Comments on: God is a Dick - Part VII: Midian http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/14/god-is-a-dick-part-vii-midian/ Helping Mankind Overcome Religion Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:51:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: I Am http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/14/god-is-a-dick-part-vii-midian/#comment-947 I Am Mon, 15 Aug 2005 18:30:41 +0000 http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/14/god-is-a-dick-part-vii-midian/#comment-947 I researched heave offerings and found conflicting opinions, so I thought an accusation of slaughtering virgins wasn't adequately supported. Do you have any good links on the topic? I would love to see them.

I researched heave offerings and found conflicting opinions, so I thought an accusation of slaughtering virgins wasn’t adequately supported. Do you have any good links on the topic? I would love to see them.

]]> By: DUB http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/14/god-is-a-dick-part-vii-midian/#comment-943 DUB Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:11:59 +0000 http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/14/god-is-a-dick-part-vii-midian/#comment-943 I'm reminded of the time when my sister knocked the squirrel out of the tree with a freakishly accurate chuck of a rock, and after passing it around the poor little guy awoke just in time to latch onto my brothers finger. As he swirled the squirrel (who knew they had pitbull-like death grips) overhead, the amount of schadenfruede exhibited by a group of 6 year olds at his expense was both hilarious and rather disheartening. Which takes me back to the topic at hand, dealing with the destruction of any people not lucky enough to be god's chosen... As to offerings - burnt, heave, wave - I've read that offerings were all sacrifices in the classical sense. IN other words, they wern't just thrown in the air, they were eventually killed. If true, how many christians think human sacrifice is a good thing? Oops. I kinda forgot about the Iraq situation, bombing of abortion clinics, witch hunts, capital punishment, and general history of religion. And my bad on the assumption, I Am...I must have envisioned Phineas as a Jason Vorhees of sorts, creeping up on debaucherous campers.

I’m reminded of the time when my sister knocked the squirrel out of the tree with a freakishly accurate chuck of a rock, and after passing it around the poor little guy awoke just in time to latch onto my brothers finger. As he swirled the squirrel (who knew they had pitbull-like death grips) overhead, the amount of schadenfruede exhibited by a group of 6 year olds at his expense was both hilarious and rather disheartening. Which takes me back to the topic at hand, dealing with the destruction of any people not lucky enough to be god’s chosen…

As to offerings - burnt, heave, wave - I’ve read that offerings were all sacrifices in the classical sense. IN other words, they wern’t just thrown in the air, they were eventually killed. If true, how many christians think human sacrifice is a good thing?

Oops. I kinda forgot about the Iraq situation, bombing of abortion clinics, witch hunts, capital punishment, and general history of religion.

And my bad on the assumption, I Am…I must have envisioned Phineas as a Jason Vorhees of sorts, creeping up on debaucherous campers.

]]> By: Aeger http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/14/god-is-a-dick-part-vii-midian/#comment-942 Aeger Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:37:47 +0000 http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/14/god-is-a-dick-part-vii-midian/#comment-942 This is a wonderful atmospere with smart people, the best place to cultivate ideas.

This is a wonderful atmospere with smart people, the best place to cultivate ideas.

]]> By: MC http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/14/god-is-a-dick-part-vii-midian/#comment-937 MC Mon, 15 Aug 2005 15:12:59 +0000 http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/14/god-is-a-dick-part-vii-midian/#comment-937 Aeger I have seen a squirrel do his business. He was on my porch (4th floor), and when I came out, I apparently scared him... because he left some little turds on the railing he leapt off of. btw... he didn't catch the tree he was aiming for, so he sat on the ground all kinda twitchy for about 5 minutes.... then he scampered off. Oh.......and I LOVE this blog.

Aeger

I have seen a squirrel do his business.
He was on my porch (4th floor), and when I came out, I apparently scared him… because he left some little turds on the railing he leapt off of.

btw… he didn’t catch the tree he was aiming for, so he sat on the ground all kinda twitchy for about 5 minutes…. then he scampered off.

Oh…….and I LOVE this blog.

]]> By: LJ http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/14/god-is-a-dick-part-vii-midian/#comment-936 LJ Mon, 15 Aug 2005 13:01:11 +0000 http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/14/god-is-a-dick-part-vii-midian/#comment-936 You have to wonder about the non semitic races from those times though. Their world must have seriously sucked if the Jews could convince the rest that they were "chosen".

You have to wonder about the non semitic races from those times though. Their world must have seriously sucked if the Jews could convince the rest that they were “chosen”.

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