The Denigration of God: Edition Four
According to the Bible, at some time in the 2nd millenium BCE, Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt on their way to the 'Promised Land', and at a point along the way, he passed on his laws, which included the Ten Commandments, which said not to steal or kill but to treat others as we would treat ourselves. However, some of his laws contradicted the 10 Commandments, and some condoned slavery and the abuse of women. Operating under these laws the Israelites went on conquests, committing mass murder, taking other peoples' land, murdering men, women, and children, taking slaves and trading them, slaughtering animals and sprinkling their blood around an altar. They plundered, devalued women and raped those they considered spoils of war. Moses was considered to be a great prophet and it would seem his laws formed the basis for many of the ideas found in the Quran. However, the question remains, "Should these things be removed from modern religious books of teaching, such as the Bible", as they can be used to justify criminal behaviour, and used in the development of extremist ideologies and the indoctrination of young people into extremism? Do we need to make a fundamental change to religion so it might herald in a new and more benign world, one that leaves behind the barbarism of the past? Have the laws of Moses finally reached their use by date?
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