Darwin, 200 years on... and a little biblical rant
Darwin is a celebrated figure in the UK, he is even on the 10 pound note. That said, 43% of Brits still dont believe him, stating that they believe in the "young earth," alternately called the "I get my science by literally translating the bible and then shoving it down the throat of others" theory. In related news, 43% of brits also believe in the following:
"When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be charged with any related duty. He shall be free at home one year, to be happy with the wife whom he has married." (Deuteronomy 24:5, NRSV)
"You shall not withhold the wages of poor and needy laborers, whether Israelites or aliens . . . . You shall pay them their wages daily before sunset, because they are poor and their livelihood depends on them; otherwise they might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt." (Deuteronomy 24:1415, NRSV)
"Suppose two persons have a dispute and go to court, and the judges decide between them, declaring one to be in the right and the other to be in the wrong. If the one in the wrong deserves to be flogged, the judge shall make that person lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of lashes proportionate to the offense. Forty lashes may be given but not more." (Deuteronomy 25:1-3, NRSV)
They also believe that the death penalty should be dealt out for the following:
Murder (Num. 35:15ff), adultery (Lev 20:10), kidnaping (Ex 21:16), cursing one's parents, hitting one's parents (Ex 21:15,17), rape (Dt 22:25), witchcraft (Ex 22:18), disobeying a minister (Dt 17:12), rebellious sons who don't obey their parents (Dt 21:18f)
They also believe in the justice of GOD:
2 Kings 2:23-24 NKJV "Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” So he turned around and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the name of the LORD. And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths."
And of course 43% of Brits believe in a fair fight:
Deuteronomy 25:11-12 NASB
If two men, a man and his countryman, are struggling together, and the wife of one comes near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one who is striking him, and puts out her hand and seizes his genitals, then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity.
Makes sense to me....
"When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be charged with any related duty. He shall be free at home one year, to be happy with the wife whom he has married." (Deuteronomy 24:5, NRSV)
"You shall not withhold the wages of poor and needy laborers, whether Israelites or aliens . . . . You shall pay them their wages daily before sunset, because they are poor and their livelihood depends on them; otherwise they might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt." (Deuteronomy 24:1415, NRSV)
"Suppose two persons have a dispute and go to court, and the judges decide between them, declaring one to be in the right and the other to be in the wrong. If the one in the wrong deserves to be flogged, the judge shall make that person lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of lashes proportionate to the offense. Forty lashes may be given but not more." (Deuteronomy 25:1-3, NRSV)
They also believe that the death penalty should be dealt out for the following:
Murder (Num. 35:15ff), adultery (Lev 20:10), kidnaping (Ex 21:16), cursing one's parents, hitting one's parents (Ex 21:15,17), rape (Dt 22:25), witchcraft (Ex 22:18), disobeying a minister (Dt 17:12), rebellious sons who don't obey their parents (Dt 21:18f)
They also believe in the justice of GOD:
2 Kings 2:23-24 NKJV "Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” So he turned around and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the name of the LORD. And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths."
And of course 43% of Brits believe in a fair fight:
Deuteronomy 25:11-12 NASB
If two men, a man and his countryman, are struggling together, and the wife of one comes near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one who is striking him, and puts out her hand and seizes his genitals, then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity.
Makes sense to me....
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