The problem with quoting the Bible is that everyone quotes it
differently. They pick and choose what they like and ignore the rest.
In this case a Christian might say, "That's old Testament stuff; that doesn't apply anymore. But the 10 Commandments is also Old Testament stuff, and they want it inflicted on all of us.
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Ten Punishments
(Let's post these in the schoolroom!)
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1. Exodus 22:20: He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord
only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
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2. Leviticus 24:16: And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall
surely be put to death.
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3. Exodus 31:15: Whosoever doeth any work in the Sabbath day, he shall
surely be put to death.
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4. Exodus 21:15: He that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely
put to death.
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5. Exodus 21:17: He that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely
be put to death.
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6. Exodus 22:19: Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
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7. Leviticus 20:13: If a man lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman,
both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to
death.
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8. Leviticus 20:10: And the man that committeth adultery with another man's
wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall be put to death.
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9. Mark 16:16: He that believeth not, shall be damned.
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10. Malachi 2:1-4: And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
If you will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart to give glory
to my name, ... behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon
your faces.
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Christians often say, "The Bible says it. I believe it, and that is
that!" But when it says that if you work on Sunday you should be put to
death, well, that's when the backtracking starts. There's always an
excuse. What does the Bible really say then? Anything you want it to
say. And that's the problem with fiction based religions. Who is to say
which fiction is the correct one?
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