So something that bugs me about Christians, is a lot of them cling to this entry in Leviticus that says gay sex between men should end in death for them. Ok. It’s funny, because a lot of Christians ignore the old testament.
So this asshole pastor is saying he isn’t sad that 50 “sodomites” died, and that they were pedophiles and blah blah. I’ll post a link to his incredible video in which he doesn’t even bother to embrace the whole Christian ideals of love and tolerance. It’s funny how people pick and choose what they believe, to whatever benefits their beliefs. You have priests who preach that Jesus wore “fine linens” and would approve of priests living large. I’ll post videos on a lot of these things. Here is something funny for you. This is a quick list of things that the Old Testament says you need to die for.
Laws of the Old Testament which demand the death penalty
The Old Testament, includes a surprising number of crimes which merit the death penalty as punishment. These laws were believed to form an integral part of the overall “Covenant” between those who worship Yahweh.
A couple of these demand that the “sinners” be burnt to death rather than stoned — which was the more usual form of capital punishment. One can wonder why these crimes in particular merit this especially horrible fate.
- Adultery (Lev 20:10-12, (man and woman).
- Lying about virginity. Applies to girls who are still in their fathers’ homes, who lie about their virginity, and are presented to their husband as a virgin. The accused is guilty until proved innocent. (Deut 22:20-21).
- Making love to a virgin pledged to be married to another. Applies to man who deflowers virgin pledged to be married, and to the virgin if she does not call for help. (Deut 22:23-24).
- The daughter of a priest practicing prostitution (death by fire) (Lev 21:9).
- Rape of someone who is engaged. If she is not engaged you only have to marry her and give her father 50 shekels. No mention is made of the girl’s opinion. (Deut 22:25).
- Men practicing bestiality. (Both man and animal die). (Lev 20:15)
- Women practicing bestiality (Both woman and animal die). (Lev 20:16)
- Having sex with your father’s wife, as distinct from “your mother”, as it was common practice for men at the time to have several wives. (both die). (Lev 20:20).
- Having sex with your daughter in law. (Lev 20:30)
- Incest. (Lev 20:17)
- Male homosexuality. The girls seem to get a free .. errrr ...ride on this one. (Lev 20:13).
- Marrying a woman and her daughter. They are all burnt to death (Lev 20:14)
- Worshiping idols (Ex 22:20, Lev 20:1-5, Deut 17:2-7).
- Blasphemy (Lev 24:14-16,23).
- Breaking the Sabbath (Ex 31:14, Numb 15:32-36).
- Practicing magic (Ex 22:18).
- Being a medium or spiritualist. (stoning) (Lev 20:27).
- Trying to convert people to another religion. (stoning) (Deut 13:1-11, 18:20).
- Apostasy - If most people in a town come to believe in a different god. (Kill everybody, including animals, and burn the town.) (Deut 13:12-15)
- Giving one of your descents to Molech. Probably refers to human sacrifice and is not now commonly practiced in the west. (Lev 20:2)
- Non-priests going near the tabernacle when it is being moved. (Numb 1:51)
- Being a false prophet. (Deut 132:5, Deut 18:20, Zech 13:2-3)
- Striking your parents (Ex 21:15).
- Cursing your parents (Ex 21:17, Lev 20:9).
- Being a stubborn and rebellious son. And being a profligate and a drunkard. (stoning) (Quite a few of us might have a problem with this one)(Deut 21:18-21)
- Murder. However if a slave is beaten to death the owner is “punished” — not necessarily killed. If the slave survives the beating then there is no punishment. (Gen 9:6, Ex 21:12, Numb 35:16-21). This is part of a wide range of slavery laws in the Old and New Testament.
- Kidnapping and selling a man. This is really a law against making an Israelite a slave against his will. (Ex 21:16).
- Perjury (in certain cases) (Deut 19:15 - 21). Deut 19:20 explicitly identifies that the purpose of this is deterrence. “The rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid, and never again will such an evil thing (malicious and false testimony by one man against another) be done among you.” Presumably all the other death penalties are assumed to be for deterrence as well.
- Ignoring the verdict of a judge – (or a priest!) (Deut 17:8-13).
- Not penning up a known dangerous bull, if the bull subsequently kills a man or a woman. (Ex 21:29) Both the animal and the reckless owner of the dangerous bull are to be put to death.
- Living in a city that failed to surrender to the Israelites. (Kill all the men, make the women and children slaves.) Deut 20:12-14.
- The following carry the punishment of being “cut off from his people”. Some people seem to feel that this is the same as the death penalty.
- A male who is not circumcised. Genesis 17:14
- Eating leavened bread during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Exodus 12:15
- Manufacturing anointing oil. Exodus 30:33
- Engaging in ritual animal sacrifices other than at the temple. Leviticus 17:1-9
- Sexual activity with a woman who is menstruating: Leviticus 20:18
- Consuming blood: This would presumably include eating rare meat and black pudding. Also see above. Leviticus 17:10.
- Eating peace offerings while ritually unclean: Leviticus 7:20
- Waiting too long before consuming sacrifices: Leviticus 19:5-8
- Going to the temple in an unclean state: Numbers 19:13
- Heaven forbid you pull out before the mountaintop: Genesis 38:9-10
Wow, the bible does certainly like killing people. At least the old testament does anyway. It’s weird how Christianity evolved from Old Testament smiting, judging, and honestly kind of an asshole god, to a more peace and love approach. It’s also funny that this belief has become corrupted over time. Crusades, Inquisitions, Witch Hunts, Persecution of women, non white races (looking at you Mormonism), dislike of medical procedures, and on and on.
There is a church near my parents house. At first thought when I saw it, I thought it was a mall or some kind of school. Nope, it’s a megachurch. In addition to the fact that it could double as a fallout shelter for the entire damn town, I’ve been in it and um...well....
There are coffee shops, book stores, and even a bank branch. Now I’m no christian, but even I know Jesus kicked the moneychangers out of the church.
And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.”[John 2:13–16]
“And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.”
[Matthew 21:12–13]
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”
[Matthew 19:24]
Seems pretty clear to me. Check this out too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity_theology
