Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria, starts heavy persecutions against the
Gentiles, turns the Temple of Dionysos into a Christian church, burns down
the Mithraeum of the city, destroys the Temple of Zeus and burlesque the
pagan priests before they are killed by stoning. The Christian mob profanes
the cult images.
Dear Gilberto,
Okay, I'll grant you, you found one instance. But it sounds more like mob
violence than an execution.
I think we already discussed the Reconstructionalists as an anomaly.
"In the Salem witch trials, at least one man was "stoned" in the sense of
being crushed by a rock. And two dogs were pelted by stones."
Uh, that was not a stoning, it was judicial torture aimed at forcing someone
to testify. As for throwing stones at dogs, that has been around as long as
there were dogs and men.
"Obligatory Bahai Content:"
Psst. This isn't soc.religion.bahai and we don't have 'obligatory Baha'i
content.' If we get to far away from the list purpose, I'll let you know.
"Are there statements in the Bahai writings about the Biblical "hudood"
punishments? Do they give an idea of why stoning etc. were found in the
Bible as punishments and were justified?"
I think Abdu'l-Baha says something about cuttting off the hand of a thief in
SAQ. Maybe someone can find it.
"I'm not sure if this is what the Bahai faith is saying, but to me it would
be weird to argue that the punishment for these actions would change. Is the
nature of the sex act today actually different from when it was 1000 years
ago?"
The nature of law enforcement is quite different. In antiquity there were no
prisons, no police, etc. And women are no longer considered men's property.
warmest, Susan
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