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Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 11: Moral Warrant

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CHILD SACRIFICE AS A MORAL JUSTIFICATION FOR MERCILESS SLAUGHTER In the previous post,  I examined the following historical question: Did the all of the various peoples who were actually living in the towns of the Promised Land between 1350 and 1250 BCE regularly and frequently practice child sacrifice?  I reviewed the first four pieces of evidence provided … Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 11: Moral Warrant

Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 10: Child Sacrifice

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DEFENSE #1 FAILS Here are the defenses of Jehovah and Joshua to which I am replying: Joshua’s MERCILESS SLAUGHTER of the Canaanites (and Jehovah’s command to perform this slaughter) was MORALLY JUSTIFIED because: 1. The people in the Canaanite towns were given the chance to flee, before Joshua and the Israelites MERCILESSLY SLAUGHTERED men, women, … Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 10: Child Sacrifice

Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 9: Joshua

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MOVING ON FROM MOSES TO JOSHUA The evidence from Numbers and Deuteronomy indicates that Jehovah did NOT demand that advanced warnings be given to towns that Moses and the Israelites were going to attack so that people had the opportunity to leave the town and thus avoid being MERCILESSLY SLAUGHTERED, and that Moses did NOT … Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 9: Joshua

Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 8: Warnings?

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I promised that I would address the question of whether, according to the OT, Moses and Joshua consistently provided advanced warnings before they attacked a town or city, so that people had at least a few days to leave and escape “utter destruction” and “extermination” by the army of Israel, and I will begin to … Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 8: Warnings?

Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 5: Pro-Life Hypocrisy

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Before Moses and the nation of Israel reached the Jordan river, Jehovah was busy revealing himself to be a SELFISH JERK and a cruel and bloodthirsty tyrant.  The attempt to justify and excuse Jehovah’s command to MERCILESSLY SLAUGHTER thousands of Canaanites, including civilians, including elderly men and women, mothers and fathers, teenage boys and girls, … Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 5: Pro-Life Hypocrisy

Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 4: Off with their Heads!

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THE NINE COMMANDMENTS SHOW THAT JEHOVAH WAS A SELFISH JERK Since we cannot harm God, or hurt God’s feelings no matter what we do, and since we can fairly easily physically harm other people and hurt the feelings of others or harm them emotionally and intellectually, it seems rather obvious that our duties towards other … Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 4: Off with their Heads!

Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 3: Ten Commandments

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THE “LOCKER ROOM” TALK  EXCUSE There is a videotape of Donald Trump saying this: “I’m automatically attracted to beautiful [women]—I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything … Grab them by the pussy. You … Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 3: Ten Commandments

Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 2: Locker Room Talk

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TRUMP’S “LOCKER ROOM” TALK Let’s take a quick trip down memory lane… to October 7, 2016: ================ The Washington Post has obtained an extremely crass recording…on which Donald Trump converses with Access Hollywood host Billy Bush about women aboard a bus on the set of Days of Our Lives. Among the things Trump says: “I … Was Joshua’s Slaughter of the Canaanites Morally Justified? Part 2: Locker Room Talk