RE: A Levite and his concubine
November 9, 2014 at 5:17 pm
(This post was last modified: November 9, 2014 at 5:18 pm by abaris.)
(November 9, 2014 at 5:11 pm)Esquilax Wrote: That's all well and good, and I agree with you that if he absolutely had to, Lek could come up with some reasons why X, Y, and Z acts are immoral that aren't just "god told me so," but we do need to keep in mind that to a christian, "god told me so" is sufficient justification. The reason we end up getting so many bible quotes and so on is that it's an authority they have opted to accept, and because of this, that authority is plenty reason on its own.
You know, basically I want to know, if there's a human being there, I can respect though our views differ greatly. That's why I don't want to hear, god said this or that, I want to know what Lek says, what Lek's position is.
Also, if he's riding his high horse into asking us for our authority, he should at least return the favor by taking a stance that isn't a bible quote.