[Cleburne]

Huh, aint that sumpin'. How nice to think that at least a wee bit of the Bible was addressed directly to people of my ethnic group. I would assume that by the time of Paul the Celts of Galatia had abstained from human sacrifice. They didn't realize such things were to be confined to the colliseum...

[a_Turk]

abstained from human sacrifice

Not that I would ever do it, I'd pull a fast one like Abraham and put an end to it. Sacrificing what is dear, dearer, dearest to you. Something rare and special like a virgin (yes even back then) to show your love for the diety. What could mean more to the tribal lord but his firstborn? What better sacrifice to convince the God(s) of our worthiness for rain and fertility? Bunch of romantic bullshit. Long live the reform of Abraham.