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To: OldDeckHand
"Look, the Bible calls for all kinds of strange punishments, including stoning (Deuteronomy 22:21), but that doesn't mean that civilized and modern countries that value civil rights should."

NO, IT DOESN'T!!! The Bible (the Old Testament) TELLS stories about what happened in the past - the koran ORDERS its followers to do things, thus, keeping it current. The Bible is in the past (the Old Testament); the koran is current. There is NOTHING in the New Testament of the Bible that is even remotely like the koran.

12 posted on 07/09/2010 5:25:55 PM PDT by jackibutterfly (Palin is so under obama's skin, he hears 'Hail to the Chief' when he sees her.)
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To: jackibutterfly
"The Bible is in the past (the Old Testament); the koran is current."

Since the Ten Commandments are (your words) "in the past", does that mean they may be ignored? I think not. It seems to me that the Ten Commandments are just about as "current" as you can get.

It's a slippery slope to assert that the Old Testament is just a collection of stories about the past, that carry no meaning for contemporary life, and that the New Testament is all that matters.

Most of the more widely distributed ancient religions have scriptural passages that may be either taken out of context, or may actually suggest or command something (a consequence) that would be untenable today. I have no idea what the Koran says (or doesn't say) about stoning, nor do I care. What I do care about is the contemporary behavior of allegedly civilized nations comporting themselves within a very basic framework of contemporary human rights.

13 posted on 07/09/2010 5:46:58 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
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