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To: Grantcw who wrote (23567)	7/12/1998 3:17:00 PM
From: Craig Richards	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

Well, many of these tribes decided to make their own Gods out of metal and worship them. So are you advocating killing off all non-Christians, as well as those who worship God using images? I am a Buddhist and often bow to metal images of the Buddha. Do you think I deserve to die for this? Would I be better off bowing to a plastic Buddha? Do you know where I can get a dishwasher-safe Buddha? Are you aware of any Christian groups donating non-metallic images of the Buddha so that Buddhists play by your God's rules? For extra credit, how does killing people who worship Gods made out of metal fit in with Jesus's teaching to love your enemy? Craig

To: Grantcw who wrote (23567)	7/13/1998 3:44:00 AM
From: Krowbar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Well Grant, I do commend you for being the only one to say that, yes, your god did command the killing of those peoples. The justification? "lest they teach you to make any such abominable offerings as they make to their gods." Wow, a very insecure god in my opinion. You also kind of side stepped the issue of the women and children that were ordered killed. And do you think that every person in these cities believed the same way? Does your god believe in collective punishment? Do you if he does. My ideas as an Atheist are certainly more threatening than a competing religion's. Should I be killed? Should my son and wife? If not, why not? Haven't I heard over and over that the Bible should be our moral compass? You said in a later post that you are looking for the "truth". You have also stated that you must start with a belief in Jesus. This is contradictory. You are simply filling in the facts that support your truth, and discarding anything that doesn't. That is the trap that Emile is in, and he can't dig his way out. It is circular reasoning. A few here have said that my posts are harsh lately. I find that puzzling, as most of them were Bible verses followed by valid questions. Is it possible that the harshness of the verses is somehow being imposed on me for having the gall to post them. If people don't want to confront them here, what are they doing in our schools? Del