Elisha No-Locks and the 2 Bears

Once again, I am proved wrong.

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• bible
• elisha
• morality
• god
• bears
• killing

[hdm2007]

Hairyreasoner: You pose a good question, which if you look at the story out context may seem to be a contradiction. However, when you place it in proper perspective it is not a contradiction at all. The truth is it was took place was an act of love. The reason man cannot understand it is because man and especially those who profess to be christian do not know God or his plan. I sent you a message which will provide you with a complete and truthful answer.

[hairyreasoner]

the killing of 42 children, at the behest of a mocked righteous man of god, carried out by a loving God is, in your words, "an act of love."

Context is a very flimsy umbrella for you to shelter your superstitions under.

[eli14eli14]

im a ministers son and know for a fact that that is not in the Bible, and i hope u read the Bible and understand that its not just stories, its a way of life, the way of life

[hairyreasoner]

The story of Elisha and the 2 bears is not in the bible? WTF?

It's in my bible. Look it up. 2 Kings 2:23-25.

It's a pretty shitty way of life, if you ask me.

[websnarf]

This is how the Mob works. They send their enforcers to very publicly rough up whichever business was the most late in forking over their protection money. By doing it to a few shops, it keeps the other shops in line.

With the bear, god is just evicerating a few of the children in order to scare the crap out of the others, so that they can slavishly pray to him.

In other words, god is taking tips from the godfather. And that is what xian morality is all about.

[hairyreasoner]

In biblical terms, it's hardly and exceptional story.

[crypticlife]

Wait. . . he called you dense?

So, how many wolves did you send after him?

[ubergossen]

Holy crap, that creationist sounds a little bit evil.

I was sortof expecting him to pull out the metaphor card or say that he didn't know that part of the bible.

But he knew it and agreed with it? I definitely wouldn't want that guy to be a zookeeper if some kids started acting up.

"You see, I could have set the crocodiles, tigers, lions, cobras AND bears loose, but instead I just sent two bears after them, just like God would have done."

[fuckoverload]

Hope you're doing OK, sir.

[Mithcoriel]

It's a pity though you only mentioned that one ^^ That one's a pretty mild passage, compared to the law that a rape victim must marry her rapist, people who work on the sabbath and children who curse their parents are to be stone to death, slavery is okay and you're allowed to beat your slaves, yatta yatta...

[Mithcoriel]

Are you crazy? Does religion make you so blind, that you'd consider even a slaughter to be an act of love? Does it surprise you at all that some people fly planes into buildings, if religion can make you think such brutal things are acts of love?

[volbla]

That argument comes up time and again. God could have been even more cruel if he wanted to, therfore he is good.

That's logic fer ya.

[Elishaonabear]

LMAO. Thats funny. Not that you dont know the passage, its only your dads job. But to claim you know it for a fact like you know every single verse...thats the funzor!

[mobiltec]

Nothing in that book makes sense to me. Just like politics. None of it makes any sense. OH! and I have met up with bears before. They wouldn't eat or kill 42 anythings. They wouldn't even come close to that many people all at once.