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beam me up scottie

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5. I try not to contribute to organizations that use my money to restrict my rights or those of others.
Mon May 8, 2017, 06:09 PM
May 2017

I don't expect others to feel as strongly about human rights as I do so claiming I 'expect perfection' is a straw man.

And why would I think a book that advocates slavery, rape, murder and genocide is an acceptable moral guide? You do realize that the bible also instructs its followers on how to deal with witches:


You should not let a sorceress live. (Exodus 22:17 NAB)


Gay people:

If a man lies with a male as with a women, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives. (Leviticus 20:13 NAB)


Mediums and Fortune tellers

A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death. (Leviticus 20:27 NAB)



Adulterers:

If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)


Loose women:

A priest’s daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death. (Leviticus 21: 9 NAB)


People who prefer other gods:

Whoever sacrifices to any god, except the Lord alone, shall be doomed. (Exodus 22:19 NAB)


Infidels:

They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)



This is the Atheists and Agnostics group, perhaps you should check your scripture at the door, we're not buying what the 'Bible Gateway' is selling.

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I shop at the local Catholic Charities thrift store. mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #1
Quoting scripture here, in our Atheist forum. Duppers May 2017 #2
I'm "none of the above." I'd find some verse about irony, but I think 45 has used them all up. NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #4
Then why are you posting in this group? beam me up scottie May 2017 #8
Right? beam me up scottie May 2017 #6
Good one. ;) Duppers May 2017 #16
I try not to contribute to organizations that use my money to restrict my rights or those of others. beam me up scottie May 2017 #5
That Leviticus guy sure has a problem. Cartoonist May 2017 #20
There is only one author. Iggo May 2017 #21
I don't expect perfection from others, either. trotsky May 2017 #19
There are plenty of secular orgs to donate to. Duppers May 2017 #3
I do as well. beam me up scottie May 2017 #7
Yes, and this is why I don't donate to or shop at Salvation Army thrift stores Heddi May 2017 #9
Exactly! The Salvation Army is one of the worst when it comes to promoting intolerance. beam me up scottie May 2017 #10
Yup, same here. trotsky May 2017 #18
Sadly, we don't have many secular thrift shops around here. progressoid May 2017 #24
I'll throw a twist in here for curiosity sake... defacto7 May 2017 #11
Good question. beam me up scottie May 2017 #12
I agree... defacto7 May 2017 #13
Yep. I've learned to keep my atheism to myself at work. beam me up scottie May 2017 #14
Well just for the record... defacto7 May 2017 #15
Ha ha! I love it! beam me up scottie May 2017 #22
There are people at my work who move quietly away from me OriginalGeek May 2017 #23
Particularly when there are more tolerant Christian churches. trotsky May 2017 #17
Yeah, but none of them are the One True Church. Act_of_Reparation May 2017 #27
The hugest! n/t trotsky May 2017 #28
Is the Pope Catholic? edhopper May 2017 #25
Yep. Same logic keeps me as far from Walmarts as I can manage Panich52 May 2017 #26
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