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To: Campion
None of the major ones endorse promiscuous sex, and most of them specifically prohibit it.

That's because they spring from an era where it is important to establish parentage. I suppose the "wives and concubines" stuff from the Old Testament can be rationalized away somehow, just about any part of that text has been severely questioned by some flavor of Christianity.

There are a lot of things not addressed by the old religions that we face choices on today. Sexuality without reproduction is one of them.

256 posted on 01/15/2007 12:25:33 PM PST by hunter112
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To: hunter112

Apparently you're not aware that God disapproved of the behavior documented.

He disapproved but being forgiving and forebearing and indeed, negotiable (i.e., actually discussed things with people rather than just "this is it!"), allowed even then such sinners to carry on. David was a major sinner, but God still loved him.

Looking at a major aspect of the Bible, God did not approve of kingships. He had institutad judge-oriented governance. But people wanted single kings to fawn over, and He gave in and let them have it.


Your (as well as others') pointing out bad stuff in the Bible is as pointless as the Moslem-defenders pointing out violence such as mass killings and so on. Its existence doesn't CONDONE the action, merely records it. The basic rules were laid out and they simply weren't always followed.


264 posted on 01/15/2007 12:34:15 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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