Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.--Psalms 137:9
No one in the human race can be made happy by throwing infants and children against stones. The fact that bible verses like this get overlooked, while others are revered is just crazy making. Murder is an unnatural act. Humans do not need religion to tell them that murder of infants and children are wrong under any circumstance. God killed the "firstborn" in Egypt in the story of Pharoah and Moses. God always approved of the killing of innocent women and children and the elderly in the many genocides of the bible. David, who is credited with writing the Psalms was one of the most violent kings of all time and yet God said David was a man after God's own heart. The tribes that surrounded the hebrew tribe were never safe from acts of war against them. Dashing children against stones was obviously encouraged in their acts of aggression. How terribly sad. Surely mankind can do better by rising above the abrahamic religions of islam, judaism and christianity. These are not religions of peace!
Showing posts with label David. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David. Show all posts
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
200 foreskins buys David King Saul's Daughter
"and David arose and went, he and his men, and killed of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife."
Author: 1 Samuel 18 Verses #: 27
David, "a man after God's own heart" goes out and kills 200 men and brings their foreskins to King Saul in order to obtain King Saul's daughter as his wife. David eventually has countless wives in the course of his lifetime. So many wives that no one really knows how many wives he had. David uses extreme violence against another tribe to prove his manhood and qualifications to become attached to the royal household. The barberism of the tribal desert warfare was horrible, and yet David is an ultimate biblical hero second only to Jesus. We are led to believe that his one failure was that of adultery and the murder of Uriah the Hittite, Bathsheba's husband, when in fact, David did not show restraint when accumulating wives or attacking and murdering neighboring tribes. He was a man of war and of violence. I don't see how it can beneficial to teach young children about this biblical hero unless the church is wanting to continue world dominance through militarism and war....in which case....David can be a useful and very violent role model.
Author: 1 Samuel 18 Verses #: 27
David, "a man after God's own heart" goes out and kills 200 men and brings their foreskins to King Saul in order to obtain King Saul's daughter as his wife. David eventually has countless wives in the course of his lifetime. So many wives that no one really knows how many wives he had. David uses extreme violence against another tribe to prove his manhood and qualifications to become attached to the royal household. The barberism of the tribal desert warfare was horrible, and yet David is an ultimate biblical hero second only to Jesus. We are led to believe that his one failure was that of adultery and the murder of Uriah the Hittite, Bathsheba's husband, when in fact, David did not show restraint when accumulating wives or attacking and murdering neighboring tribes. He was a man of war and of violence. I don't see how it can beneficial to teach young children about this biblical hero unless the church is wanting to continue world dominance through militarism and war....in which case....David can be a useful and very violent role model.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Violent Biblical Genocide of the Ammonites
"He brought forth the people who were therein, and cut [them] with saws, and with iron picks, and with axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem."
Author: 1 Chronicles 20 Verses #: 3
This is a description of mass murder and genocide of the Ammonites. This story about David is repeated twice in the Old Testament. When one ponders on why America is addicted to war and spends 51% of funds from the treasury on military empire you need look no further than the "good book" that we swear on in all courts of law. David is described as a "man after God's own heart". David's reign as King was one of the most violent in the whole of the Old Testament. Thou shalt not kill did not apply to foreigners and groups of people living in proximity to David's kingdom. Modern day jews and christians alike hold the biblical view of genocide and military dominance of societies who believe different than they do. America killed 3 to 4 million Vietnamese without regard to women and children and destroyed whole villages during the Vietnam war without resistance by "the church". One year after Martin Luther King spoke out against the Vietnam War he was killed. The church was silent during Vietnam and has been silent during the Iraq war. Pro-life evangelicals do not grieve for the loss of life within Iraq by our bombs and tanks and guns. They concern themselves with forcing women to carry, birth and raise children that they do not want and remain in agreement and in support of a violent military agenda. No doubt, the violence and constant warfare in the Old Testament numb the conscience of believers of Yahweh.
Author: 1 Chronicles 20 Verses #: 3
This is a description of mass murder and genocide of the Ammonites. This story about David is repeated twice in the Old Testament. When one ponders on why America is addicted to war and spends 51% of funds from the treasury on military empire you need look no further than the "good book" that we swear on in all courts of law. David is described as a "man after God's own heart". David's reign as King was one of the most violent in the whole of the Old Testament. Thou shalt not kill did not apply to foreigners and groups of people living in proximity to David's kingdom. Modern day jews and christians alike hold the biblical view of genocide and military dominance of societies who believe different than they do. America killed 3 to 4 million Vietnamese without regard to women and children and destroyed whole villages during the Vietnam war without resistance by "the church". One year after Martin Luther King spoke out against the Vietnam War he was killed. The church was silent during Vietnam and has been silent during the Iraq war. Pro-life evangelicals do not grieve for the loss of life within Iraq by our bombs and tanks and guns. They concern themselves with forcing women to carry, birth and raise children that they do not want and remain in agreement and in support of a violent military agenda. No doubt, the violence and constant warfare in the Old Testament numb the conscience of believers of Yahweh.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
God's evil spirits
But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. 1 Samuel 16:14-16
In this set of verses the writer states 3 times that King Saul was sent an evil spirit from God. Much attention was paid to evil spirits in both the old and new testament. Mary Magdalene had 7 demons cast out of her by Jesus. The question becomes why and how a perfect god could create and inflict people with evil spirits. Jesus reportably went about casting out evil spirits that his Father, God had "sent".
Modern day neo-pentecostalism is very much about the practice of calling out and "casting out" evil spirits from people. Implying demon possession and then claiming exorcism has been a church practice for 2,000 years. In the above story of King Saul the evil spirit leaves Saul when David is brought in to play the harp in Saul's presence. Demon possession was inferred in mental illness in biblical times.
How can a perfect god be the source of "evil spirits"? Jesus actively participated in exorcising people of "demons" that the jews understood came from God, thus making God both the source of good and evil in these ancient teachings. Much confusion exists today in the church over demon possession and satan as the source of physical and mental illness even though modern medicine is usually able to explain diseases as the source of illness and does not accuse people of demon possession as an explanation of illness. Does god allow people to become ill? Does god still send evil spirits into people? God takes responsibility for creating satan and then allowing him to tempt Eve and spread evil within mankind's experience. Where does evil come from? Could god prevent it if he wanted to and spare people suffering and death by illness and war? If so? Why does he permit so much suffering if he is all knowing and perfect ?
In this set of verses the writer states 3 times that King Saul was sent an evil spirit from God. Much attention was paid to evil spirits in both the old and new testament. Mary Magdalene had 7 demons cast out of her by Jesus. The question becomes why and how a perfect god could create and inflict people with evil spirits. Jesus reportably went about casting out evil spirits that his Father, God had "sent".
Modern day neo-pentecostalism is very much about the practice of calling out and "casting out" evil spirits from people. Implying demon possession and then claiming exorcism has been a church practice for 2,000 years. In the above story of King Saul the evil spirit leaves Saul when David is brought in to play the harp in Saul's presence. Demon possession was inferred in mental illness in biblical times.
How can a perfect god be the source of "evil spirits"? Jesus actively participated in exorcising people of "demons" that the jews understood came from God, thus making God both the source of good and evil in these ancient teachings. Much confusion exists today in the church over demon possession and satan as the source of physical and mental illness even though modern medicine is usually able to explain diseases as the source of illness and does not accuse people of demon possession as an explanation of illness. Does god allow people to become ill? Does god still send evil spirits into people? God takes responsibility for creating satan and then allowing him to tempt Eve and spread evil within mankind's experience. Where does evil come from? Could god prevent it if he wanted to and spare people suffering and death by illness and war? If so? Why does he permit so much suffering if he is all knowing and perfect ?
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