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Originally posted by jjkenobi
Did the people in the Middle East fight before the Bible existed? There's your answer.edit on 5-6-2012 by jjkenobi because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by GLontra
Israel is a jewish state.
The jews still believe in the Old Testament, as it is.
The Old Testament says you should kill the "infidels", including your own brother, your own daughter, or your own wife...
Is this a cause for so much violence in the Middle East?
Originally posted by UltimateSkeptic1
Blaming ancient writings for individuals' decisions is shifting responsibility in a very unproductive way.
Individual choices and actions are responsible for violence. Nothing more.
People kill people. Not books.
Originally posted by Osiris1953
reply to post by LifeInDeath
Words do have power, this cannot be denied. When those words supposedly come from God himself words can be even more powerful. However, if you blame the books you are taking the responsibility away from who it belongs to; the hateful, ignorant people that continue to oppress, terrorize, and kill.edit on 5-6-2012 by Osiris1953 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Originally posted by GLontra
Israel is a jewish state.
The jews still believe in the Old Testament, as it is.
The Old Testament says you should kill the "infidels", including your own brother, your own daughter, or your own wife...
Is this a cause for so much violence in the Middle East?
No, i'd say the source of the conflict is the Quran and the Talmud. If either Muslims or jews believed in Jesus and obeyed his commandments none of that crap would be going on right now, because he preached forgiveness, mercy and self sacrifice and to love your enemies as you love your friends and neighbors. There's a reason he is called the Prince of Peace.
Originally posted by GLontra
And what about the verses from the Old Testament, cited in the first post of this thread?
Kill your own daughter if she has a different religious view from yours?
Isn't that a source for violence?