Re: A Question For Evil Editor of Evilbible.com

"Anti Theist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hello Evil Editor.  After looking at your website on why you do not
> agree with christianity, I have a question for you about this bible
> verse that I saw on Skeptics Annotated Bible.
>
> I told this christian guy on a Web Tv discussion group about how god
> send the bears to attack a bunch of kids for making fun of Elisha in 2
> Kings 2:23-24 (I believe that is the correct bible verse).  I got this
> off of SAB website.

That's the right verse (2 Kings 2:23-24 NAB).  Here it is from the New
American Bible:  "From there Elisha went up to Bethel.  While he was on his
way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him.  "Go up
baldhead," they shouted, "go up baldhead!"  The prophet turned and saw them,
and he cursed them in the name of the Lord.  Then two shebears came out of
the woods and tore forty two of the children to pieces.



The Skeptics Annotated Bible uses the King James Version which is so old
that it is hard to understand.  Cut and paste the quotes to prove that they
are actually in the Bible.  Many Christians won't believe you and won't look
it up either.


> Then this christian tells me that there is nothing in the bible verse
> that say anything about god attacking the kids with the bears even
> though Elisha cursed them in the name of the lord as the bible verse
> stated.  Then he tells me that even if god did this, he have the right
> to do that because when kids do something like make fun of someone,
> there will be repercussion in return.

Cut and paste the quotes to prove that they are actually in the Bible.  Many
Christians won't believe you and won't look it up either.

This passage does not explicitly state that God sent the bears, but it is
clearly implied.  If he needs more proof just quote Jesus:  "For everyone
who asks, receives" (Luke 11:10).

> The question that I want to ask is, how can I confront this christian
> about this bible verse that say that their god uses those bears to
> attack those kids?

It appears that that Christian is trying the two prong defense.  (God didn't
send the bears and God was right in attacking the kids.)  When he starts
losing one argument he will shift back to the other argument.  They can go
on like this for years.  Try to stick to one of the arguments and get him to
agree that it is incorrect.  Then attack the other argument.  Many
Christians believe that 2 half-truths equals one full truth.

Also ask him if it would be morally acceptable for a guy named Joe to kill
42 kids under the same circumstances.