To: js1138
The Greeks and Romans did not trust their gods farther than they could throw them. Religious ceremonies, such as they were, were for the explicit purpose of appeasing said deities to keep them from swatting you and yours out of existence.
In many ways the early concepts of the Jewish God are similar: He had to be sacrificed to in order to placate Him; He got angry at the drop of a yamulke; and He liked smiting a lot.
1,089 posted on
02/21/2006 11:30:00 AM PST by
Junior
(Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
To: Junior
In many ways the early concepts of the Jewish God are similar: He had to be sacrificed to in order to placate Him; He got angry at the drop of a yamulke; and He liked smiting a lot. Indeed, poor Uzzah got smitten just for trying to keep the Ark of the Covenant from falling off the cart. Well, at least he spared the oxen that stumbled.
1,109 posted on
02/21/2006 11:49:47 AM PST by
BMCDA
(If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it,we would be so simple that we couldn't)
To: Junior
He liked smiting a lot. I think you've attributed something to GOD that can't be backed up!
Demensio will be on your case soon!
1,143 posted on
02/21/2006 12:39:16 PM PST by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
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