>religion in the comments

Uh oh, it’s the atheist inquisition.

@wanderingmagus

This now makes me wonder if “Stone them to death” was meant in another way, like “Stone them, meaning tell them about the word. When they repent, the adulterer is dead and in place of the adulterer is one who isn’t adulterous.” and it was misheard.

This adds so much more context to the verse. Previously, I wasn’t aware that the Pharisees were just trying to trap Jesus again as I wasn’t familiar of Roman laws.

… And I have to confess that yesterday and the other day I was thinking my neighbor was disturbing (she was yelling “Get the %*$@ in in here” to her young kids) and I said she was disturbing, but I didn’t say that to her. Yet only after I said it was I feeling disturbed. So was that being judgmental/judging like Jesus said to not do? I know discerning is OK, to see what to do and what to not do.

• Matthew 5: 21-24
   
  The Teacher calls everyone to forgive, to turn the other cheek, to be innocent as doves yet wise as serpents, to be discerning, and to love one another:
   
  “35Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38This is the first and great commandment. 39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”  
• Matthew 22:35-40
   
  When asked who one’s neighbor was, the Teacher brought up one of the most hated “enemies” of the orthodox Jews, the Samaritans, who had a different interpretation of Mosaic Law. He told a parable about a man who was beaten and robbed by bandits while on the road, and left for dead. A priest came by, but when he saw the beaten man, passed him on the other side without stopping. A Levite came by, a member of the holy family appointed to be representatives of God, but he, too, passed the beaten man by. But then came a Samaritan, who saw and took pity on the man, and bandaged his wounds with expensive medicines, and brought him to an inn, and left the innkeeper two day’s wages, promising before leaving to reimburse the innkeeper any expenses if he looked after the man. As the Teacher commands us, “go and do likewise”.
   
  Too often those who claim to be Followers of the Teacher cherry-pick from His teachings, and focus on meting out judgement and forcing others into conforming with their beliefs. The Teacher did not force His teachings on anyone. In fact, He commands His disciples to “shake off the dust of your feet” if others don’t listen to you and move on. Remember the words of the angels at His Nativity: “And on Earth, Peace, Goodwill towards mankind.” The Teacher’s message is a message of love, mercy, generosity, kindness, compassion, joy, patience, faithfulness, honesty, perseverence, loyalty, friendship, peace, and self-control, of salvation for all mankind - a free salvation that comes without cost to us, because the Teacher paid the full price Himself with His own death. He never told His followers to kill or exact judgement on anyone, because only the Perfect One can judge, and “All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God.”

@wanderingmagus

http://www.plainsimplefaith.com/2013/06/the-bible-doesnt-say-love-the-sinner-hate-the-sin-the-defense-series/

Also, Where does the “Let he who has not sinned throw the first stone” part come in? That puzzled me.

@Minus

Didn’t you ever read the “Love the sinner, hate the sin” verse? Yes it is in the Bible, you can Google it now. There’s also that other verse where Jesus sits down to eat with a tax collector, if I remember right. See, tax collectors weren’t really thought of as Holy then so they would’ve gotten a lot of flack. Then after that verse a Pharisee (Someone correct me if I remember this wrong) asks something like “How can he sit with such an evil man?” and Jesus says something to the effect of “Those who are well don’t need a doctor. I’m here to heal the sick, to give aid to those who need help.”

Really. I may have not read the whole Bible from cover to cover at this time, but I do know that’s all in there.

Ok, that’s the point of what I was saying before. From that Wikipedia page, I’ve found this one that lists all the different Mormons sects alone. There are 85 of them. Many extinct, but most of them based on a single city, or founded by a single preacher and/or led by his descendants.

The Mormon fundamentalists in Bountiful have divided into two groups:

about half are members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS Church),

and the other half are members of the Church of Jesus Christ Inc.,