Terrorism in Bible - Isaiah

Isaiah

2.18: God will utterly abolish the idols. (May I know why God suffers from such insecurity?)

5.24-25: God will tear the bodies of those who do not follow the rules laid down by Him. (Note that God does not say about ‘hurting fellow humans’ warranting such punishment but simply not following the ‘rules’. Those very rules also include killing entire races as per God’s command!!)

9.17: God hates the widows and children of the hypocrites. He punishes them for the misdeed of their husbands/fathers. (What sort of justice is this?)

9.19 – 20: When God gets angry, he will force the people to burn their brothers and eat their flesh. (Terrorise the followers into following His orders blindly)

13.15 – 18: God will not only kill the sinners but kill their children and rape their wives (what a ‘pious’ act!!). Even the children and the pregnant women with their foetuses will not be spared from God’s (more like a devil) anger.

14.21: God will kill the children for the iniquity of the fathers.

Isaiah 15 and 16 are full of God’s tales about how Moab shall be destroyed. He will destroy the entire land and its population. If anyone survives, God will send lions to finish them off. Complete destruction of Moab in 3 years is prophesied.

Isaiah 17 is about God will destroy Syria with its capital Damascus. (God says that Damascus will never be inhabited again. But it is even now a very highly populated city and the capital of Syria. Perhaps Biblical God must improve His divination skills.)

Isaiah 18 is about God will destroy the nations beyond the rivers of Ethiopia.

Isaiah 19 is about how God will destroy Egypt.

19.1: God will destroy the idols of Egypt. He will destroy the country.

19.2 – 4: God shall make the Egyptians fight one another (brother against brother, neighbour against neighbour etc). He will make them live under a cruel king.

19.5: God says that Nile (river of Egypt) will go dry. It has never occurred in history and is still flowing with water around the year.

Isaiah 24 is about the Apocalypse. God will turn the earth upside down (??!!). Burn all the inhabitants of earth except a few. He will even make the earth reel like a drunkard as he will weaken the foundation (earthquakes). [God seems to be very fond of terrorising His followers into following His commands. After all, no normal thinking human will even consider following the commands of such a ‘God’.)

[Note: I think that I will stop citing from Old Testament for the time being. I’ll start with the New Testament. I am disgusted with these ridiculous and cruel writings. Now that we have seen the amount of cruelty and terrorism inherently present in Old Testament, we will look at the New Testament. (Only a part of Isaiah (chapters 1 to 24) is covered in this post. The chapters from 25 to 66 have not been covered)]

Terrorism in Bible - Psalms (Part 2)

Psalms:

68.23: “That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.” Very blood thirsty to be spoken by God. It seems that God wants the ‘believers’ to behave like blood thirsty hounds.

78.21-34: God burns and kills several humans because they do not believe in his existence. (How can anyone accept an insecure personality as God? Do we need such a God?)

106.34: The Israelis did not destroy those nations that God had commanded to be destroyed. This is seen as a great sin. Is it a crime ‘not’ to destroy entire nations with their whole population? In this chapter, the worship of other Gods is also seen as a sin.

109.10: Not only is a man to die early because he is an enemy (a heathen) but his children should suffer as well. The reason: well, they are the children of an enemy; should there be any more reason?

110.6: God shall fill the lands with the bodies of heathens. It seems that being a heathen is a crime fit for death sentence. Knowing the various acts of God, we can safely conclude that this ‘cleansing process’ will also include the death of little children.

135.8: God is praised for having killed the firstborn children of Egyptians (whatever did those children do to God?) and also those of the beasts of Egyptians (well, perhaps God needs to be hounded by animal rights activists).

[135.5 – On a lighter note, this line says ‘our Lord is above all gods’. It seems Bible is not as ‘monotheistic’ as the Christians want us to believe. The Israelis had a God who they believed to be better than all the other Gods.]

Terrorism in Bible - Psalms (Part 1)

Psalms

2.8,9 – God promises the believers that He will make the heathens as slaves to the believers and enable the believers to destroy the heathens like a potter’s vessel.

21.9,10 – If God gets angry, he will not only kill you but also your children.

50.22 – If you forget God, God will tear you into pieces.

52.5,6 – If you do not believe in God, He will destroy you and the righteous will laugh at your destruction.

58.3 – Wicked people are wicked even from their birth. As soon as they are born, they go astray by speaking lies. (It gives a blanket cover all the atrocities committed by the believers upon the heathens. After all, all the heathens, including the children, are wicked from their birth.)

58.6-10: God shall break the teeth of the wicked (which includes the heathens), and cut them into pieces. The righteous will rejoice by washing their feet in the blood (what a lovely washing solution?!!).

59.5-8 – God shall kill all the heathens. The silly reasons for this sentence are: the heathens return at the evening, make noise like a dog and go around the city, belch out with their mouth etc. God shall laugh as He kills the heathens.

60.7,8 – God says “Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.” Wow! Certain lands belong to God as He likes them. He does not like some other lands and so He indulges in name calling and even proclaims that he will throw his shoe upon them. Is this God we are talking about or some pre-teen whiny kid or perhaps some ancient terrorist who had motives similar to Bin-Laden?

'Hindu Terror' - A Nonsensical term

'Hindu Terror' and 'Saffron Terror' have become the most popular words for the media (especially English media) in India these few days. As usual, the credit for the 'invention' of this word goes to the communists. I wonder whether these self styled 'secularists' (be it the politicians or the 'editors' of various english newspapers or the 'analysts' of the news channels) have ever given thought about what the term means (or accuses) and why is it that Hindus like me oppose the term.
When I say 'Islamic terrorism', the reason for the usage of that term is very simple: Islam envisages Jihad against the non-believers (especially the Pagans). Jihadis use the Quranic verses to justify their actions. They cite from the Hadiths to show that their actions are sanctioned by Allah. Take for example, the case of the 9/11 hijackers or even Indian Mujahideen's letters after the Ahmedabad blasts. The terrorist activities are driven by the Islamic theology and doctrine. Apologists make great claims stating that Islam is a religion of peace and that the 'verse of sword' (Quran 9.5) should be read in the right context (that is we should blindly accept whatever they say about that verse). They also claim that Jihad is more an 'internal struggle'. More popular is the quote 'To you your religion and to me my religion' which is used by the apologists to 'show' that Islam is a very 'tolerant' religion. Their belief is that since most non-Muslims never read the Quran and even the few who read it never bother to read the traditional orthodox commentaries (they do not know how the Mullahs interpret Quran nor do they know about the peculiar features involved in it). There is something called the 'doctrine of abrogation' (which finds mention in Quran 2.106 and 16.101). According to this, when two verses appear to be conflicting, the later verses (or 'revelations' as the Muslims claim it to be) are to be considered as valid as the later verses abrogate the earlier verses upon the subject. In this context, verse of sword is the last revelation on the Jihadi policy. Let us see what the verse says:
“Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then leave their way free. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful”.
The only option for Pagans like me is 'death' or 'conversion'. The same policy was applied to the Hindus of Malabar by Tipu Sultan of Mysore. The 'jihadis' do their 'holy' acts of war (terrorist attacks) based on this verse and many such verses. Their acts of terrorism are supported by the Islamic doctrine. Hence, it is called 'Islamic terrorism'. Just like the holocaust is considered as 'Nazi act' (it is not called German terrorism) as Holocaust was sponsored and supported by the Nazi doctrine.
This is exactly the reason why I oppose the term 'Hindu terror(ism)'. Are such acts sponsored by Hindu theology? The answer is a huge 'no'. Some Hindus (even if the number of such terrorists are in thousands) may indulge in terrorist activies misguided in thier anger towards the jihadis. Such acts are deplorable. But I can understand the frustation behind those acts. After all, the media and the secular politicians still cries for the 790 Muslims who were killed during the post-Godhra riots but it does not care about the 254 Hindus who were killed during the same riots nor does it care about the Hindus who were killed at the Godhra carnage. The media has never shed so much tears for the thousands of Hindus who have become the victims of Islamic terrorism in J&K and other parts of this nation. It makes me wonder whether they consider the 'Hindu lives' to be much cheaper compared to the precious 'Muslim lives'. Whatever be the situation, I still cannot (and will not) condone terror acts committed by these misguided Hindus. But such acts cannot be called 'Hindu terrorism' because their acts are not propelled by Hindu theology. Such acts are not sanctioned by the Hindu texts nor do the the perperators claim that such acts 'reserve a space in heaven among the houris'. Being so, how can the word 'Hindu terror' be used in any context. It is neither driven nor supported by Hindu theology. Just because some Hindus involve in terrorist activities, it cannot be called 'Hindu terror'. Let us assume some journalists killed a few people in terrorist activities. Will it be called 'journalist terrorism'? We may say that those journalists are terrorists but it will never be nor can it be called as 'journalists terrorism'. Similar is the case with the present situation. Some Hindus may have become terrorists. But there is nothing called 'Hindu terrorism'. What has happened is a misguided reaction to the attacks on the Hindus. It is not driven by some 'holy book' preaching a '(un)holy war' against 'non-believers'.
May some common-sense prevail upon the 'media-wallahs'.

Terrorism in Bible - Esther

Esther 8.9 to 12 – “Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and the rulers of the provinces which are from India to Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month which is the month Adar.” (Cited from KJV Bible)

The above verses show the utter brutality of the ‘God’s chosen people’. Did the children plot to kill the Jews? Why do they always insist on killing the innocent little ones?

8.17 – It mentions that many people converted to Judaism due to the fear of being killed. The same tactic has been used for centuries together by the Church to convert the pagans – kill the pagans unless they convert. The inhuman acts of Christianity in the Americas, in parts of India and Africa are well known in history.

Terrorism in Bible - 1 Chronicles & 2 Chronicles

1 Chronicles

5.25, 26: The Israelites worshipped other Gods. Biblical God lost his temper and inspired the Assyrians to attack the Israelites and enslave them.

15.2, 3: God remembers how the Amalekites attacked the Israelites when the latter returned from Egypt (this happened centuries ago). As a revenge for that God ordered Saul to kill all the Amalekites – men, women, infant, suckling and even ox, sheep, camel and ass.

15.18, 19: Saul did evil in the eyes of God by not killing all Amalekites.

15.23: Saul did not kill all the Amalekites and so God deposed Saul from the throne of Israel.

15.32, 33: Samuel cuts the king of Amalek into pieces before God.



2 Chronicles

14.2-5: Asa destroyed the images of various Gods and forbade the worship of deities in local shrines. This act is considered as ‘good’ and ‘right’ in the eyes of God.

15.13: “That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether great or small, whether man or woman.”

15.16: Asa broke down the image of God worshipped by his mother and removed her from being a queen (because she worshipped an idol of God).

22.7-9: Jehu killed everyone of the house of Ahab as commanded by God.

23.17: The temple of Baal was destroyed and His priest was killed as per the orders of Jehoiada, the priest of the Biblical God.

25.11, 12: Amaziah, who did was right in the eyes of God but not with a perfect heart (25.2), killed 10,000 people in the valley of salt and held as captive 10,000 others whom he killed by throwing down the mountain so that they shall be broken into pieces.

28.6-8: Pekah killed 120,000 men and enslaved 200,000 women and children because they had forsaken the Biblical God.

34.2-5: Josiah did what was right in the eyes of God by destroying the images of Gods, destroyed the altars of Baalim and burnt the bones of the Pagan priests upon the altars.

Terrorism in Bible - 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings

Terrorism in Bible

2 Samuel
8.2 – David kills two-thirds of the population of the city of Moab and enslaves the rest one-third.

1 Kings
11.16 – Joab stays in Edom for six months and he killed every male of Edom.
15.29 – The entire house of Jeroboam was slaughtered as per the command of God or God’s prophecy.

2 Kings
1.9-12 – Elijah brings fire from heaven to burn to death 102 people (for worshipping ‘false God’? They did not harm Elijah, so why burn them to death?).
2.23,24 – Little children mock the bald head of Elijah and hence, Elijah curses them. God sends two she-bears and they tear apart the 42 children who mocked Elijah. (Some people claim that the translation is wrong. It could have been young men as well. Even then, is it right for God to kill these ‘men’ in a horrible way just because they mocked the prophet? It appears barbaric and is unbefitting of God)
10.17 – To show his zeal for God, Jehu kills the entire population unto Ahab in Samaria as per the word of God.
10.19-27 – Jehu lies to the followers of Baal claiming that he is going to serve Baal. He brings all the followers of Baal together in the temple of Baal and then sends his troops in to massacre them. The images of Baal were burnt and His temple was destroyed.
10.30 – God is satisfied with all the slaughter of Pagans that Jehu has made and also his slaughter of the house of Ahab. Hence, God proclaims that the children of the fourth generation of Jehu shall sit upon the throne of Israel. There is a reward for such ‘pious terrorist’ activities.
11.18 – The Lord’s people went to the temple of Baal and destroyed it. They killed the priest before the altars.
17.25,26 – The foreigners who settled in Samaria are killed by lions (which were sent by God) because they did not fear God nor did they know the manner of the God of the land. (Perhaps God thought that killing them will teach them manners of God?)
23.20 – King Josiah kills all the Pagan priests upon the altars and burns their bones upon it.