Genocide, Slavery and Religious Intolerance in the Bible?
A recent article compared the morality of the Bible’s time with the morality of today. In the Bible genocide (Joshua 6:21), slavery (Genesis 9:25), the killing of slaves - as long as it is a slow death - (Exodus 21:20-21) and religious intolerance (1 Kings 18: 17 – 40 – 450 prophets of another God are killed) were all acceptable acts. This means that God accepted death as punishment. So, does this mean that if one believes in the innerrancy of the Bible, that genocide, slavery and religious... Sign in to see full entry.