[ExI] atheists declare religions as scams.

[Damien Broderick]

On 1/7/2011 12:39 PM, spike wrote:

> If you refer to the story of Onan, his sin was not masturbation, but
> rather his intentionally failing to impregnate his late brother’s
> widow.  See Genesis 38:9.  Your argument can actually still be saved
> regarding a false and incorrect moral value, if you modify the text
> following your original comment to something along the lines of “Ancient
> religions required the brother of the deceased man to impregnate his
> widow, so that the deceased would have heirs.”  Clearly this is a
> failing of any society and belief system that would propagate such an
> egregious notion.

I'm always amazed at how few biblethumpers seem to know this. I feel 
that they should insist that their male flock obey this instruction of 
the Creator and spend a lot of effort flocking their widows-in-law and 
raising their kids. It's not just a good idea, it's God's Law!

Damien Broderick