(September 16, 2013 at 2:43 pm)ThomM Wrote: However - the god of the Bible committed MURDER on numerous occasions in those fairy tales - using the rules of the religion to define murder as well
Example- according to Isiah - a person is NOT responsible for the sins of his father and the father is not responsible for the sins of his son - ie - you are responsible ONLY for the sins you personally commit. In the Passover - the first born of egypt DID nothing personally to deserve to be killed - they are unceremoniously MURDERED by the god - even though they had no control over the Pharaoh of Egypt in the situation involved.
But God owned those babies! He could do whatever he chose with them! They have no right to question what their God chooses and demands of them!
"The consolations of philosophy and the beauties of science; these things are infinitely more awe-inspiring and regenerating and majestic than any invocation of the burning bush or doctrine." - Christopher Hitchens