Only problem with that “explanation”, as was discussed ad-infinitum, was that even animals had to be slaughtered, besides children.
Surely you don’t believe children, infants and animals to have been guilty of whatever crime they deserved being slaughtered for? Their lives were not taken by God, but by men. That is what makes the command, disgusting.
There is no contextual explanation to this flaw. If you have one, please elaborate in detail. No one so far has been able to explain it satisfactorily, and as yet, remains unreconciled with any message of benevolence in the rest of the text.
As for condemning others, I think it was pretty clear when I mentioned Islam, or other faiths as well. I am curious, however, as to why you feel the urge to distract, when we’re discussing this particular verse. Does declaring “Oh, but others did it too!” make this crime any less vile, in your view? It certainly seems so.
I’ll await your explanation to the “context” for 1 Samuel 15: 2-3, elaborating how it was righteous and worthwhile, to slaughter children and infants.
Likewise, we are still waiting for an explanation of this thread......
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2478926/posts
Pak Priest Sacrifices 3 Daughters
A Hindu priest committed suicide after killing his three minor daughters, all under 6-year-old, to please Hindu goddess Kali Mata in Bhemomal area of Sind province on Tuesday.
According to police and eyewitnesses, religious rituals were regularly performed at the Kali Mata Temple established on the first floor of a house owned by Tekam Das Meghwar in Bhemomal. Reports say that Tekam Das Meghwar first slaughtered his three daughters, Parwati, 6-year-old, Reena, 4, and Aarti, 1, with a sharp knife and then slit his own throat to make Kali Mata happy.
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What kind of religion is Hinduism that its followers sacrifice their own children to idols?
How come you’re not pointing fingers at this religion and condemning it and them for the ritualistic slaughter of three little girls, this *priests* own daughters, no less. What a great example of a loving Hindu father he is.
Why aren’t you? Are you only going to condemn Judaism based on one verse in the OT and cast dispersion on the entire religion based on one incident but totally ignore and excuse similar behavior when it happens in a non-Christian religion?
Just like you condemn all of Judaism based on one verse, you need to condemn all of Hinduism based on this priest.
Or own the label of hypocrite.