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Anything Divine in the Bible?

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bluescat48
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Message 24 of 406 (489890)
11-30-2008 5:28 PM 		Reply to: Message 23 by DevilsAdvocate
11-30-2008 4:30 PM

Re: Mosaic Law is derived from ancient Babylonnian and Sumerian Codes of Law
However, to any non-christian these words are pretty indicative of a malevolent and evil god who kills innocent children and babies as well as a host of other attrocities. Not much different than the Babylonian gods in my opinion.
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It seems to me that Israel simply combined the Babylonian Gods in to One.
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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002
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Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969
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12-15-2008 8:00 PM 		Reply to: Message 360 by DevilsAdvocate
12-15-2008 12:07 PM

Re: If God Were Human Would He Want a God Like Him?
I will leave it up to her whether she wants to eat meat, be a vedgetarian or vegan. To me it makes no difference. Her choice will not affect our relationship in any degree.
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Bingo, just the attitude I took with my 3 daughters. All 3 chose to eat meat and are agnostic deists who accept evolution.
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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002
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Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969
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Message 364 of 406 (491429)
12-15-2008 11:14 PM 		Reply to: Message 363 by jaywill
12-15-2008 10:00 PM

The point is that the Slaveholders in the US drew the wrong conclusion from the Hagar episode & the Leah & Rachel episodes. They assumed that it was perfectly legal to force themselves onto their female slaves. Abraham took Hagar as a wife of lower esteem which was perfectly legal at the time so did Jacob. The Slaveholders did not take their slaves as wives. It is similar to the reason that Blacks were segregated for so long even after slavery was abolished. The Line "Cursed be Canaan" is referenced since they thought that Blacks were the descendants of Canaan.
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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002
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Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969
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