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Originally Posted by levite
bit ironic, IMO.
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//Leviticus, levite, except for the unfortunate anti-homo (18:22), pro-slavery (25:44-46), divine threats (26), & priestly valuations (27) strikes me as extensive minutiae regarding activities many of us don't do anymore & good advice about how to treat each other otherwise. I particularly like 19:15, about judging thoughtfully.
Deuteronomy explains where it came from and what it is in 17:18. The wholesale slaughter & appropriation of others' possessions at the start & the rest of it extolling the virtues of one sub-type over EVERYBODY else offend me greatly - so dashboard Jesus jumps.//
But you see that that's part of the problem? Taking a story more seriously than another to such an extent causes us to do inexcusable things to each other. The Quran (or whatever) burners are like suicide bombers with less courage in their convictions, not really considering the nature of what they do.
I hope you don't think this comprises animus toward the Hebrew scriptures. I think in more general terms as a humanist.