God Said, Abraham Give Me A Son
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God Said, Abraham Give Me A Son
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Re: God Said, Abraham Give Me A Son
Abraham was a crappy dad.
Today, Abraham would be spending a very long time in a secure penitentiary.
Today, Abraham would be spending a very long time in a secure penitentiary.
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Re: God Said, Abraham Give Me A Son
He failed the test. I'd tell Yahweh to go “F” himself with a flaming sword.
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I'd tell Yahweh to go f*** himself with a flaming sword.
I guarantee you wouldn't.
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Re: God Said, Abraham Give Me A Son
bcspace wrote:I'd tell Yahweh to go f*** himself with a flaming sword.
I guarantee you wouldn't.
Really, why?
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Re: God Said, Abraham Give Me A Son
bcspace wrote:I'd tell Yahweh to go f*** himself with a flaming sword.
I guarantee you wouldn't.
I guarantee I would. And anyone else who made a similar suggestion.
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.
B.R. McConkie, © Intellectual Reserve wrote:There are those who say that revealed religion and organic evolution can be harmonized. This is both false and devilish.
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Re: God Said, Abraham Give Me A Son
MURDERING for Jehovah -- cult god of the Bible.
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THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM FACSIMILE NO. 3
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Here Comes The Book of Abraham Part I, II, III
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Includes a startling new discovery!
Here Comes The Book of Abraham Part I, II, III
IN THE FORM OF A DOVE
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Re: God Said, Abraham Give Me A Son
bcspace wrote:I'd tell Yahweh to go f*** himself with a flaming sword.
I guarantee you wouldn't.
liz3564 wrote:Really, why?
Because Yahweh doesn't exist?
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Re: God Said, Abraham Give Me A Son
What's not to love about this story? A man hears a voice in his head tell him to kill his son (just like those "evil" religions supposedly do) and he is righteous enough to harken the call!
Isn't it marvelous?
Isn't it marvelous?
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Re: God Said, Abraham Give Me A Son
Standard exegesis on that story is that pre-Abrahamic religion involved ritual human sacrifice and one of the first things the God of the Old Testament did when he arrived on the scene was to ban the practice.