Religion
In reply to the discussion: Atheist Billboard Offends Some African-Americans [View all]deacon_sephiroth
(731 posts)yes yes yes, I get it.... I'm a "spinmaster", and I don't know my scripture, and I don't know history, and I've given you nothing but opportunity to educate me oh wise Bummy...
However you do NOTHING but change the subject and run far far away hoping I'll follow you on your latest rant.
You've stated that slavery was alright BECAUSE it was acceptable at that time.
I argued that the bible is filled with the finer points of slavery, and gave you many links you ignored, I must not know my scripture...
You then stated that it's not advocated NOR condemned in the bible.
I have asked WHY NOT, why was it not condemned? Simply because it was OK with everyone? Because the humans had no problems with it? I would argue that from the view point of the slaves, I'd think they had a bit of a problem with it. Did they not pray? Did no slaves say the right magic words, or simply not enough of them?
Your only answer is that it was acceptable to the people.
To wit I extrapolated a logical conclusion, that if "acceptable among the humans" is a criteria for acceptability with God, then why does god condemn ANYTHING? It's all got to be acceptable to someone, so why bother, and why do we need him to govern us AT ALL, if we already decide what's right and wrong?
My question, which you have avoided like the very plague, my question, which I will restate as many times as you continue to participate on the conversation, be it little more than deflections and insults from you... is this.
Why did your god, allegedly come to earth in the flesh and blood to tell us all how to live, and say NOTHING to end the practice of slavery? Why hang out with a dozen of his buddies and do magic tricks and spit on disabled people while other humans toiled to death, long before his coming and LOOOOONG after... Why was that not on his list of pet peeves?
((my thoughts on the billboard itself are already expressed in this thread so no point trying to redirect there, it's covered and I justify nothing to you.))