Thief
Rogue Theologian
ah...a prophet among us!!!Well, according to the Bible, my thoughts are God's thoughts, so I'm just speaking his words.
Maybe I should write another more accurate book.
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If your deity asked you to kill your child, would you do it?
- Thread starter Taylor Seraphim
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Bah. Not at all. Just having a bit of fun.
I should let the auto-correct on my phone do the talking. That's a comedy routine in itself.
EtuMalku
Abn Iblis ابن إبليس
Which religious myth is this from?
gnostic
The Lost One
I would tell this god to "Go frig yourself in hell!"
But that if "hell"...or this "deity"...exist.
If the deity don't exist, then I would chalk it up that anyone who listening to this imaginary command from imaginary voice - to be seriously and dangerously deluded.
If this deity do exist, then I would say this "God is evil bloody son of a bit@#!"
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Kelly of the Phoenix
Well-Known Member
The tale of Jephthah's daughter. https://www.bible.com/bible/12/jdg.11
EtuMalku
Abn Iblis ابن إبليس
I guess I didn't clearly express myself when I said; "Other than the Book of JOB, what other religion asks you to kill your child?"
The tale of Jephthah's daughter is part of the Abrahamic / Christian faith . . . other than this book and religion, what other religion / text directs us to kill our child?
Many religions direct their adherents to kill others children, but I know of none directing the murder on one's own child other than the Christian religion.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
the word Christian came into being AFTER the death of Jesus
Christians seem to think His dying effort is the only one that matters
how then are Christians killing their children?
EtuMalku
Abn Iblis ابن إبليس
Thief
Rogue Theologian
EtuMalku
Abn Iblis ابن إبليس
Judges is in the Christian bible . . . and it was never a 'practice' per se, it was a directive from the Almighty Himself.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
that an old text is still held .....is not indicative of the current practice.
no one is killing their children for God....
have you an account otherwise?
EtuMalku
Abn Iblis ابن إبليس
EtuMalku
Abn Iblis ابن إبليس
You're missing the entire point of this thread . . .
Shad
Veteran Member
It is in the Old Testament so it covers Christianity and Judaism. I am unaware of Islam's views of this verse but given the "corruption policy" I expect Islam would reject it.
sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
Yes, but not out of a sense of blind obedience, as I perceive your question presupposes. I'm thinking more of end-of-life issues and humane euthenasia for the terminally-ill. I don't believe "God asks us to kill people." But I do believe that our lives are in God and are God, and that sometimes release and letting go are good things.
Taylor Seraphim
Angel of Reason
I do not know why so many people have difficulty grasping this is a hypothetical situation.
sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
human spirituality rarely deals in hypotheticals.