Protestantism

» Brian Tubbs - General comment

Migisi, I would be dishonest if I didn't find many of these passages troubling. You and Pink will be impressed that I'm currently reading (along with Richard Dawkins and George Barna) John Shelby Spong's Sins of the Scriptures. I am sensitive to these incidents and prophecies that you cite, and have been troubled by them for many years.

With that said, I'd like to know - and I address this question to you, Migisi (I have zero expectation of any fairness from Oliver) - how you'd like me to address these. If your mind is closed to any explanation or defense, then there's little point in proceeding. I say that really to ANYONE reading this.

If, however, you'd like to truly see if there could be ANY justification or at least suitable explanation for these horrifyingly tragic passages, then I will proceed.

First question....by what objective moral standard do we determine that the killing of children and infants is wrong? Obviously, I support laws against the killing of infants and children (including the unborn), so I'm not calling the morality itself into question. But I would like an answer to my inquiry.

Upon what objective, compelling, authoritative basis do we as a society agree that murder is wrong - particularly the killing of innocent children?