(February 22, 2013 at 11:33 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: How was all the smiting justified? It contradicts the Christian doctrine of turning the other cheek and the Golden Rule.
Oh, because god said to do it of course. How dare you question god's word.
If you believe it, question it. If you question it, get an answer. If you have an answer, does that answer satisfy reality? Does it satisfy you? Probably not. For no one else will agree with you, not really.