On 12/30/2013 9:23 AM, Warp wrote:
> Fractracer <lg.### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> Maybe I am wrong, but, of the three religions based on the Bible (Jewish,
>> Christian, Muslim), only the Christian's book don't justify or allow the murder.
>
> Death penalty by stoning is decreed in the Bible. (And no, Jesus did not
> repeal that. And no, I'm not in the mood to start a biblical debate on
> the subject.)
>
> There's also quite a clear command to kill witches (which likewise is
> not repealed anywhere.) This particular passage has been used countless
> times to kill people, even nowadays.
>
> Most Christians let secular morality and concepts of human rights trump
> those commandments, which is a good thing. Unfortunately not all of them.

Well as a Christian I can tell you that the reason that I do not kill 
witches or homosexuals or Sabbath-breakers is not because I have let the 
commandments be trumped, but rather because those commandments were not 
given to me in he first place.

Regards,
John

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