What the Bible Says Versus What Republicans Wish it Said

[meow2u3]

I wrote yesterday about religion-based bigotry versus the world of facts and I’m going to touch on that subject again today. It is important that we question the GOP closely on this issue since it’s one so important to them that they insist we all abide by it as well, regardless of our own religions beliefs (or lack thereof). Look at this headline from Right Wing Watch as an example of the recent rhetoric:

James Dobson takes to WorldNetDaily to blast Obama over his support for marriage equality: “I hope you live to regret ripping into the institution of marriage, which has been foundational to the social order of all nations.”

Leaving us some questions about this “institution of marriage” thing. Avaaz.org asked the other day, “What defines a real marriage?” The Republican Party spouts the fundamentalist Christian line that there is something called “traditional” marriage and they like to point at the Old Testament for proof. They like to claim that the “institution” of marriage is between one man and one woman. But their claim and the Old Testament do not line up – there is no “traditional marriage” in the Old Testament as the above graphic (from Upworthy and Unicorn Booty) demonstrates. As Avaaz.org points out, “they should probably stop relying on the Old Testament as backup.”

We see the same bizarre claims made in Republican opposition to abortion, that the Bible somehow backs them up, these God opposes the “slaughter of innocents” when in fact God readily, gleefully and repeatedly engages in the slaughter of not only men, but women, children, unborn children, and their animals. You will see blog after blog claiming that in every instance abortion is mentioned in the Old Testament that it is condemned but again and again abortion is carried out on orders from God and orders from Kings who serve God, as any person who actually bothers to read the Old Testament will see.

http://www.politicususa.com/bible.html

[jaysunb]

1. Where are the liberal Christian ministers ?

Shouldn't they be out refudiating or explaining this stuff ?

[xchrom]

2. They do - but their position isn't 'sexy'.

Even the catholic church for all it's contemporary weirdness - doesn't take the bible literally or legalistically - but it all makes for a poor sound bite compared to pat Robertson.

[HockeyMom]

3. God killed the first born son of all Egyptians

when the Jews were in Egypt. He also kills millions of unborn fertilized egg children on a monthly basis.

Sounds like god is the biggest murderer of children, born and unborn, there ever was.

[jaysunb]

4. +1

[madrchsod]

5. abortion and birth control medicines have been around since at least the time of the Egyptians

they have been used in every culture since.

it`s a shame most people have`t a clue about ancient societies and how they relate to modern day society. we are not that much different.