[Vision2020] A Dilemma

[Art Deco]

Here is an interesting dilemma for those who believe that the Holy Bible is the inerrant word of some allegedly all-powerful, omniscient god.

King James Bible Deuteronomy 23:


1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.



This allegedly inerrant pronouncement of the alleged god claimed by  the Bible Inerrants, including our local Christ Church Cult, presents a real dilemma for them for several reasons:  

If a member loses one or both of his testicles and/or his penis due to an operation to excise a pathological condition or due to any other cause, then he shall not be allowed to attend church.  If he does so, the church services he attends cease to be a congregation of the LORD.  Thus, the presence of such a person nullifies the gathering and the blessings/protections/etc such services allegedly bestow on those present.  If the parson of such a gathering knowingly and willfully allows a such a maimed person into the congregational services, thus nullifying it for all others, then it appears that the parson has knowingly and willfully flouted the commands of his alleged god.  Draw your own conclusion about the alleged holiness of such a parson, especially if the maimed person is a man of wealth generous to the church.

Since the alleged heaven of the inerrant bible believers is a congregation of the LORD, then no man so maimed as above can go to heaven.  So, if the allegedly inerrant passage cited above is true, then anyone could prevent a particular man from going to heaven simply by executing a quick, simple operation.

Since no bastard and any issue begatted by such to the tenth generation is allowed into a congregation of the LORD, then any person meeting such a description is not only not allowed into a church service , but is SOL from the alleged heaven.  Thus, the presence of such a person described by the second passage above in a church service nullifies that congregational gathering and the blessings/protections/etc it allegedly bestows on those present.  If the parson of such a gathering knowingly and willfully allows a such a person into the congregational services, thus nullifying it for all others, then it appears that the parson has knowingly and willfully flouted the commands of his alleged god.  Draw your own conclusion about the alleged holiness of such a parson.

Note that any alleged congregational services attended by any bastard or issue of such to the tenth generation is NOT a congregation of the LORD according to the passages cited.  I wonder if how many services have been so nullified?  Almost all, I'd guess.

Further, the above two passages seem to contradict the main tenets of the alleged teachings of Christ as found in the Synoptic Gospels, especially Matthew 25:31 .

Confronted with this bit of information, I wonder what our local cultmaster will do.  [Where money is involved, is there any doubt?]

Art Deco

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