Leviticus is kind of an ancient health code. Pretty much everything on the list is good behavior to engage in if you want to end up dead 2,000 years ago — and there was no good explanation for death other than you were old, or you pissed off God, like, really bad.
I assume they just didn’t run into many women who died from rubbing up on each other, so whoever was following the corpse trail, making a list of things that God obvious hated, left it out.
Actually, they believed that the sperm was a baby, only it had to “bake” in the woman, so to speak. So every time you masturbated or had gay love, you were killing that baby because it would never get baked. It wasn’t the death of the guy (though that did happen) but the death of the future infant they were trying to prevent.
Oh My Gods! I actually have to agree with casebuds ( have a cold. screw you!) However, Knowledge is better than ignorance. You don’t have to believe in it, but knowing more than thy enemy means you’ll keep the moral high ground.
Shitty shit shit….Damnit. I….slightly agree. Having a belief in something is not a bad thing. Even if it doesn’t exist. Is it so bad to have something to look forward to?
Lets start with the only point that matters….both those bible quotes are taken from the NEW American Standard Version….which means born-again christians have translated it how they see fit.
As Anonymoose states, most of the rules were to prevent disease prior to modern medicine. Keep that in mind before you bash it. In the event of the Zombie Apocalypse, a good working knowledge could save not only you, but your loved ones.
Selective reading and interpretation to fit a preconceived framework wherein the Bible is “revealed truth” isn’t a valid method of understanding or a solid foundation from which to argue. It is unacceptable to be blind to the myopic worldview of its originating culture, content to be ignorant of telling stylistic dissonances, ever eager to rush in to explain away the multitudes of contradictions and fallacies, or quick to overlook or spin its barbarisms and insults to basic humanity. Any nontheist worth a damn knows that book far better than many believers who would rush to debate.
You’re wrong. An atheist would never act upon any monstrous thing found in the bible, and a Christian would. So the preachy, bible-thumping fundie would still be worse.
Also, I bet you can’t find two experts (that know and understand the bible) that agree on the book in question, perhaps especially if they are Christians.
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Many lolz where had.
I don’t see anything about wimmen not laying with wimmen.
Leviticus is kind of an ancient health code. Pretty much everything on the list is good behavior to engage in if you want to end up dead 2,000 years ago — and there was no good explanation for death other than you were old, or you pissed off God, like, really bad.
I assume they just didn’t run into many women who died from rubbing up on each other, so whoever was following the corpse trail, making a list of things that God obvious hated, left it out.
Interested in how, pre-aids, man-on-man killed people?
Perhaps he means that there was a rule against homosexuality because people killed homosexuals because of the book in which the rule was written?
That makes sense!
Actually, they believed that the sperm was a baby, only it had to “bake” in the woman, so to speak. So every time you masturbated or had gay love, you were killing that baby because it would never get baked. It wasn’t the death of the guy (though that did happen) but the death of the future infant they were trying to prevent.
A lot more diseases and illnesses can be caused by high risk sex and exposure to fecal matter than just AIDS.
I’m not even talking about man-on-man, the Bible kinda frown sodomy all-together…
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High risk sex? Tell me more!
Lol… “women who died rubbing up on each other”!
Because thats hot…
No, you don’t.
People who still believe in things that don’t exist don’t deserve yours, mine or anyone’s attention or effort.
Religion is a disease – don’t infect yourself.
It’s called inoculation.
Oh My Gods! I actually have to agree with casebuds ( have a cold. screw you!) However, Knowledge is better than ignorance. You don’t have to believe in it, but knowing more than thy enemy means you’ll keep the moral high ground.
Holy crap, I just agreed with casemods.
Shitty shit shit….Damnit. I….slightly agree. Having a belief in something is not a bad thing. Even if it doesn’t exist. Is it so bad to have something to look forward to?
Ask the family of someone that joined a suicide sect.
Well shit if your looking forward to killing yourself who am I to stop you. As soon as I find one I’ll let you know.
Homophobes are either morons, religious, or both.
There a ton of religions out there that accept gays…even some christian groups. I think the Lutherans do just to stick it to the Catholics.
Interesting word choice there.
Yeah, but those Christians haven’t read their bible.
I don’t know if I have more or if I have less respect for people that don’t stick to the foundation of their religion.
But religious people and morons are not necessarily homophobes.
For instance: you are a moron. And yet you love the dick slime on your chin.
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I’d recommend “Ken’s Guide to the Bible” for you.
*Golf clap*
Lets start with the only point that matters….both those bible quotes are taken from the NEW American Standard Version….which means born-again christians have translated it how they see fit.
I see more (much more) hate shown towards people who don’t accept gay people than I do against gay people.
This thread is full of Christianophobes.
I don’t know why it needs to be justified anyway. Two dudes fucking is gross. God be damned.
Yeah, I hear racists have got it tough too :.-(
And regarding your last point:
surgery is gross; don’t allow surgeons to marry.
Seen much surgery? I have.
Its never for fun, stupid. Its not a sexual preference so much as a keep people from dying skill set.
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Sometimes surgery is for making you get bigger boobs.
Not that I want to deny you bigger boobs, Navi, but I just wanted to make the point that surgery isn’t always about saving lives.
As Anonymoose states, most of the rules were to prevent disease prior to modern medicine. Keep that in mind before you bash it. In the event of the Zombie Apocalypse, a good working knowledge could save not only you, but your loved ones.
They should have made “wash your hands” a commandment, then.
Imagine all the lives saved!
No running water or soap in the desert. That’s why the Egyptians and Jews mutilated little boys’ cocks.
The only thing worse than a preachy, bible-thumping fundie who thinks they know the bible is a preachy, smug, atheist who thinks they know the bible.
Because actually reading and understanding and knowing the bible would’ve prevented BOTH posts.
And for good measure, “Lacey” was probably attention-whoring her faggotry so who cares what she has to say.
Selective reading and interpretation to fit a preconceived framework wherein the Bible is “revealed truth” isn’t a valid method of understanding or a solid foundation from which to argue. It is unacceptable to be blind to the myopic worldview of its originating culture, content to be ignorant of telling stylistic dissonances, ever eager to rush in to explain away the multitudes of contradictions and fallacies, or quick to overlook or spin its barbarisms and insults to basic humanity. Any nontheist worth a damn knows that book far better than many believers who would rush to debate.
You’re wrong. An atheist would never act upon any monstrous thing found in the bible, and a Christian would. So the preachy, bible-thumping fundie would still be worse.
Also, I bet you can’t find two experts (that know and understand the bible) that agree on the book in question, perhaps especially if they are Christians.