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Re: [OT] Good, evil and religion [WAS] Re: A way to compile 3rd party modules into deb system?



On Wed, 9 May 2007 16:26:31 -0400 (EDT)
judd@wadsworth.org wrote:

> 
>      It helps to know something of the context when reading the
> bible.  The people who Abraham lived among (Canaanites, IIRC?),
> practiced sacrificed the "first fruits" to whatever gods they
> worshipped.  It was not uncommon to include the first born 
> son in this.  One of the remarkable parts of the story of Abraham,
> to a contemporary audience is the fact that the God of Israel does
> not actually call for his people to sacrifice their children.

And Abraham did not sacrifice Isaac.  When Abraham showed up, in
compliance to the wishes of the God of Israel, God provided a lamb
in his place.

-- 
Raquel
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|In the case of a Christian clergyman, the tragic-comical is found
|in this: that the Christian religion demands love from the
|faithful, even love for the enemy. This demand, because it is
|indeed superhuman, he is unable to fulfill. Thus intolerance and
|hatred ring through the oily words of the clergyman.
  --Albert Einstein



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