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Originally Posted by guy44
One of our most sacred stories is that of Passover - you might know it as the one in which Moses leads the Jews out of Egypt. G*d parted the Red Sea to allow the Jews to pass, and when the Egyptian army attempted to follow, the Sea closed in upon them, drowning every soldier. The Jews initially began to celebrate, until G*d became angry. He told the Jews that every living creature on Earth is one of G*d's creatures, and that the death of the Egyptian army was a tragedy.
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possible threadjack...Guy44, where are you getting that reading of exodus 15? I *like* that reading, but it's not pshat...is that a commentator, or what?
as a Christian, that story is important to me too, but i feel that it's better to acknowledge the violence in it, and not whitewash it away.