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Originally Posted by afterthefact
Yes, but those who understand the bible also know that this was under the Mosaic Law, a law that Jesus replaced with a new covenant when he was on Earth. Also, those laws were not in stone (well, technically they probably were) and it was encouraged to show love and lieniency when possible; the most harsh punishments were reserved for those who were totally unrepentant. Basiclly saying, you had to right to punish them this far, but most people wouldn't want to, since they were usually dealing with friends and family.
(I'm at work right now and not able to back this up, but I have done it before, and I can do it here later too if you want)
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there you have my issue. people who claim the Bible is infallible and the word of "god" and all such things, cannot have their cake and eat it too. I know the Bible, and I know that the old testament ios Mosaic/Hebraic law, intended for a specific subset of people, and that jesus changed that, but that still allows for the fallibility and self-correctuion in the bible, which many many fundamentalista nd evangelicals do NOT believe in.
if one believes in the infallibility of the bible then one believes all the harsh and brutal and ricidulous shit in the old testament 100%
picking and choosing which passages to believe in is exactly what those peopel HATE, yet they do it themselves.