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Originally posted by Ophiuchus 13
Well I personally have seen children growing up when I was young that didnt believe in a god and as I watched them grow into adults their actions were carried out as if there was no GOD and you know what some are in prison for murder and some are dead so I dont think so friend. I knew of GOD as a child and it kept me from doing and behaving like many of my peers in various situations
[edit on 1/4/10 by Ophiuchus 13]
Originally posted by DeathShield
reply to post by moocowman
That's typically not what you are supposed to do when properly raising a child in a religious family.
No, indoctrinating a child to a system of pacifistic ritual
The Text IS the word of god but it is written down and interfered with by fallible men. This would explain why the bible is seemingly full of contradiction.
This would explain why the bible is seemingly full of contradiction.
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The text is Spiritually infallible but it is not scientifically infallible
Originally posted by DeathShield
reply to post by moocowman
Provide evidence that all religions teach children to torture and kill people. I missed out on the sermon that told us to kill and torture people.
Originally posted by moocowman
reply to post by DeathShield
Needless to say you are able to indicate which parts of the bibles are the words of a god that have not been interfered with by men
No doubt you can also provide the evidence that the portions of the bibles not interfered by men are the words of a god and how this proof is obtained.
There's no seemingly about it, the bibles a full of contradictions period.
Needless to say this obviously means something to someone but is complete gibberish to those that don't live in fairyland
Is teaching religion child abuse?
This is why religious people such as myself and reform jews are encouraged to question the validity of the text in the bible. The best you can do is make a philosophically educated guess that it COULD be the true word of god.
Originally posted by moocowman
Since when doe torture or killing a person fro non compliance qualify as pacifism ?
That is the point, that because words and passages may be either falsely attributed to what god said or are translated or interpreted "wrong" they are to not be regarded as the definitive word of god.
Christianity is NOT a religion of killing or torture or any other barbarity of Man's making. To follow Christ, we know there will be toil and tribulation, but we do it in FAITH and in spite of the adversarial nimrods that hinder our path. We PREVAIL.
"But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me"
"Who says I am not under the special protection of God?"
"We are all proud that through God's powerful aid, we have become once more true Germans"