by ashitaka 5 Replies latest social entertainment
OK. I was just reading another thread about how Lot screwed his daughters, and how this was excused..(thanks, Farkel), and I got to thinking......
Just how many sick things are in the OT that we just gloss over? Forget all of the insane wars.....what about heady murder, sex with parents, etc, disgusting things that are unspeakable in today's society but was so common and lauded for 'God's people' in the bible.
ashi
One thing that really gets to me is when god killed the firstborn of everything, that is just murder in my opinion, and what was it for? to prove a point to pharoah, well thats just pride.
Sorry if i offend by my post, but it really bothers me that we can excuse god killing people.
Since this has been posted in "Arts, Literature and Music", am I to assume that we are discussing this in the context of a hedonistic lifestyle as a form of artistic expression?
Sex and death, pushing the limits of human experience and sensibilities, have always been features of artistic license (and licentiousness, in some cases).
Actually, this is in Arts, Literature and Music because ashi is an ass-royal. I didn't read before I clicked.
ashi
This is a selection from
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/index.html
on cruelty in the book of Numbers:
God displays his hospitality with the admonition: "The stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death." 1:51
Two of Aaron's suns are killed by God for "offering strange fire before the Lord." 3:4
God repeats his order (see 1:51) to kill any strangers who happen to come near. 3:4
Once again (see 1:51 and 3:10) God tells his favorite people to kill any strangers that come near. 3:38
Don't touch or "go in to see when the holy things are covered." God kills people who touch or look at uncovered holy things. 4:15, 4:20
"And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it." (He had his hearing aid on.) He then burns the complainers alive. That'll teach them. 11:1
"And wile the flesh [of the quails] was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord smote the people with a very great plague. "The Bible isn't too clear about what these poor folks did to upset God so much; all it says is that they had "lusted." 11:33
More plagues and pestilence sent by God. God repeats one of his favorite promises: "your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness." 14:12, 29, 14:32-37
God gives more instructions for the ritualistic killing of animals. The smell of burning flesh is "a sweet savour unto the Lord." 15:3, 13-14, 24
The Israelites find a man picking up sticks on the sabbath. God commands them to kill him by throwing rocks at him. 15:32-36
This is an excellent site, imho, of critical views of the bible. And it's large. It even has a section on JWs.
Pat
LOL@Ashi.
I know, but I couldn't resist a dig.
LOL
;-)
My round - another Guinness?
Now that's art in a glass!
