Hi, You-uns (Got that from a spell on the Ohio River),
I think the passage Burgy refers to is Deuteronomy 21:10-14.
Dave
On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 15:03:31 -0600 "John (Burgy) Burgeson"
<hoss_radbourne@hotmail.com> writes:
> Neil, still unconvinced that the Bible would ever contain a command
> from God
> to rape a young girl, continues:
>
> >Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 09:29:00 EDT
> >
> >
> >On 18/4/02 at 6:50:38 pm, hoss_radbourne@hotmail.com writes:
> >
> >"Now if the NIV editors think that means taking those children
> "into
> >domestic service," I will assert that the "domestic service" they
> refer to
> >necessarily included that of forced concubinage. We have a 21st
> century
> >phrase for that particular activity -- forced rape." >>
> >
> >Neil: On what historical and ethical base do you asssert this? Are
> you
> >certain that this is the manner in which the ancient Hebrews would
> have
> >treated captured girls (vis-a-vis surrounding nations who had not
> received
> >the moral enlightenment afforded by the 10 commandment)"?
>
> How about the Bible?
>
> There is a particular passage in which the Bible says that God
> explains in
> gory detail to the Hebrews how to prepare their captured "beautiful
> young
> girl" for her first conubuial encounter. Having killed her parental
> units,
> it says, have her shave her head and let her cry for a month. Then
> take her.
> At this particular moment, being "on the road," I don't have a copy
> of the
> OT handy. So I'll copy myself to tell me to look up the reference
> later.
>
> Hoss (aka Burgy)
>
> www.burgy.50megs.com
>
>
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