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In reply to the discussion: Do any religions have bad teachings in their holy book(s) and/or history? [View all]LongtimeAZDem
(4,515 posts)77. "Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man
by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves."
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Do any religions have bad teachings in their holy book(s) and/or history? [View all]
trotsky
Jan 2019
OP
No, an easily proven claim that requires only that one read what you wrote, and write.
guillaumeb
Jan 2019
#50
Take this as an example of how some do not really want dialogue in the Religion Group.
guillaumeb
Jan 2019
#63
If he actually understood what deists are, he'd probably hate them more than atheists
Major Nikon
Jan 2019
#80
Which is why trying to have a discussion with Gil is like trying to have a discussion with a MAGAt
Major Nikon
Jan 2019
#83
When you defined yourself as a deist, did that make you a definer of who isn't a theist?
Major Nikon
Jan 2019
#72
If you want to do a proper level of whataboutism, you should ask if physics has any bad teachings.
Cuthbert Allgood
Jan 2019
#40
Your credibility suffers again when you don't stay on topic. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2019
#79
Every religion has a dark side with their intolerance for other religions.
democratisphere
Jan 2019
#28
"Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2019
#77
Yep; as I've said before, I consider Saul to be a first-century Joseph Smith or L. Ron Hubbard /nt
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2019
#86
It's amazing how few Christians are aware that most of their faith comes from one who never met
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2019
#88
While I tend to agree, I can't say that with absolute certainty. It's possible some of the original
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2019
#103
Agreed, but absence of evidence alone is not evidence of absence, and it is possible,
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2019
#105
Read Under the Banner of Heaven. About Mormonism, a murder, and its long history.
BlancheSplanchnik
Jan 2019
#126