A Levite and his concubine

[abaris]

Not dancing, just explaining the source of the two sets of values. In the op and the follow up explaination of the OP you broad brushed attacked the morality of God. Here it seems you have moved the goal post, and wish to address my 'morality.'

The goal posts have already been moved by Lek taking issue with our disgust over the story at hand. Sadly, he hasn't shown up lately to be a part of the ongoing discussion.

You and him are constantly hiding behind your bible and behind god's supposed morality being above what you call pop culture. I take issue with that for a simple reason. You are persons and not some robots acting according to some operating system following certain routines.

So let me ask again, using the story at hand. In your mind, is it OK for the host to pimp out the women in order to spare his guest to be raped?

I know perfectly well that in ancient oriental societies the guest was considered sacred. And women had next to no value besides selling them as brides. But that's not the issue here. Somehow this story made it's way into the bible and so it still has some significance to people believing. And we're living in the frigging 21st century and not in the bronze age.

And there's another story, similar to this one. The story of Lot, pimping out his daughter to be gang raped to spare the angels. In your mind, is that OK? Would you deliver one of your children to certain abuse by a crazed mob, just because it's in this book?

In my mind these are easy questions for someone living in a modern society.