Religious People

[nailit]

If YOUR holy book told you to kill people,
Would you?

Bet you wouldnt?
So why defend a book that does?
Probably because you havnt read it......

[Khandro]

naomi: of me; "disingenuous." "tripe" "a big fat zero"; sometimes considering how much time you spend on Answerbank insulting people & arguing about a religion to which you don't belong, I wonder how you can get any housework done.

[naomi24]

Ahh, you’re another who spends their days checking to see how long other people are on here. That must mean an even longer day than mine! You’re a busy boy.

If that’s the best you can do, khandro, it’s proof positive 1 but no surprise - that your argument has floundered.

[Khandro]

I've been working since 8:00 & haven't finished yet. My computer is in a corner of my studio & warns me when I get a post. Nice try!

[naomi24]

Khandro, You’re not thinking …again.

But enough. The Bible doesn’t mean what it says and yet you hold it in great esteem as some sort of guide for life. That makes no sense whatsoever.

[fiveleaves]

Yes I have read the Bible all the way through. Believe it or not there is an old Covenant and a new Covenant.
As a practising Christian I am living under the new Covenant.
If you can show me an instruction to kill people under the new Covenant, good luck because I can't

[Atheist]

fiveleaves; so your holy book is the new testament. I'll admit that it's not as bad as the old testament. Good for you.

[fiveleaves]

No Atheist, I regard the whole Bible as holy, but as I said there is an Old Covenant and a New Covenant. Nailit knows this, he just chooses to willfully ignore the fact

[LadyCG]

The bible is a load of old pony. Who in this day and age believes all that claptrap?

[vulcan42]

Yet another example of choosing the parts of the bible you wish to believe in and ignoring the rest.

[Atheist]

fiveleaves; you regard the whole Bible as holy but you only 'live under' the new testament? Why do you not live under the OT as well?

[Peter Pedant]

// naomi: of me; "disingenuous." "tripe" "a big fat zero"//
oh, I get, stupid man, stupid answer, gobbledegook and the adjective gobbledegooky, claptrap, blather

I thought I was the only one: and my god doesnt she scream if you do it to her, yikes, deafening....,murder most foul

[poorclare]

I shall remember you all in my prayers tonight,

Sleep well ~ don't let the bugs bite.

GOD BLESS

[Stableford]

Strange, but I dont seem to see followers of the Bible acting like this in 2021.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/03/pakistan-sri-lankan-man-priyantha-diyawadana-tortured-killed-alleged-blasphemy-sialkot?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

[anneasquith]

Clare, . I appreciate any prayers. Thank you .

[andy-hughes]

Stableford - // Strange, but I dont seem to see followers of the Bible acting like this in 2021. //

The notion that extreme behaviour in one faith negates equally appalling, but less overt wrongdoing in another is faulty logic.

The rampant culture of sex abuse and cover-up that still infects the Catholic church does not cover Christianity with glory - so let's not pretend that its only Muslims extremists who use the cover of their faith to cause harm to others.

[naomi24]

Ahh, the New Covenant fiveleaves. How comforting. Handy too.

[curlygirlies]

// The bible is a load of old pony. Who in this day and age believes all that claptrap?//

About 2.5 billion and counting.

[royfromaus]

curlygirlies
// The bible is a load of old pony. Who in this day and age believes all that claptrap?//

About 2.5 billion and counting.
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Nonsense.

[Khandro]

"nonsense" ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_by_country#:~:text=As%20of%20the%20year%202020,of%20about%207.8%20billion%20people.

[curlygirlies]

Royfromaus " Nonsense."

sorry my bad, its actually 2.382 billion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religious_populations#Christians