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17. There is nothing new in the Bible

Reply to Marthe48 (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 25, 2023, 12:50 PM

Apr 2023

Humans knew the difference between good and evil before they could talk. Murder and theft were always frowned upon. The Golden Rule existed before Jesus was purportedly born.

F the Bible. I don't need a guide as to who I should hate or how to treat my slaves. The only people I would stone are those telling me who I should stone.

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Was just thinking how until recently [View all] Marthe48 Apr 2023 OP

god's truth in a book written by humans??? NoRethugFriends Apr 2023 #1

Nothing is perfect Marthe48 Apr 2023 #7

nope NoRethugFriends Apr 2023 #14

I don't want to dispute edhopper Apr 2023 #2

I'm not necessarily in the judeo-christian flock Marthe48 Apr 2023 #5

There is nothing new in the Bible Cartoonist Apr 2023 #17

I never understood worship Srkdqltr Apr 2023 #3

I'm the opposite Marthe48 Apr 2023 #4

If they call themselves Christians multigraincracker Apr 2023 #6

Yes, I agree Marthe48 Apr 2023 #8

If you look at what was going on when the multigraincracker Apr 2023 #10

Evangelicals did me a favor. With their help, I was able to rethink and then abandon religion. nt Gore1FL Apr 2023 #9

You know yours is the one, true God when he hates the same people you do. keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 #11

I hate when religious types say "an eye for an eye" to justify the death penalty Walleye Apr 2023 #12

That was supposed to go off the books too Marthe48 Apr 2023 #13

Have you read the New Testament, my dude? Act_of_Reparation Apr 2023 #15

Any reasonable reading of the NT also means Christ had no interest in non-Jews Major Nikon Apr 2023 #16