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Lv 5

What if God said mass rape of children was okay?

Since Christians talk about how morality is only for them because God sets the rules, what if God said rape and murder was okay? He wouldn't, right? Why not? Because of reason, right? Why not eliminate the middleman? Gotcha.

I bet some people will know where I read this.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    In Numbers 31... Moses, on behalf of God, not only said taking little girls as war prizes was not only acceptable but commanded.

    31:15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

    31:16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.

    31:17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

    31:18 But all the child girls, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

  • 8 years ago

    God would not say this. It is not about reason but what is right. If you are trying to talk about abortion, that is a different matter. We don't know when the spirit is placed in a fetus. Many stillborn children are not named and are not counted on the church's records. But babies who are born but then die, are counted on the records. There are a few countries where they do not count on records if theyh are still born or if they die shortly after birth. Rape of children is not right because children are innocent and are to be protected. Parents are stewarts to try to protect them. We need God to remind us of our stewardship and to whom we report on how we have taken care of and protected them. You don't really want an answer but you want to just cause confusion and emotion.

  • 8 years ago

    I know in the Old Testament it says if you rape a virgin and don't marry her you have to pay her father the bride's price. I think a better interpretation would be if you seduce a virgin. I know man does the raping and murdering. But man thinks he is God sometimes. Learn more at Facebook.com/666revelations

  • ?
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    You say, why not cut out the middleman (God) and just use human logic to make moral judgments. But if God's commands were based on human logic it wouldn't work. The Bible says to love your enemies and to do good to those who persecute you. So, you can't use man's reason to reason out what is right in God's eyes because man would naturally take a different route.

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  • Well Sky Hitler said so therefore we must blindly obey. MUST BE A DUMMKOPF

    @XAndrewX: How exactly is this a dumb question? He is merely noting how dumb you people are and how you blindly obey your Sky Hitler and would do anything to please it. You ignore 99% of the bible and claim it didn't happen while simultaneously worshiping a god that orchestrated the events you ignore. You are A RETARD and to no surprise the mentally challenged 5 year olds thumbed you up.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    You know what is good and what is bad because god created your brain. And take the advocate advice who studied the law of today's society if their is any punishment in today's society then it is wrong.

  • 8 years ago

    God did say rape and murder was ok, have you not bothered to read the great big book of god?

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Stupid argument. Anyone can make a silly topic that goes along with "what if". I don't believe it says anything of that nature in there.

  • 8 years ago

    He wouldn't be the Christian God. Morality doesn't come from religion. Ethics do. Your premise is false.

  • Maka
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    the RCC is trying to make it that way by spending hundreds of thousands defending molesting priests.

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