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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
1. The Christian Bible is "the word of God" and virtually every form of Christianity espouses this
2. The new testament in the Christian Bible is also "the final word", hence Revelations at the end
3. The ten commandments ate the Bibles code to every facet of existence. The only clear difference is the degree to which they're explained.
Again, as with all religious texts, they're filled with contradictions and the practioners decide which is the "real" meaning. It is unlawful to kill a man, but fine if you pull a certain scripture and espouse it trump the other scripture. This leaves things incredibly open to interpretation. The Qu'ran is filled with instructions to love your fellow man, and contradictions to kill them. The "truth" is not in who reads them, but in who instructs on them.
Small example. In Leviticus it is just as immoral to engage in homosexuality as to wear clothing of two different fabrics. Why do you suppose one is upheld and the other ignored?
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Like those who bomb abortion clinics, or jihadists?