John VanSickle <evi### [at] kosherhotmailcom> wrote:
> 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.

I know that excuse, but it misses the point.

It doesn't matter if God gave those commandments to everybody or only
to the hebrews, and it doesn't matter if the judiciary system to enact
those commandments is nowadays in place or not. The point is that God
did give those commandments, which means that God thinks they are good
and just. And if you are completely honest (as you should be, if you
are a Christian), then you would agree that you do *not* think those
commandments are good and just. The very fact that you would never
stone someone to death in any circumstance (much less for such a
"heinous" crime as breaking the sabbath or being rude to your parents)
shows that you do not think it's just punishment. If you are honest
to yourself, you will agree with this.

In other words, you disagree with your God.

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                                                          - Warp

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