(November 12, 2012 at 11:11 am)John V Wrote:(November 12, 2012 at 1:51 am)Darkstar Wrote: Oh no, silly. You see, everyone in those civilizations was evil in every way imaginable. Why else would god's chosen people butcher them on command and...rape......little girlsYou're incorrectly reading rape into it. The law regulated this. After a 30 day waiting period, the woman was married to the man and gained full rights under the law. In an era of arranged marriages, women frequently didn't know their intended husband even that long before marriage.
(November 12, 2012 at 6:51 am)Daniel Wrote: God doesn't single people out to be killed by Christians. Nor did he do it with Jews. He ordered the conquering of lands, which involved the slaying of peoples (such as the Canaanites), but never individuals.The law says that people should be killed for certain offenses. you quoted one such instance yourself. Would such killing be sinful? You're still dodging the question.
Are you really going to use the "it was legal at the time so it was okay" tactic? I suppose it is one way to excuse slaughtering these young women's families and then forcibly marrying them to their conquerors.
Your God has messed up priorities as to what is sinful and what the punishment for that sin should be.