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Sarah Ibarruri

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1. The God explained in both the Old and New Testament sounds very much like a psycho sadist.

Sat Mar 22, 2014, 01:20 PM

Mar 2014

All those who wrote the Old Testament and the New Testament clearly believed in a god that, while all powerful, is playing rather sick jokes, life-or-death tricks and carrying out ugly experiments on his creation. A bit like the head scientist in a lab of animal experimentation: "Let's see what will happen if I punish them like this. Or, let me do absolutely nothing while they suffer. Oh look! They're suffering! Now THAT is fascinating! Let me take notes."

Seriously. I don't see a kindly entity in either of the biblical books.

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Can somone explain to me [View all] pscot Mar 2014 OP

The God explained in both the Old and New Testament sounds very much like a psycho sadist. Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #1

The stories about the moral Mondays pscot Mar 2014 #2

Religions that are well-financed, and which can get funding (for ex. Bible's required tithing) Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #5

Truth pscot Mar 2014 #6

Yes lol It is. And since people are scared... Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #7

Tupperware and Avon? I don't see the similarity here. cbayer Mar 2014 #12

It's evangelical pscot Mar 2014 #21

Seems like a pretty cheap comparison, but whatever floats your boat. cbayer Mar 2014 #22

The average salary for christian ministers in the us is $28,000/year. cbayer Mar 2014 #11

But it's a career, and not everyone makes $28,000. Some make a great deal more. It's like any Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #19

Not sure what you mean by career or why that might be a bad thing. cbayer Mar 2014 #20

Well, to engage in promoting things spiritual for a profit... nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #26

Most churches just barely scrape by. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #28

I guess I really have a horrible opinion of churches in this country. They're GOP Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #30

Maybe the loudest ones but not all. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #31

My sister's church is not a loud one, and doesn't focus much on GOP politics, and yet... Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #33

Yes many are rw but not all. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #34

As I just pointed out, there is not much if any "profit" for most ministers. cbayer Mar 2014 #29

I know plenty of clergy that just scrape by. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #32

Of course you do. This is just one more in the long list of either misconceptions or cbayer Mar 2014 #40

It is a calling more than a career. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #27

How Christians rationalize the Old Testament excesses Brettongarcia Mar 2014 #3

That seems backward pscot Mar 2014 #4

Because Jesus' quotes are often from those writings. Igel Mar 2014 #18

Seems partially right. But even sayings by "Jesus" DO work some changes on the OT Brettongarcia Mar 2014 #42

The old testament was a bunch of rules that Israeliles felt kept them in good standing with God. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #8

Did your god require a blood sacrifice to attone for the sins of the Old Testament? LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #14

I have many questions as to why thr God I believe in would require the blood sacrifice hrmjustin Mar 2014 #15

I once had an interesting conversation with my father on this subject. LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #17

Not to be negative or imply anything specifically about you but AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #36

It is all taken on faith. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #45

Say what you will about the OT God(s), the worse they could do was kill you, NT God... Humanist_Activist Mar 2014 #9

Well, there's that pscot Mar 2014 #10

And not just burn, but give you the gift of everlasting life, specifically so you CAN AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #37

Lots of people profess christianity while rejecting much of what is in Leviticus. cbayer Mar 2014 #13

And apparently there are plenty of Christians pscot Mar 2014 #23

Apparently there are plenty of people of all kinds willing to support these things. cbayer Mar 2014 #24

If that's what you're looking for, okasha Mar 2014 #35

The ten commandments is a heap of bullshit. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #38

10 isn't a duplicate of 8 edhopper Mar 2014 #39

Are there possible exceptions for bright red Ferraris? justhanginon Mar 2014 #46

Not quite. okasha Mar 2014 #47

If it's a heap of bullshit to you, then shovel it right out your door. cbayer Mar 2014 #41

Nope. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #43

That's too bad. cbayer Mar 2014 #44

One of the joys of being a linguist okasha Mar 2014 #48

I have found that is true living with someone who speaks multiple languages as well. cbayer Mar 2014 #49

The Books of Moses (old testament) are the core writings of Judaism. Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #16

Leviticus 19: struggle4progress Mar 2014 #25