'Beat to death' for not reading his Bible

[FngBng]

Mother and stepfather beat boy, 7, to death for not reading his Bible | Mail Online

A seven-year-old boy has been beaten to death by his stepfather and mother for not reading his Bible, authorities said.

Markiece Palmer, 34, and Dina Palmer, 27, were charged with murder last week along with other counts of child abuse and neglect.

Roderick Arrington, seven, was taken to University Medical Center in Las Vegas last Thursday unconscious and with brain swelling. He died the following day.

[Radiant1]

Originally Posted by FngBng

Mother and stepfather beat boy, 7, to death for not reading his Bible | Mail Online

A seven-year-old boy has been beaten to death by his stepfather and mother for not reading his Bible, authorities said.

Markiece Palmer, 34, and Dina Palmer, 27, were charged with murder last week along with other counts of child abuse and neglect.

Roderick Arrington, seven, was taken to University Medical Center in Las Vegas last Thursday unconscious and with brain swelling. He died the following day.

How terribly sad. Good on the Clark County system for holding the couple without bail.

[cheezgrits]

Substitute "muslim" in most of this forum's other posts with "christian".

Hmmmm, seems there's fanatical idiots everywhere...

What kind of God lets this happen?

Jesus loves the little children of the world. Apparently not that one.

This...this is why I denounce organized religion.

Like I said in another post, would rather walk in hell with people who lived a good life and did the right things than with most "christians".

[Starman3000m]

Originally Posted by cheezgrits

Substitute "muslim" in most of this forum's other posts with "christian".

Hmmmm, seems there's fanatical idiots everywhere...

What kind of God lets this happen?

Jesus loves the little children of the world. Apparently not that one.

This...this is why I denounce organized religion.

Like I said in another post, would rather walk in hell with people who lived a good life and did the right things than with most "christians".

Would you really rather walk in hell?

Actually, it's the ruler of hell that has caused mankind to turn from a loving God and turn against each other with hatred and murder. During Jesus' time there were "religious leaders" who claimed they were living a good life and doing the right things yet they were planning to kill Jesus. They must have believed they were "safe" because of their claim of being from the seed of Abraham. They did not want to accept Jesus as being sent from God.

Here is the account:

“Abraham is our father,” they answered.

“If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would do what Abraham did. As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. You are doing the works of your own father.”

“We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! (John 8:39-45)

[Radiant1]

Originally Posted by cheezgrits

Hmmmm, seems there's fanatical idiots everywhere...

Yes, and don't let anyone try to tell you different.

Originally Posted by cheezgrits

What kind of God lets this happen?

The kind of God who allows us free will so that we may choose to love Him as opposed to being forced to love Him. Is love not freely chosen true love? Unfortunately, being allowed the choice has consequences. I'm sure it saddens God as much as it does us. There is one thing most of us take heart in, God's final justice.

Without darkness there would be no light (or vice versa), right?

[Baja28 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by cheezgrits

Substitute "muslim" in most of this forum's other posts with "christian".

Major fail on your part. Can't even begin to compare christians to muslims.

Originally Posted by cheezgrits

Hmmmm, seems there's fanatical idiots everywhere...

Agree.

This is why organized religion is so fukked up.

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by cheezgrits

Substitute "muslim" in most of this forum's other posts with "christian".

Hey, except for frequency of incidence, severity, and cultural acceptance, they're the exact same.

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by Baja28

This is why organized religion is so fukked up.

Why?

The church picnic and other social events are mostly beatings-free, as are many religious services. Why blame organized religion for the random crazy person? Hollywood does that all the time and it pisses me off. Can we agree that most people who believe in God and attend church do not beat their children to death?

[Vince]

I believe in God and attend church. I don't beat my children.

[PsyOps (Premo)]

Originally Posted by cheezgrits

What kind of God lets this happen?

A God that has an eternally deeper understanding of life than we do; a God that knows that life is not limited to this earth. Whether someone dies at age 7 or 77, in terms of eternity both are a blink of an eye.