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Originally posted by punkworld
Deuteronomy 22:28-29:
If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her.
Leviticus 20:13:
If a man lies with a male as with a women, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives.
Leviticus 20:9:
All who curse their father or mother must be put to death. They are guilty of a capital offense.
Leviticus 21:19:
A priest's daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death.
Zechariah 20:3:
If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord." When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through.
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the bible was written by man, and these are all examples of what the authors thought suited the times. just like the pope today with his stance on genetics or abortion.
these are the religious opinions of men.
however, christianity itself is a positive religion teaching others to conduct themselves in society to seperate us from being animals. trying to bring order to life.
so i repeat, i do not find anything wrong with religion, but when people misinterpret it things go awry.