10 Jun '11 13:10>2 edits
Originally posted by Proper KnobNo, i am not an advocate of capital punishment, but it must be said dear Noobster that there is no reason to be rogering anything other than ones wife, is there. No valid reason whatsoever for sticking your willy where it does not belong. Yes the penalties were severe, but no more severe than death by a thousand cuts, or lynching, never the less, the severity acted as a deterrent. Yes indeed, for it was a serious thing, apostasy, trying to induce others to serve other Gods, God himself did not spare the Israelites themselves when they did just that. One must exercise justice also, and although mercy triumphs over judgement, there are limits also that cannot transgress. Community responsibility also comes into play in this instance that you have cited.
So your an advocate of capital punishment?
What about this little gem of compassion - Deuteronomy 13:6-12
If you hear it said about one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you to live in 13 that troublemakers have arisen among you and have led the people of their town astray, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods you have not ...[text shortened]... God. That town is to remain a ruin forever, never to be rebuilt.
Barbaric? Primitive?