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10 Arguments Against Hell
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RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell
(May 15, 2012 at 4:19 am)BethK Wrote: Even given the things I said about giving little children the death penalty (and those verses could apply to a 4 year old as well as they could a 40 year old), here's an instance of God directly using capital punishment for children who mock an adult - who is not even their parent.

Here it specifically says "little children" who were teasing the prophet. On his say-so, God sent bears who killed the children - for misbehaving as children do. This seems to warrant capital punishment.

???

Nowhere in that passage is God said to have sent the bears.

Also the fact that "the Bible never says anything about an age minimum" is only remotely relevant if you pretend like the entirety of Scripture exists in a vacuum. It does not.
Mary Immaculate, star of the morning
Chosen before the creation began
Chosen to bring for your bridal adorning
Woe to the serpent and rescue to man.

Sinners, we honor your sinless perfection;
Fallen and weak, for your pity we plead;
Grand us the shield of your sovereign protection,
Measure your aid by the depth of our need.

Bend from your throne at the voice of our crying,
Bend to this earth which your footsteps have trod;
Stretch out your arms to us, living and dying,
Mary Immaculate, Mother of God.


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10 Arguments Against Hell - by Cinjin - May 2, 2012 at 12:27 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Welsh cake - May 2, 2012 at 2:16 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by DeistPaladin - May 2, 2012 at 11:11 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Cinjin - May 3, 2012 at 2:33 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Neo-Scholastic - May 3, 2012 at 5:09 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 3, 2012 at 5:19 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Neo-Scholastic - May 3, 2012 at 5:46 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Cinjin - May 3, 2012 at 6:46 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Neo-Scholastic - May 3, 2012 at 6:54 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Napoléon - May 3, 2012 at 7:00 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Neo-Scholastic - May 3, 2012 at 12:24 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by padraic - May 3, 2012 at 1:27 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 3, 2012 at 1:51 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by DeeTee - May 3, 2012 at 6:45 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Cinjin - May 3, 2012 at 7:17 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by DeeTee - May 3, 2012 at 10:03 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Cinjin - May 3, 2012 at 11:56 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Engel - May 3, 2012 at 10:20 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by DeistPaladin - May 4, 2012 at 8:57 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by DeeTee - May 3, 2012 at 10:37 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by DeeTee - May 4, 2012 at 1:01 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by C Rod - May 4, 2012 at 2:12 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Cinjin - May 4, 2012 at 2:43 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Abishalom - May 4, 2012 at 2:26 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Godschild - May 7, 2012 at 6:09 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by simplexity - May 7, 2012 at 7:39 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Godschild - May 7, 2012 at 5:42 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Welsh cake - May 4, 2012 at 2:53 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by DeeTee - May 6, 2012 at 3:18 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by DeistPaladin - May 6, 2012 at 12:34 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by KichigaiNeko - May 6, 2012 at 5:41 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Ace Otana - May 7, 2012 at 7:01 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Cinjin - May 7, 2012 at 4:12 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Welsh cake - May 7, 2012 at 5:18 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Godschild - May 7, 2012 at 6:14 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Cinjin - May 8, 2012 at 10:44 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 7, 2012 at 5:23 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 7, 2012 at 5:44 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Jackalope - May 7, 2012 at 5:54 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 7, 2012 at 6:09 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by YahwehIsTheWay - May 7, 2012 at 6:17 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by simplexity - May 7, 2012 at 6:19 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Welsh cake - May 8, 2012 at 2:48 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Godschild - May 8, 2012 at 6:42 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by jess_essential - May 8, 2012 at 3:08 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by BethK - May 14, 2012 at 4:58 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Godschild - May 14, 2012 at 4:28 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by BethK - May 14, 2012 at 10:40 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Godschild - May 15, 2012 at 12:38 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by BethK - May 15, 2012 at 4:19 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Aiza - May 15, 2012 at 4:44 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Godschild - May 15, 2012 at 3:31 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by BethK - May 16, 2012 at 2:22 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Aiza - May 16, 2012 at 4:17 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Godschild - May 17, 2012 at 1:01 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by simplexity - May 8, 2012 at 8:47 pm
10 Arguments Against Hell - by el_presidente - May 8, 2012 at 9:52 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by ace1ventura - May 9, 2012 at 2:49 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by C Rod - May 9, 2012 at 10:51 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 9, 2012 at 11:00 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Godschild - May 9, 2012 at 2:33 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by genkaus - May 9, 2012 at 2:48 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Neo-Scholastic - May 14, 2012 at 10:30 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Cinjin - May 9, 2012 at 3:37 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by DeistPaladin - May 9, 2012 at 4:07 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Ace Otana - May 9, 2012 at 4:33 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by C Rod - May 9, 2012 at 11:23 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Faith No More - May 9, 2012 at 3:30 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Anomalocaris - May 9, 2012 at 3:51 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 9, 2012 at 3:55 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Welsh cake - May 9, 2012 at 3:58 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 9, 2012 at 4:03 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Godschild - May 9, 2012 at 11:59 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Norfolk And Chance - May 11, 2012 at 8:20 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Godschild - May 11, 2012 at 11:02 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Norfolk And Chance - May 12, 2012 at 8:13 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Zen Badger - May 12, 2012 at 8:16 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Aiza - May 12, 2012 at 2:00 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Cinjin - May 12, 2012 at 7:25 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Aiza - May 13, 2012 at 3:10 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Zen Badger - May 13, 2012 at 5:29 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Cinjin - May 9, 2012 at 4:11 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Annik - May 9, 2012 at 4:40 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Welsh cake - May 10, 2012 at 3:41 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Aiza - May 10, 2012 at 4:16 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Godschild - May 10, 2012 at 12:49 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Ace Otana - May 10, 2012 at 5:53 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Welsh cake - May 11, 2012 at 6:03 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Aiza - May 11, 2012 at 6:50 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Welsh cake - May 12, 2012 at 5:28 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by BethK - May 14, 2012 at 4:12 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Adjusted Sanity - May 14, 2012 at 4:28 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Aiza - May 14, 2012 at 5:23 am
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Neo-Scholastic - May 15, 2012 at 4:25 pm
RE: 10 Arguments Against Hell - by Welsh cake - May 17, 2012 at 4:40 pm

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