"Now in our law, Moses commanded us to stone such.{Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22} What then do you say about her?""
Author: John 8 Verses #: 5
The old testament required that both man and woman committing adultery be stoned to death. Here in this scene in the New Testament only the woman is brought before the jewish prophet Jeshua alone. Jesus could have said any number of things to discredit the barbarism of killing people with stones who have been accused of adultery, but he insists that only the blameless men get to cast the first stone at her. He did not use the moment to recant the teaching of "stoning" for adultery, neither does he insist that the man be brought before him as well. The woman is bearing the scorn and public guilt as if she is the only one involved in the act of adultery. The muslims still insist on the practice in their ancient holy book. The women bear the brunt of the stonings. A few radical fundamentalists believe divorce should be illegal I doubt few would recommend the death penalty for sex outside of marriage. This gives me hope that reason will eventually prevail if the christians and muslims don't destroy the planet first.
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Death commanded for brides!
We read the Golden Rule and judge it to be a brilliant distillation of many of our ethical impulses. And then we come across another of God’s teachings on morality: if a man discovers on his wedding night that his bride is not a virgin, he must stone her to death on her father’s doorstep (Deuteronomy 22:13-21).[3]
The Old Testament was not kind to women. Proof of virginity is a not clear cut. The woman may or may not have been born with a complete hymen, and if she does possess it it can be torn easily at any point during childhood and a woman may or may not bleed with her first experience with penetration. The groom had already paid a bride price and the father had already sold his daughter into an arranged marriage in the tribal custom of the ancient hebrews. If a groom wanted to take displeasure in the bride and claim she was not a virgin the groom was "commanded" to stone her to death on her father's doorstep. This continues the belief that the virginity and the proof of it was the only value a woman possessed. Virginity is worshipped in the worship of the virgin Mary and seen in both the muslim and christian and jewish cultures as the only quality that makes a woman desirable and valuable. The root of this obsession with virginity no doubt springs from this Old Testament commandment and continues to this day. Would the god creator write such a commandment? Or was this a teaching from a patriarchal society? When we go into court we swear on the bible to tell the truth. Does the bible tell the truth?
For 4,000 years religious men and women have sworn that every word is in fact the "word of God".
Would a just and loving god prescribe such unjust treatment for a young girl because she did not bleed upon penetration on her wedding night?
The Old Testament was not kind to women. Proof of virginity is a not clear cut. The woman may or may not have been born with a complete hymen, and if she does possess it it can be torn easily at any point during childhood and a woman may or may not bleed with her first experience with penetration. The groom had already paid a bride price and the father had already sold his daughter into an arranged marriage in the tribal custom of the ancient hebrews. If a groom wanted to take displeasure in the bride and claim she was not a virgin the groom was "commanded" to stone her to death on her father's doorstep. This continues the belief that the virginity and the proof of it was the only value a woman possessed. Virginity is worshipped in the worship of the virgin Mary and seen in both the muslim and christian and jewish cultures as the only quality that makes a woman desirable and valuable. The root of this obsession with virginity no doubt springs from this Old Testament commandment and continues to this day. Would the god creator write such a commandment? Or was this a teaching from a patriarchal society? When we go into court we swear on the bible to tell the truth. Does the bible tell the truth?
For 4,000 years religious men and women have sworn that every word is in fact the "word of God".
Would a just and loving god prescribe such unjust treatment for a young girl because she did not bleed upon penetration on her wedding night?
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Stoning Women to Death
Stoned to Death -- Iranian Woman Faces Barbaric Execution
http://womensissues.about.com/b/2010/07/06/stoned-to-death-iranian-woman-faces-barbaric-execution.htm?r=et
Women in the bible did not fare any better. John 8: 1-11 A women was brought to Jesus who was taken in adultery. They said that Moses said in the law (Dueteronomy 22:22-23) that she should be stoned. Jesus said, "He who is without sin cast the first stone." Upon thinking of this statement the men left the woman alone.
During the time of Jesus the Israelites lived under Roman Law on the Romans were the rulers of the land. The Romans did not observe the practice of stoning virgins who had broken an engagement vow and women who were accused adulterers. I suspect that the religious temple police could not go about stoning whoever they found to accuse as the romans had set up the government and the courts. The roman government and their court system may have prevented this practice of stoning women. At any rate, in a male dominated culture and religion only the virgins have value and women do not have the right to love whom they choose. It is only when the whole world moves past man made, male dominated religions that condone barbaric practices can women move forward. It is very important to visualize and embrace the female half of god, as both men and women are made in the image of God.
http://womensissues.about.com/b/2010/07/06/stoned-to-death-iranian-woman-faces-barbaric-execution.htm?r=et
Women in the bible did not fare any better. John 8: 1-11 A women was brought to Jesus who was taken in adultery. They said that Moses said in the law (Dueteronomy 22:22-23) that she should be stoned. Jesus said, "He who is without sin cast the first stone." Upon thinking of this statement the men left the woman alone.
During the time of Jesus the Israelites lived under Roman Law on the Romans were the rulers of the land. The Romans did not observe the practice of stoning virgins who had broken an engagement vow and women who were accused adulterers. I suspect that the religious temple police could not go about stoning whoever they found to accuse as the romans had set up the government and the courts. The roman government and their court system may have prevented this practice of stoning women. At any rate, in a male dominated culture and religion only the virgins have value and women do not have the right to love whom they choose. It is only when the whole world moves past man made, male dominated religions that condone barbaric practices can women move forward. It is very important to visualize and embrace the female half of god, as both men and women are made in the image of God.
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