So you use an almost prehistoric "history" book to condemn an entire people?
'An entire people'?
So neonazis are 'an entire people' because they all base their views on Mein Kampf?
Is this obtuseness willful or are you really this ignorant? Weren't you just bitching on another thread about truncating posts?
Honestly, you're dismissed.
Let's try and distinguish between God and what people have claimed and written about Him and the Prophets, and People in his Name. We even do it today with Bush, with Obama, supporters putting the subject in the brightest light, detractors slinging as much mud as possible. It is part of the Human condition. What it is reflective of is the disconnect between Man and God, by our own hand or mouth. It doesn't change what is Righteous, it corrupts the claim and is actually testimony against the claim, for those that refuse to digest the Kool-Aid.
The Torah, The Bible, are inspired by God, yet they fall short, because they were corrupted by men, both intentionally and unintentionally, by scribes that had to choose between loyalties and defend bad actions by people that were not perfect. Just because Someone claimed God told them to do or not do this or that, doesn't make it true. Be it Moses or Hitler, the killing of innocents is a hard thing to digest. Be it Mohammad, redefining who is an innocent, and who can't qualify, creating a loophole to murder, that just doesn't sit well either. All done in God's name??? Really??? Or was it done to attempt to Justify a wrong doing???
JB ... as much as you despise Locke, he saw through that, and based his whole philosophy on the two Great Commandments for that reason. Think more Deist. Search for the truth where it can be found, the treasures are hidden, in the sense that there are changes we all must go through to experience them. The Scriptures are a tool, filled with blessings and curses, keys and pitfalls. There are those limited by them and those that are not. This is not about hypocrisy, but overcoming obstacles in the way of growth. Do not blame God for what we do to each other, in His Name or not, with the Free Will We asked for. Consequence and Conscience are also both guides, when we are honest, we benefit.