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Which is a bigger threat to the World, radical Islam or radical neo-conservatism?

Which is a bigger threat to the World, radical Islam or neo-conservatism?

  • radical Islam

    Votes: 13 65.0%
  • neo-conservatism

    Votes: 7 35.0%

  • Total voters
    20
  • Poll closed .
Kelzie said:
Not quite sure if anyone else noticed it, but they're kinda the same thing. Radical Islams are neo-conservatives. Which is why I can support the war on terror and be a liberal. All y'all that claim one or the other confuse the hell out of me.

Umm neo-conservatism is an ideology that believes in neo-liberal economic policies and the Democratic Peace Theory but where they differ from classical-liberals is that they feel that the military is a legitimate means by which to open markets and institute Democratic regimes. That has nothing to do with radical Islam.
 
Kelzie said:
Radical Islamists, much like neo-cons, aren't that into the economic sector. Unlike, say, regular conservatives, which do support free trade.

No "regular conservatives" IE paleo-cons like Pat Buchanan do not support free trade they support, nativism, protectionism, and isolationism, neo-cons support the neo-liberal economic principles of free trade and open markets they also support the Democratic Peace Theory, where they differ with classical liberals in these respects is that they believe that the military is a legitimate tool by which to open markets and institute Democratic regime change.

Smart people. The neo-con movement has rather strong ties to socialism, which I'm sure you are aware, is not all that keen on free trade.

No Kristol was a reformed socialist who came to hate collectivism in all its forms.
 
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bismitch said:
You do realize that the threat of terrorism is miniscule, in comparason to a flu epidemic or other diseases. I think the money that is being spent in maintaining Iraq and Afganistan could be better used in medical research to prevent these or a cure for aids.

You can find a different kind of threat around every corner that we could spend more money on fixing. Lets face it, its not a perfect world and no matter how much money we throw at it we can't fix everything. I would hate to take away funding from a dangerous intelligent threat like terrorism, since it is widely known they desire to end western civilization as it is. I wouldn't call that a miniscule threat on any level. And if anybody has done more for treatment of disease globally it would be western civilization.
I digress from my normally conservative views when it comes to pharmacuetical companies though, and the issues presented with the push for treatment vs. cures, but thats a discussion for another thread.
 
Bismitch is absolutely right..terrorism is a minimal threat, at best.

It's the old fear game from republicans.

Some small microbe will rise up out of a pollutted river bed and wipe out mankind, including terrorists.

( Just as long as the killer bees don't get me! LOL)
 
Wow im surprised by the score so far.
 
How many countries have ever destroyed the infrastructure of an enemy government and followed that up with supply drops for the people of that country like we did with the Taliban?

Doing something about foreign threats and genocidal terror-sponsors only makes you the enemy in the minds of cowards and imbeciles (liberals).

You people will go down in history like the idiots who thought Hitler was Britain's problem. THAT is why liberalism is the biggest threat over either of the two poll options provided here.
 
I'm sorry, but you just put out a flamming remark that just makes you look stupid. Isolationism is a conservative policy, not liberal or neo-conservative.
 
aquapub said:
How many countries have ever destroyed the infrastructure of an enemy government and followed that up with supply drops for the people of that country like we did with the Taliban?

Doing something about foreign threats and genocidal terror-sponsors only makes you the enemy in the minds of cowards and imbeciles (liberals).

You people will go down in history like the idiots who thought Hitler was Britain's problem. THAT is why liberalism is the biggest threat over either of the two poll options provided here.

And you people will go down in history like the IDIOTS who believed Hitler and Goebbles' fear tactis to justify their war.
 
aquapub said:
That's as intellectually honest as pointing out that Nazi stands for National Socialists.

Why do you say that? Radical Islams ARE extreme conservatives.
 
Trajan Octavian Titus said:
No "regular conservatives" IE paleo-cons like Pat Buchanan do not support free trade they support, nativism, protectionism, and isolationism, neo-cons support the neo-liberal economic principles of free trade and open markets they also support the Democratic Peace Theory, where they differ with classical liberals in these respects is that they believe that the military is a legitimate tool by which to open markets and institute Democratic regime change.



No Kristol was a reformed socialist who came to hate collectivism in all its forms.

Why must you always bicker?

Historically, neoconservatives supported a militant anticommunism, tolerated more social welfare spending than was sometimes acceptable to libertarians and mainstream conservatives, supported civil equality for blacks and other minorities, and sympathized with a non-traditional foreign policy agenda that was less deferential to traditional conceptions of diplomacy and international law and less inclined to compromise principles even if that meant unilateral action.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-conservative

Now your turn. Prove that neo-cons are economic liberals.
 
I find that assumption very ignorant and racist. "The Islamics" as you put it havent swore to destroy anybody. Deranged men who have missinterpreted the Qu'ran have claimed to destroy you. Usama Bin Laden doesnt speak for all muslims. 99% of Muslims want to live in peace with Americans and pretty much everyone else in the world. I say 99% because like every religion there are the those who have gone astray. Yes Muslims have disagreements with how some things have gone down in history but I'm sure muslims havent "swore" to destroy americans because of it. In case you didnt know Usama Bin Laden has no power to issue a Holy war and neither do any of those people you see on videos claiming to be true muslims. As much as you'd like to belive that all muslims hate America and they want nothing but the destruction of the worlds only superpower it's not really true.

earthworm said:
It is the Islamics, NOT any Christian, Liberal, or Conservative extremists who have sworn to destroy us...
 
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Hatuey said:
I find that assumption very ignorant and racist. "The Islamics" as you put it havent swore to destroy anybody. Deranged men who have missinterpreted the Qu'ran have claimed to destroy you. Usama Bin Laden doesnt speak for all muslims. 99% of Muslims want to live in peace with Americans and pretty much everyone else in the world. I say 99% because like every religion there are the those who have gone astray. Yes Muslims have disagreements with how some things have gone down in history but I'm sure muslims havent "swore" to destroy americans because of it. In case you didnt know Usama Bin Laden has no power to issue a Holy war and neither do any of those people you see on videos claiming to be true muslims. As much as you'd like to belive that all muslims hate America and they want nothing but the destruction of the worlds only superpower it's not really true.
I'm sure we could have a good discussion about whether or not Islam is a religion of violence. If mpg still comes around I'm sure you could talk to him about it.
 
Kelzie said:
Why must you always bicker?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-conservative

Now your turn. Prove that neo-cons are economic liberals.

Neo-cons are not defined by their domestic policy while it's true that domestically they have been shown to support the welfare state foriegn policy wise they are neo-liberals as opposed to classical liberals:

Classical Liberalism and Neo-liberalism:

A major philosophical difference between classical liberalism and neo-liberalism is the former's emphasis in justice and natural rights, as opposed to the latter's utilitarism. Neo-liberalism tends to emphasize efficiency, gross output, trade volume, and similar concepts that elevate economic gain over rights. Free Enterprise Institute Instituto de Libre Empresa promotes this difference in commentaries and academic activities. The most obvious policy difference between classical liberalism and neo-liberalism is in the area of foreign policy. Classical liberalism is strongly opposed to imperialism, specifically using military or political means to open markets. Neo-liberalism is defined by its support of such coercive methods.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism

Neoconservatives in contrast to other conservatives:

As compared with traditional conservatism and libertarianism, which sometimes exhibit an isolationist strain, neoconservatism is characterized by an increased emphasis on defense capability, a willingness to challenge regimes deemed hostile to the values and interests of the United States, pressing for free-market policies abroad, and promoting democracy and freedom. Neoconservatives are strong believers in democratic peace theory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservative

See neo-cons are neo-libs when it comes to foriegn policy because they are willing to use military action to open markets and promote Democracy.
 
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This poll asked which is the biggest threat. Radical Islam can launch it's attacks on the US(which it hasn't really done in quite some time) but it can't overtake it. Neo-conservatism can. So it's definitely the more immediate threat.
 
Rosalie said:
This poll asked which is the biggest threat. Radical Islam can launch it's attacks on the US(which it hasn't really done in quite some time) but it can't overtake it. Neo-conservatism can. So it's definitely the more immediate threat.

This is presupposing that neo-conservatism is a bad thing which it isn't why are you opposed to Democratic Peace Theory and Open Markets abroad???

Anyways neo-conservatism is just a code word used by its detractors for Jewish.

"neo-conservative" is a codeword for Jewish. As antisemites did with big business moguls in the nineteenth century and Communist leaders in the twentieth, the trick here is to take all those involved in some aspect of public life and single out those who are Jewish. The implication made is that this is a Jewish-led movement conducted not in the interests of all the, in this case, American people, but to the benefit of Jews, and in this case Israel. -- Barry Rubin, director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Institute, Interdisciplinary Center of Herzliya


[If] you read the Middle Eastern press, it seems to be a euphemism for some kind of nefarious Zionist conspiracy. But I think that, in my view it's very important to approach [foreign policy] not from a doctrinal point of view. I think almost every case I know is different. Indonesia is different from the Philippines. Iraq is different from Indonesia. I think there are certain principles that I believe are American principles – both realism and idealism. I guess I'd like to call myself a democratic realist. I don't know if that makes me a neo-conservative or not. -- Paul Wolfowitz
 
Anyways neo-conservatism is just a code word used by its detractors for Jewish.

Whoah, I'm not getting into this.
 
RightOfCenter said:
I'm sure we could have a good discussion about whether or not Islam is a religion of violence. If mpg still comes around I'm sure you could talk to him about it.

Who is this "mpg" person who can tell me what a religion of violence is? As far as I'm concerned the bible is full of violent passages(the slaying of the children of egypt, Cain killing Abel) If you add the burning of witches throughout the middle ages and the destruction of the Mayan, the Aztec, the Incan cultures by the Catholic Conquistadors, the persecution of jews by catholic/christian members of the nazi party and you have yourself some very violent religions. If it were that easy every religion on earth would be one of violence. The only difference is Islam and Terrorism are the hot topics today. So it's easy for any two bit moron to claim they know what a religion of violence is.
 
Hatuey said:
Who is this "mpg" person who can tell me what a religion of violence is? As far as I'm concerned the bible is full of violent passages(the slaying of the children of egypt, Cain killing Abel) If you add the burning of witches throughout the middle ages and the destruction of the Mayan, the Aztec, the Incan cultures by the Catholic Conquistadors, the persecution of jews by catholic/christian members of the nazi party and you have yourself some very violent religions. If it were that easy every religion on earth would be one of violence. The only difference is Islam and Terrorism are the hot topics today. So it's easy for any two bit moron to claim they know what a religion of violence is.

Show me the passage where Jesus tells his disciples to smite at the neck of the infidel. Oh and Naziism is pagan.
 
Show me the passage where Jesus tells his disciples to smite at the neck of the infidel. Oh and Naziism is pagan.

And pagans are nazis I suppose!?

How do these kind of comments go unchecked? This guy is a nutter.
 
Trajan Octavian Titus said:
Show me the passage where Jesus tells his disciples to smite at the neck of the infidel. Oh and Naziism is pagan.

Show me the passage where the Qu'ran tells muslims to attack those who dont belive unless those who dont belive have attacked muslims first? In which case we'd be talking about self-defence. The Nazi's werent pagans. They were anti-clericalism. There's a difference. I probably wouldnt be able to pinpoint one sport where Jesus told his disciples to kill the infidels but I'd probably be able to mark down where god killed the children of Egypt because the pharaoh wouldnt let jews go. Isnt that a little harsh? Couldnt the same god who wants nothing but love and peace in the world, who made man, who walked on water, who loves man regardless of the sins commited just open the gate?

The Qu'ran states :

Fight in the cause of God against those who fight you, but do not transgress limits. God does not love transgressors.

Also

Fighting and warfare might sometimes be necessary, but it was only a minor part of the whole jihad or struggle. A well-known tradition (hadith) has Muhammad say on returning from a battle, 'We return from the little jihad to the greater jihad,' the more difficult and crucial effort to conquer the forces of evil in oneself and in one's own society in all the details of daily life

Armed conflict is the lesser jihad the greater jihad is the non-violent one.
 
Hatuey said:
Show me the passage where the Qu'ran tells muslims to attack those who dont belive unless those who dont belive have attacked muslims first?

Sure thing:

IX. 5-6: "Kill those who join other gods with God wherever you may find them."

Allah is an enemy to unbelievers. - Sura 2:98

On unbelievers is the curse of Allah. - Sura 2:161

Slay them wherever ye find them and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. - 2:191

Fight against them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme. (different translation: ) Fight them until there is no persecution and the religion is God's entirely. - Sura 2:193 and 8:39

Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it. - 2:216
(different translation: ) Prescribed for you is fighting, though it is hateful to you.

..... martyrs.... Enter heaven - Surah 3:140-43

If you should die or be killed in the cause of Allah, His mercy and forgiveness would surely be better than all they riches they amass. If you should die or be killed, before Him you shall all be gathered. - 3:157-8

You must not think that those who were slain in the cause of Allah are dead. They are alive, and well-provided for by their Lord. - Surah 3:169-71

Let those fight in the cause of God who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fights in the cause of God, whether he is slain or victorious, soon we shall give him a great reward. - Surah 4:74

Those who believe fight in the cause of God, and those who reject faith fight in the cause of evil. - 4:76

But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever you find them. - 4:89

Therefore, we stirred among them enmity and hatred, which shall endure till the Day of Resurrection, when Allah will declare to them all that they have done. - 5:14

O believers, take not Jews and Christians as friends; they are friends of each other. Those of you who make them his friends is one of them. God does not guide an unjust people. - 5:54

Make war on them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme - 8:39

O Prophet! Exhort the believers to fight. If there are 20 steadfast men among you, they shall vanquish 200; and if there are a hundred, they shall rout a thousand unbelievers, for they are devoid of understanding. - 8:65

It is not for any Prophet to have captives until he has made slaughter in the land. - 8:67

Allah will humble the unbelievers. Allah and His apostle are free from obligations to idol-worshipers. Proclaim a woeful punishment to the unbelievers. - 9:2-3

When the sacred months are over, slay the idolaters wherever you find them. Arrest them, besiege them, and lie in ambush everywhere for them. - 9:5

Believers! Know that idolators are unclean. - 9:28

Fight those who believe neither in God nor the Last Day, nor what has been forbidden by God and his messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, even if they are People of the Book, until they pay the tribute and have been humbled. - 9:29 (another source: ) The unbelievers are impure and their abode is hell. (another source: ) Humiliate the non-Muslims to such an extent that they surrender and pay tribute.

Whether unarmed or well-equipped, march on and fight for the cause of Allah, with your wealth and your persons. - 9:41

O Prophet! Make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites. Be harsh with them. Their ultimate abode is hell, a hapless journey's end. - 9:73

Allah has purchased of their faithful lives and worldly goods, and in return has promised them the Garden. They will fight for His cause, kill and be killed. - 9:111

Fight unbelievers who are near to you. 9:123 (different translation:
Believers! Make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Let them find harshness in you. (another source: ) Ye who believe! Murder those of the disbelievers....

As for those who are slain in the cause of Allah, He will not allow their works to perish. He will vouchsafe them guidance and ennoble their state; He will admit them to the Paradise He has made known to them. - 10:4-15

Allah has cursed the unbelievers and proposed for them a blazing hell. - 33:60

Unbelievers are enemies of Allah and they will roast in hell. - 41:14

When you meet the unbelievers, smite their necks, then when you have made wide slaughter among them, tie fast the bonds, then set them free, either by grace or ransom, until the war lays down its burdens. - 47:4
(different translation: ) When you meet the unbelievers in the battlefield, strike off their heads, and when you have laid them low, bind your captives firmly.

Those who are slain in the way of Allah - he will never let their deeds be lost. Soon will he guide them and improve their condition, and admit them to the Garden, which he has announced for them. - 47:5

Muslims are harsh against the unbelievers, merciful to one another. - 48:25

Muhammad is Allah's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another. Through them, Allah seeks to enrage the unbelievers. - 48:29

Prophet! Make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal sternly with them. Hell shall be their home, evil their fate. - 66:9

The unbelievers among the People of the Book and the pagans shall burn forever in the fire of hell. They are the vilest of all creatures. - 98:51

Fight them so that Allah may punish them at your hands, and put them to shame.
 
Rosalie said:
And pagans are nazis I suppose!?

How do these kind of comments go unchecked? This guy is a nutter.

You didn't know that Naziism was steeped in the occult and Nordic paganism??? Nazi's saw Christianity as a Jewish religon.

Nazi mysticism, sometimes called Esoteric Hitlerism by practitioners, is a philosophical undercurrent of Fascism and National Socialism. High ranking Nazi officials such as Heinrich Himmler are widely known to have been interested in mysticism and the paranormal. The role played by mysticism in the development of Nazism and its ideals was identified by outsiders at least as early as 1940, with the publication of Lewis Spence's Occult Causes of the Present War.
The concentration of Esoteric Hitlerism is on the National Socialists' race-specific pre-Christian (also contemporary Hindu) "pagan" mythologies, and the inclusion of Adolf Hitler in the network of these mythologies. The Nazi party saw the conscience as a false pseudoscientific term of Jewish origin.


READ MORE: http://dictionary.laborlawtalk.com/Nazi_mysticism

And by the by I'm agnostic not Christian, well that's not entirely true I do believe in god, I've met him, he's me. ;)
 
Trajan Octavian Titus said:
Sure thing:

IX. 5-6: "Kill those who join other gods with God wherever you may find them."

Allah is an enemy to unbelievers. - Sura 2:98

On unbelievers is the curse of Allah. - Sura 2:161

Slay them wherever ye find them and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. - 2:191

Fight against them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme. (different translation: ) Fight them until there is no persecution and the religion is God's entirely. - Sura 2:193 and 8:39

Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it. - 2:216
(different translation: ) Prescribed for you is fighting, though it is hateful to you.

..... martyrs.... Enter heaven - Surah 3:140-43

If you should die or be killed in the cause of Allah, His mercy and forgiveness would surely be better than all they riches they amass. If you should die or be killed, before Him you shall all be gathered. - 3:157-8

You must not think that those who were slain in the cause of Allah are dead. They are alive, and well-provided for by their Lord. - Surah 3:169-71

Let those fight in the cause of God who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fights in the cause of God, whether he is slain or victorious, soon we shall give him a great reward. - Surah 4:74

Those who believe fight in the cause of God, and those who reject faith fight in the cause of evil. - 4:76

But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever you find them. - 4:89

Therefore, we stirred among them enmity and hatred, which shall endure till the Day of Resurrection, when Allah will declare to them all that they have done. - 5:14

O believers, take not Jews and Christians as friends; they are friends of each other. Those of you who make them his friends is one of them. God does not guide an unjust people. - 5:54

Make war on them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme - 8:39

O Prophet! Exhort the believers to fight. If there are 20 steadfast men among you, they shall vanquish 200; and if there are a hundred, they shall rout a thousand unbelievers, for they are devoid of understanding. - 8:65

It is not for any Prophet to have captives until he has made slaughter in the land. - 8:67

Allah will humble the unbelievers. Allah and His apostle are free from obligations to idol-worshipers. Proclaim a woeful punishment to the unbelievers. - 9:2-3

When the sacred months are over, slay the idolaters wherever you find them. Arrest them, besiege them, and lie in ambush everywhere for them. - 9:5

Believers! Know that idolators are unclean. - 9:28

Fight those who believe neither in God nor the Last Day, nor what has been forbidden by God and his messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, even if they are People of the Book, until they pay the tribute and have been humbled. - 9:29 (another source: ) The unbelievers are impure and their abode is hell. (another source: ) Humiliate the non-Muslims to such an extent that they surrender and pay tribute.

Whether unarmed or well-equipped, march on and fight for the cause of Allah, with your wealth and your persons. - 9:41

O Prophet! Make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites. Be harsh with them. Their ultimate abode is hell, a hapless journey's end. - 9:73

Allah has purchased of their faithful lives and worldly goods, and in return has promised them the Garden. They will fight for His cause, kill and be killed. - 9:111

Fight unbelievers who are near to you. 9:123 (different translation:
Believers! Make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Let them find harshness in you. (another source: ) Ye who believe! Murder those of the disbelievers....

As for those who are slain in the cause of Allah, He will not allow their works to perish. He will vouchsafe them guidance and ennoble their state; He will admit them to the Paradise He has made known to them. - 10:4-15

Allah has cursed the unbelievers and proposed for them a blazing hell. - 33:60

Unbelievers are enemies of Allah and they will roast in hell. - 41:14

When you meet the unbelievers, smite their necks, then when you have made wide slaughter among them, tie fast the bonds, then set them free, either by grace or ransom, until the war lays down its burdens. - 47:4
(different translation: ) When you meet the unbelievers in the battlefield, strike off their heads, and when you have laid them low, bind your captives firmly.

Those who are slain in the way of Allah - he will never let their deeds be lost. Soon will he guide them and improve their condition, and admit them to the Garden, which he has announced for them. - 47:5

Muslims are harsh against the unbelievers, merciful to one another. - 48:25

Muhammad is Allah's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another. Through them, Allah seeks to enrage the unbelievers. - 48:29

Prophet! Make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal sternly with them. Hell shall be their home, evil their fate. - 66:9

The unbelievers among the People of the Book and the pagans shall burn forever in the fire of hell. They are the vilest of all creatures. - 98:51

Fight them so that Allah may punish them at your hands, and put them to shame.

The Sura is not the Koran, I think you mixed them up. I really doubt if that is even the Sura.
 
Kill People Who Don't Listen to Priests

Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)

Kill Witches
You should not let a sorceress live. (Exodus 22:17 NAB)

Kill Homosexuals
"If a man lies with a male as with a women, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives." (Leviticus 20:13 NAB)

Kill Fortunetellers

A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death. (Leviticus 20:27 NAB)

Death for Hitting Dad

Whoever strikes his father or mother shall be put to death. (Exodus 21:15 NAB)

Death for Cursing Parents

1) If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will go out at the coming of darkness. (Proverbs 20:20 NAB)

2) All who curse their father or mother must be put to death. They are guilty of a capital offense. (Leviticus 20:9 NLT)

Death for Adultery

If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)

Death for Fornication

A priest's daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death. (Leviticus 21:9 NAB)

Death to Followers of Other Religions

Whoever sacrifices to any god, except the Lord alone, shall be doomed. (Exodus 22:19 NAB)

Kill Nonbelievers

They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)

Kill False Prophets

If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord." When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through. (Zechariah 13:3 NAB)

Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God

Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors. "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him." (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)

Kill Women Who Are Not Virgins On Their Wedding Night

But if this charge is true (that she wasn't a virgin on her wedding night), and evidence of the girls virginity is not found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to death, because she committed a crime against Israel by her unchasteness in her father's house. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst. (Deuteronomy 22:20-21 NAB)

Kill Followers of Other Religions.

1) If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him. Your hand shall be the first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in with you. You shall stone him to death, because he sought to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. And all Israel, hearing of this, shall fear and never do such evil as this in your midst. (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)

2) Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden. When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death. (Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)

Death for Blasphemy

One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father got into a fight with one of the Israelite men. During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman blasphemed the LORD's name. So the man was brought to Moses for judgment. His mother's name was Shelomith. She was the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. They put the man in custody until the LORD's will in the matter should become clear. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard him to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death. Say to the people of Israel: Those who blaspheme God will suffer the consequences of their guilt and be punished. Anyone who blasphemes the LORD's name must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel. Any Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the LORD's name will surely die. (Leviticus 24:10-16 NLT)

Kill False Prophets

1) Suppose there are prophets among you, or those who have dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, and the predicted signs or miracles take place. If the prophets then say, 'Come, let us worship the gods of foreign nations,' do not listen to them. The LORD your God is testing you to see if you love him with all your heart and soul. Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. The false prophets or dreamers who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in the land of Egypt. Since they try to keep you from following the LORD your God, you must execute them to remove the evil from among you. (Deuteronomy 13:1-5 NLT)

2) But any prophet who claims to give a message from another god or who falsely claims to speak for me must die.' You may wonder, 'How will we know whether the prophecy is from the LORD or not?' If the prophet predicts something in the LORD's name and it does not happen, the LORD did not give the message. That prophet has spoken on his own and need not be feared. (Deuteronomy 18:20-22 NLT)

Infidels and Gays Should Die

So God let them go ahead and do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other's bodies. Instead of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies. So they worshiped the things God made but not the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever. Amen. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relationships with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men and, as a result, suffered within themselves the penalty they so richly deserved. When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are disobedient to their parents. They refuse to understand, break their promises, and are heartless and unforgiving. They are fully aware of God's death penalty for those who do these things, yet they go right ahead and do them anyway. And, worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too. (Romans 1:24-32 NLT)

Kill Anyone who Approaches the Tabernacle

For the LORD had said to Moses, 'Exempt the tribe of Levi from the census; do not include them when you count the rest of the Israelites. You must put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and its equipment as you travel, and they must care for it and camp around it. Whenever the Tabernacle is moved, the Levites will take it down and set it up again. Anyone else who goes too near the Tabernacle will be executed.' (Numbers 1:48-51 NLT)

Kill People for Working on the Sabbath

The LORD then gave these further instructions to Moses: 'Tell the people of Israel to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you forever. It helps you to remember that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. Yes, keep the Sabbath day, for it is holy. Anyone who desecrates it must die; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community. Work six days only, but the seventh day must be a day of total rest. I repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.' (Exodus 31:12-15 NLT)
 
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