20 November 2008, 9:10 pm
Okay, that got your attention, right? Here's the passage. 1 Samuel 15:2-3: This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt. [3] Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.' This is just one instance of God ordering his followers to kill (obviously innocent) children and infants. Of course, Christians will say that cities were being punished for their sins. But why does God go out of his way to say, "make sure you kill the babies too." What did a month-old little girl do to deserve that? More rampant in the Bible, and in Christian preaching, are the horrors of hell. And who are the people that go to Hell? Murderers? Thieves? Cheats? Well, sure, some of them will, but the only "crime" that assures you a spot in Hell is not believing in God. And since there is no real evidence for God's existence, that means that Hell is built for skeptics. So my question is, can anyone give a serious defense for this kind of "justice"? Do NOT say "Everyone has an equal opportunity to avoid Hell," because that's just not true. For one, anyone who grows up in a non-Christian country will be a non-Christian 99% of the time. More importantly though, belief is not a choice. You can say you believe all you want, but either you believe something or not. To understand what I mean, try believing in Santa. You can SAY you believe in Santa all you want, but you cannot make yourself honestly believe something that you don't believe in. I have never heard of a good justification for eternal damnation, and I've certainly never heard any good justification for God ordering the death of infants. It only shows that the concept of the Biblical god was thought up by hateful people. One of the answerers wrote: "You don't have to believe in Christianity, Islam or Buddhism. Just wait until judgement day and see who is right." And this is exactly what I'm getting at: the bloodlust of Christianity. A lot (but not all) of them seriously get off on the idea that everyone who disagrees with them will be tortured for eternity. I don't care how much I disagree, or even hate, another person. I would never wish eternal torture (or even an hour of torture) on anyone...and yet, I am the evil one. Makes me that much happier to be on the godless side.... Read More »
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