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To: Edwarda who wrote (79744)	5/24/2000 8:05:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

The bitter truth, and the one that is hammered home in the Old Testament, is that there is an infinite gulf between Creator and creature that only God can bridge. Since God does not owe us existence, He can hardly owe us anything else. Until we learn that, we cannot proceed. "Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom". The tale of Sodom is meant to show how serious God is in demanding righteousness. Remember, Sodom and Gomorrah were violating one of the principle rules of the ancient world, the rule of hospitality, raping and stealing from guests in their towns. Those who did not directly participate were implicated by their tacit acceptance of the matter. Only Lot and his family were worth saving. And when Lot's wife cast a backward glance, as if she regretted leaving, she was turned into a pillar of salt. Intolerant? Yes. Violent? Yes. Unjust? Well, that is a matter of opinion, I suppose.........

To: Edwarda who wrote (79744)	5/24/2000 9:04:00 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

That probably is the point. But those kind of consequences are...hmmm..how to put it? Well- a holocaust. I mean there were babies and children in Sodom. What about THEM? It just sticks in my craw- like so much else in the Old Testament. It is all so extremely vicious and emotionally ugly. Which is FINE for myths- the Nordic and Roman and Greek myths are also vicious and emotionally ugly(to name just a few other mythic traditions). A primitive and Nomadic people who were fairly violent could be expected to have fairly violent mythology. The curious thing, and the thing I do not understand, is why any modern person would get any comfort out of believing in such a system- even with the "new and improved" God of the New Testament thrown in. I know people do- and I certainly wouldn't do ANYTHING to prohibit the religious practices of anyone (as long as they aren't hurting anyone)- but I will never understand myth belief. I can understand believing in a loving absolutely kind being, all knowing and all powerful- that might be comforting- but very few people seem to believe in THAT kind of being.