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There are plenty of religious diktats in the Bible and other books that nobody follows. For instance, if you curse at your parents, the Old Testament calls for
by FredPret 5y ago
There are plenty of religious diktats in the Bible and other books that nobody follows.
For instance, if you curse at your parents, the Old Testament calls for you to be stoned to death. This one is conveniently overlooked though
- llimos 5y agoIt actually isn't. Orthodox Jews, who are the most literal devotees of the Old Testament (as interpreted by the Talmud), do consider this a capital offence. For technical reasons the death penalty is not administered today (and even when it was, the conditions that needed to be met meant that it hardly ever happened in practice). But this doesn't take away from the severity of the offence.
- FredPret 5y agoI'm saying that the vast majority of people who live by a book will only follow the parts of said book that they like or find appropriate. How many Christians have you ever seen laying hands on bodies at funerals, trying to resurrect the dead?