Reply #23: the bible has many tales of justified killings

[Malva Zebrina]

Indeed it is full of stories about the killings by the god, himself. It is part and parcel of the Lord's way, indeed, if you read the bible. The largest example being the tale of the flood perpetrated on his own creation out of his petulant anger.

Killing was also quite justifiable in early Christianity:-the burning and killing of a million women over time who were accused of witchcraft. The killing of Jews and others in ruthless inquisitions,and the killing of pagans and the destruction of their places of worship and libraries after Constantine made Christianity the state religion. Lots of killings done in the name of the god and deemed justified under that god.

One very outstanding example is the killing of a beautiful woman, the brilliant female mathemetician and philosopher-teacher, Hypatia--who was attacked and murdered by a mob of Christians in 5CE--beaten and dragged through the streets of Alexandria and literally killed by being carved up and dismembered with "tiles" or sharp tiled instruments. She was deemed a heretic--and it was OK under the bible and OK with the god to kill her, for committing the sin of heresy.

No, killing has been a part and parcel of the bible stories and consequently Christianity since it's beginnings. Sorry to throw a damper on anyone's faith and belief, but it is out there in black and white. The person who killed this retired pedophile priest , could have been a devout Christian and found a passage in the bible that condones this murder absolutely. It's in there somewhere, I have no doubt--the abortion doctor sniper killer and bombers found it with little trouble.

I just wonder why he was not imprisoned for his crimes after admitting to them in 1995. Or was he?