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Did you even read my comment? I don't know if I could have been any more clear, yet it seems you didn't read anything I wrote.
You don't get to just ignore parts of the old testament that you do not like. That's your holy book, and if you're going to live your life by it (and in many cases, push it on everyone else), then you're going to have to stand behind everything in it. That includes the parts about how bad you can beat your gentile slaves.
I'm saying no thanks to Christianity. Seemed pretty clear to me in context.
Ooohhhh but my sweet baby boy. That's exactly what Christianity gets to do LMAO, don't be basic. Although, I have to admit this is perhaps the funniest attempt to mansplain reality (a stranger who allegedly finds my religion abhorrent, incorrectly breaking down my own religion for me) that I've ever had the privilege of experiencing.
I'm not sure what part of the book you're referring to, but as an aside I also really need to hear who you believe the gentiles are in the book you're referring to.
I think you're confusing your Abrahamic religions. Telling a Christian the old testament is their "holy book" makes about as much sense as telling a Muslim the old testament is their "holy book."
The Torah contains the first 5 books of the old testament. I don't know very much about Judaism other than the Torah is their holy book, and some sects are more or less strict with how closely they follow it.
The Bible contains the same first 5 books as the Torah in the old testament, but Christians are followers of Christ and abide by the new testament. That doesn't mean they don't see value in the history of their religion, but that whole divide between old and new testament is kind of a big deal.
Matthew 5:17: Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
I don't know much about Islam either except that Muslims are followers of the prophet Mohammed and abide by the Quran.
I do know that all 3 religions share the same origin, and I do know that these similarities and especially the differences that you seem to be ignoring or unaware of, are at the heart of what has led to more than a few hairy misunderstandings historically, and continues to drive conflicts and wars to this day.
You have ultra conservative fundamentalist Jews who often hate anyone who isn't like them, (including other Jews, Muslims and to perhaps to a lesser extent in modern times depending on the circumstances/if it will benefit them, Christians), then you have ultra conservative fundamentalist "Christians" who hate everyone who isn't like them (including other Christians, Muslims, and Jews. You sometimes have Christians who hold antisemitic views while simultaneously worshiping a resurrected Jewish carpenter, and in modern times will side with Israel when it benefits them). Then you have ultra conservative fundamentalist Muslims who hate anyone who isn't like them (including other Muslims, Christians and Jews).
All three share Abrahamic ideology, and similar geographic origins. All three are really supposed to be religions that provide guidance to bring people together in unity for a greater good, but thanks to fundamentalist conservative assholes, all 3 are often used to justify acts of evil. Shits fucking weird.
I wonder what possible connection between all 3 might possibly explain all the chaotic conflict and violence? It definitely couldn't be the self serving conservative fundamentalist assholes in each religion who take it upon themselves to play God, manipulate followers of the religion for their own benefit, and convince nations to go to war in the name of a shared God.
So, I guess if it's not assholes that are the problem, the only other possible explanation is that religion in general is the problem. Makes sense.
Lucky for the rest of the secular world, controlling and power hungry assholes don't exist outside of religion. /s
I didn't even read your comment after starting out so condescending and patronizing. So you wasted your time there.
The Old Testament is 100% part of your holy book as a Christian. The fact that you think you can just ignore it is heretical.
Have fun tripping over yourself to defend literal slavery.