(September 15, 2014 at 2:47 pm)Rhythm Wrote: There is also a call to genocide in the OT. Is that not killing? You know the folks that swung the sword were actually punished because they didn't -complete- said genocide thoroughly enough for OT god, right? Lesson being, when god tells you to off a motherfucker you do it once, and altogether. No half assed killing in the name of the lord - or your neck is the next one the axe will fall upon.
(murder, btw, is the distinction that most make there, thou shalt not murder...OT god is awash in the blood of those that have been killed, and gloriously so, clearly it doesn't take issue with -killing-)
I will not lie, the Old Testament is pretty gruesome. However I have not read it in quite some time I apologize for not remembering this verse, besides, many people follow the New Testament or the Quran, only a very small minority (which is still amazingly capable at committing various acts of crimes against humanity) follow the Old Testament.
