See what I mean. There is always an idiot like Runner who comes along and cannot contemplate any type of explanation or justification for their beliefs and can only spout insults and nastiness.

Who are these "many" Australian child murderers? I havent seen too many mothers kill their children lately. What a vile argument.

Opinionated2,

Christian scriptures are inconsistent because in ancient times these text were often revised to better fit contemporary circumstance. As the Bible is in places a pesher and calendar writers at times amend one part or two parts of an earlier work, forgetting the implications elsewhere in the work. In the first century, some revisions were made to account for the switch from the luni-solar calendar to the solar calendar. The sb-editors did not a very good job.

Some the Jewish acrocities and incest seem to have been okay, because these actions were under the inheritance of Abraham (a.k.a. Abram) and before the Law of Moses.

Christianity (Holy Roman Church) is very real in so much as it is a residual from Constantine's attempt to unify the Roman Empire

to all the soulish people could you please explain these scriptures.
God took the man and put him in the garden to tend and keep it. But stipulated he may eat of every tree in the garden but the tree of the knowledge of good and evil he shall not eat for in the day you eat of it you will surely die. Death entered when man chose to believe the serpent instead of God. Then God put man out of the garden so that he could not touch the tree of life. Why.
Christians are forgiven not perfect.
Christianity is Relationship with the Father through Faith in the finished work on the cross.
Religion is man made and like adhearance to the Law is not the answer.
Homosexuality is an abomination to God because it does not produce life. The penelty for sin is death, the same death Adam suffered when he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Sin Is Jesus Business for he dealt with it on the cross. Judge not lest you be judged.Finger pointing is dangerous for when you point your finger at someone three point back at you.
Most christians walk with a limp because they continue to walk in the
knowledge of good and evil instead of Grace and Mercy only available at the tree of life

I'm with Pericles on this one. Religious discussions are well and good, and the subject of the OP - Biblical contradictions - is entirely relevant. But the tone is completely contemptuous and in bad faith. This is a straight-up, Christian-bashing troll.

Opinionated2,

I certainly hope the lady can find alternative accomodation with respectful hosts.

Anyway, in defence of Pericle's post you stated:

"I am not assessing every Christian by this one person (please re-read my comment) but I am discussing the religion amongst people who choose to discuss it."

My question is: Did you choose the title?

Thankyou to all who have replied to my post... OUCH now Sancho has called me a troll... I am crushed!

mjpb I chose the question for a reason .. not to bag Christianity but to relieve some of my frustrations with it. I am quite happy for the lady to leave, but I would never request it of her, just because I am sick of her mentioning God every second sentence! I am showing Christian tolerance to her - Am I doing the wrong thing?

I spoke to a minister the other day ... pointing out that Jesus himself stated in John 14: 28 ... "I am going to the Father for he is greater than I". His reply - well I believe in the Trinity! Doesn't this make his belief unbiblical and therefore questionably unChristian?

If Jesus' word isn't good enough for a Christian then whose is? I really have problems with Christians who place traditional dogma over the words of their Lord as stated in their Bible. Isn't this what the Pharisees and Sadducees did? He called them hypocrites!

I was impressed with the replies from Otokonoko and Oliver... TY both. We may have our differences but i am sure that you tolerant ways and reasonable opinion is what Jesus would have expected.

MY real problem with Christians is that they throw around "God's word" and the word "infallible" and choose with little scholarship to lecture and ram it down peoples throats.

If you believe in God well and good but please know what it says in there. If Jesus can't be believed in John 14:28 by his followers then why should we others waste our time with your religion...

We people who question the Bible are in a wonderful position Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the spiritual poor because heaven belongs to them"!

There goes that Jesus again undermining Christian fundamentalism... HA!