun of men who require Rogaine. (2 Kings 2:23-24) And that’s just for starters.
Blind loyalty in antiquity was pretty much worldwide. Back then most humans lived under local king states. Even in ancient China and India, Rome and Greece, depending on the ruler, that ruler could be quite brutal to dissent. The bible reflects the age in which it was written.
