03-19-2003, 09:43 PM
Hail Pete,
Where does it say in the Bible to put to death those of an alternative faith (eg `Witches')? Agreed, it says "Thou shalt not suffer a poisoner to live," but what about the White Witch? Sure, the Malaeus Malificarum does say to leave them alone, but they were killed none the less. Nay, it was not the Judaeo-Christian God that assigned the death penalty (burning was however the listed penalty for heretics; the Inquisition merely had to `prove' Witchcraft a heresy to burn someone) for being a Witch: it was people who did that. Adulterers and so forth, indeed: I believe a good stoning is the order of the day there. Also, I believe there were just a few more slaughters in the name of God than just the invasion of Canaan, but that's beside the point: your point that killing is advocated in the Bible for certain situations is quite correct.
Where does it say in the Bible to put to death those of an alternative faith (eg `Witches')? Agreed, it says "Thou shalt not suffer a poisoner to live," but what about the White Witch? Sure, the Malaeus Malificarum does say to leave them alone, but they were killed none the less. Nay, it was not the Judaeo-Christian God that assigned the death penalty (burning was however the listed penalty for heretics; the Inquisition merely had to `prove' Witchcraft a heresy to burn someone) for being a Witch: it was people who did that. Adulterers and so forth, indeed: I believe a good stoning is the order of the day there. Also, I believe there were just a few more slaughters in the name of God than just the invasion of Canaan, but that's beside the point: your point that killing is advocated in the Bible for certain situations is quite correct.
May the wind pick up your heels and your sword strike true.