(November 4, 2012 at 4:42 pm)Ryantology Wrote: If you are a Christian, a Jew, or a Muslim, or any other sect who pledges his or her soul to Yahweh, you are aiding and abetting a criminal. Which makes you no better than that criminal.For an ex-Christian you give a pretty weak argument. Why not come up with something more direct than a list that is laughable to anyone who's read the Bible? "Moses murders an Egyptian" - what did that have to do with God? Is your argument that God isn't allowed to call and use murderers to be his prophets?
Quote:If one reads the Bible without their critical thinking functions blunted by faith ...Even that statement is wrong. You're treating the Bible as one single book - any established Christian knows that different books need to be approached differently - that there is great diversity among them. Some give commandments, others show the results of following God's commandments - for instance. You wouldn't look to Job to find out what God's commandments are, but you'll learn other things about how God responds to faithfulness.
