A REAL "Follower of Christ" does NOT denigrate the Bible.
"A REAL "Follower of Christ" does NOT denigrate the Bible."
(Deuteronomy 20:10-14)
A real follower of Christ does not denigrate women and other human beings, and adheres to the New Covenant and recognizes the spirit of Christ is good and pure. The below passages do not resonate as Christ-like in my heart:
(Deuteronomy 22:28-29 NAB)
If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her.
(Deuteronomy 22:23-24 NAB)
If within the city a man comes upon a maiden who is betrothed, and has relations with her, you shall bring them both out of the gate of the city and there stone them to death: the girl because she did not cry out for help though she was in the city, and the man because he violated his neighbors wife.
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO QUESTION THIS BECAUSE I AM A CHRISTIAN?
I never claimed to be an orthodox Christian, or a bible literalist. I just can't find these evil things in the New Testament, which I actually read, along with the Old. Far too many Christians do not even read the OT, yet defend it.
The OT is an historical record of the laws, and actions of
the people in those days. As a follower of Christ, I follow what HE said, not the Old Testament laws. I am merely pointing out that crimes against women were considered crimes against men. Women had few rights until Christianity, unless in the context of being someone's property. Those laws are still in effect in the Muslim world.