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Originally posted by Yorick:
Look at the CONTEXT Grol. Laws for a new and evolving society, defining morality.
In middle eastern cultures there has been a proliferation of family bloodshed and rivalry. In the Bible, King David fought off two armed rebellions against his own sons. Certainly they were "rebellious". What did that do for the society?
Other examples are that in Pashto, the word for "cousin" doubles as "enemy". One and the same word.
In a harsh world, hash measures were clearly needed, in establishing a society of mutual protection, respect, law and prosperity. Times have changed in certain areas thankfully, but not others.
Context is the key to getting anything from the bible. Otherwise you could justify anything (as people do).
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Don't worry Yorick, I'm fairly aware of all that.
I just hope people will keep the same thing in mind when they're ripping phrases out of context from the Kuran in their attempts to "prove" that the Islam is a violent and barbarous religion.
[ 06-28-2004, 03:57 PM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]