Heinous Bible Verses: We Have a Winner!
And we have a winner!
Actually, we have two: The two-way tie is between Airyaman and Kevin Ratzlaff.
Airyaman's entry was Deuteronomy 28:63 "And as the LORD took delight in doing you good and multiplying you, so the LORD will take delight in bringing ruin upon you and destroying you. And you shall be plucked off the land that you are entering to take possession of it."
The Fool was persuaded by the idea of God taking delight in destroying people. It makes him sound so—human.
Kevin gave us a longer passage. (What translation was that, Kevin?) The part I found compellingly heinous was:
"Then they thought of the annual festival of the LORD held in Shiloh, between Lebonah and Bethel, along the east side of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem. They told the men of Benjamin who still needed wives, "Go and hide in the vineyards. When the women of Shiloh come out for their dances, rush out from the vineyards, and each of you can take one of them home to be your wife! And when their fathers and brothers come to us in protest, we will tell them, 'Please be understanding. Let them have your daughters, for we didn't find enough wives for them when we destroyed Jabesh-gilead. And you are not guilty of breaking the vow since you did not give your daughters in marriage to them.'" So the men of Benjamin did as they were told. They kidnapped the women who took part in the celebration and carried them off to the land of their own inheritance. Then they rebuilt their towns and lived in them. So the assembly of Israel departed by tribes and families, and they returned to their own homes."
This passage, like so many others in the "Good Book," illustrates the lengths to which people will go in order to rationalize their own disgusting behavior. In the pick-and-choose method of Bible scholarship, this passage would probably go into the discard pile, but why is it in there at all? Biblical morality indeed.
So you guys are the winners of the first-ever Perfect Fool Blog contest. I have your prizes waiting. Just email your mailing addresses to codswallop@comcast.net. Be sure to tell me which type of mints you want.
I have a whole bunch more mints to give away, so I'm busy thinking up a new contest. I'll let you know ASAP.
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