testament

The way Phelps (and others) back the "fags are EEEEEEVIL!" line is basically, the NT repeats the OT on that point in saying "yeah, don't do it" and the OT is all "STONE THEM!!!!". (Of course it says that about a bunch of other quote-unquote "ceremonial laws" too [like working on the Sabbath...

Does anyone here know what the modern liberal Jewish gloss is on all the "eye for an eye" "stone the adulterer" harshness of the OT? Christianity, notwithstanding certain Christian fundie views, effectively replaces the unpalatable bits of the OT so Christians don't need to accept the most...

I find it interesting that supposedly most people in this country believe in God, and are professing Christians. Yet, many discredit old Bible stories from the Old Testament as that; stories. They can't believe the account about Jonah and the whale. They can't buy all that stuff...all those laws...

Website (and also a book) developed by atheist Brendan Powell Smith. Depicts quite a few bible scenes with, of all things. Lego building blocks. Smith says he thought of the idea to portray all the sex and violence (and inconsistencies) left out of most illustrated bibles. Pretty funny, pretty...

A decade and a half ago, the BBC had a series produced by Antelope films called "Testament". It was written (as is the book) by archeaologist and biblical scholar John Romer. It was an excellent history of the bible and I would do just about anything to get a complete copy of all the episodes...

In several threads, I've kinda picked up that the teachings of Jesus supercede those of previous, Old Testament prophets like Moses and such. If that's true, then why continue to include the Old Testament in the Holy Bible, other than as a really big footnote or preface? Further, why continue...

I was discussing the Masons with someone today. The person with whom I was having the discussion is a very devout, self-righteous Christian who is very against the Masons, primarily because they apparently swear "blood oaths" which are apparently the invention of Satan and "against God". (yes...