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Originally Posted by terrazoids
Its not the religion but the misuse of it that causes troubles today. As for your not killing and raping... GOOD!.. Keep it up. But this was not my argument. Having faith allows you to be clear about whats right and wrong. It sounds simple but the practice of that in life is more complicated than you may think, and even supposed upright members of society sometimes convince themselves to pervert morality. No you can do it without the book, but its easier with. And Satan has interesting ways of slowly helping people to pervert themselves.
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The "right" in the book includes slavery, selling daughters into marriage with their rapists, animal & human sacrifices (including the big human sacrifice that's supposedly the pivot-point around which the rules change), and subjugated women. Are these things "right" in your mind?
If not, when did they become wrong, and why does the book advocate them--or not speak out against them?
What's "moral" according to the book? If the morality doesn't come from the book, how can an outsider confirm that it's connected to the book at all?