(June 20, 2015 at 5:51 pm)abaris Wrote:(June 20, 2015 at 5:43 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Does that make more sense?
No, not really. And I don't mean that in an offensive way. The old ones weren't insane or incapable of seeing what they were doing. They only had different standards to live by. That's why I always keep arguing that all the books of the bible are mirrors of their time and of the societies where they were compiled.
I don't judge these people for seeing the described things as good and just. I also don't judge people who still want to introduce an at least 2000 years old behavioral codex into their personal lives. What I have a real problem with, are those people, who want to do that for the whole of society.
Is it possible for actions to be recorded in the bible without them also being condoned? Also, are you saying that there is not morally justified reason for some of the actions that were condoned, such as slavery?
