The logical consequences of omnipotence

[Darkstar]

I'm really surprised when an atheist claims to have read the Bible and then fights me tooth and nail when I bring up these "points". Even Yeshua (Jesus) called the scribes and Pharisees hypocrites...

"Tooth and nail"? Claimed to have read the bible? Where is this? Do I come across as extremely agressive or something, because I did not intend any vitrol whatsoever in my posts.

Okay, I have "read the bible" in that I have read some of it, but I have not read the whole bible. I am aware that Jesus/Yeshua called the Pharisses hypocrites, but most of the violence is (I think) in the OT.

The prophets were "sent" every time the Israelites fucked up... They condemned sacrifices, they condemned the murders, they condemned the idolitry.

I don't know about you, but I can recall god specifically commanding murders and sacrifices at times.

As for condemning idolitry, you have a solid case. In fact, I don't think any even vaguely legitimate [by religious standards] religious source has tried to claim idolitry was okay. In the bible, people went to it a couple times (like with he gold statue they were worshipping when Moses was away), but they were havily punished for it. Now, I know that the ownership of a cross could be arguably called idolitry, even though they aren't worshipping the idol itself, but what it represents. However, this point is irrelevant to my argument.

Also, keep in mind that the breaking of any of the commandments was punishable by death, and god specifically ordered the execution of someone who picked up sticks on the sabbath (though this most likely isn't the "murder" that was being referred to).

Numbers 15

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The Sabbath-Breaker Put to Death

32 While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, 34 and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him. 35 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.” 36 So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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Coincidentally, I found this just above it:

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Offerings for Unintentional Sins

22 “‘Now if you as a community unintentionally fail to keep any of these commands the Lord gave Moses— 23 any of the Lord’s commands to you through him, from the day the Lord gave them and continuing through the generations to come— 24 and if this is done unintentionally without the community being aware of it, then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering as an aroma pleasing to the Lord, along with its prescribed grain offering and drink offering, and a male goat for a sin offering.[g] 25 The priest is to make atonement for the whole Israelite community, and they will be forgiven, for it was not intentional and they have presented to the Lord for their wrong a food offering and a sin offering. 26 The whole Israelite community and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, because all the people were involved in the unintentional wrong.

27 “‘But if just one person sins unintentionally, that person must bring a year-old female goat for a sin offering. 28 The priest is to make atonement before the Lord for the one who erred by sinning unintentionally, and when atonement has been made, that person will be forgiven. 29 One and the same law applies to everyone who sins unintentionally, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.

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What was that about sacrifices? (Keep in mind that this is Moses speaking, being told this directly by god, as indicated by the first verse of the chapter.)
EDIT: Heck, the entire top section of the chapter is god commanding sacrifice after sacrifice.