• tal@lemmy.today
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    8 months ago

    God told her to because of the eclipse

    When the Creator tells you to do something like that, you want to get it in writing just in case the judge has a different theological take on the matter.

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      8 months ago

      Is it legally admissible if its on some gold plates that only I can read?

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      8 months ago

      After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
      –Genesis 22:1-2

      Ya, Yahweh is a bit of a dick.

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      8 months ago

      Moses needed to get “Don’t kill people” written in stone but these folks just believe anything they hear

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      Blind obedience to god telling you to murder someone, no matter how dear they are to you, is one of the most highly praised actions in the Abrahamic canon.