Belief in the word of the bible is incompatible with modern morality

Hello! Let"s start with some basic definitions: (All from MerriamWebster.com) Modern: of or relating to the present time or the recent past : happening, existing, or developing at a time near the present time. Morality: beliefs about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior. Incompatible: not able to be used together. So, combining the definitions, modern morality can be defined as "Beliefs about what is right and what is wrong of or relating to the present time". Now, I will re - write the resolution with correct definitions to make it clearer: "Belief in the word of the Bible is not able to be used with beliefs about what is right and what is wrong of or relating to the present time" Every argument has a resolution for the affirmative (pro) and a counter resolution for the negative (con). As negative (or con), I have to prove the resolution false and make a counter resolution for myself. Here"s my counter resolution to prove my opponent wrong: "Belief in the word of the Bible IS able to be used with beliefs about what is right and what is wrong of or relating to the present time" Here is my support to prove my counter resolution true: The Ten Commandments Even if someone"s an atheist, most of the Ten Commandments can apply to them. -Honor your father and mother -You shall not murder -You shall commit adultery -You shall not steal -You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor -You shall not covet All of the above are compatible with today"s modern morality. I have proven my counter resolution true and my opponents resolution false. Now, I could stop here but I will continue and respond to my opponents case. First, sorry to get all technical on you. I just wanted to make sure that we are both on the same page. I have to say that I"m impressed with your knowledge of the Bible. Most people just make claims without citations but you provided proof for each of your arguments. Respect. First off, there"s a difference between God"s law and the laws of Moses and others in the Bible. Many of the verses you provided came from people in the old testament. Those people made the laws, not necessarily God. Why did they do this? Back then, there were few books except for the Bible. These laws were included in the Bible so that the many tribes could keep track of laws wherever they were. So, these laws aren"t necessarily directed to you and me, they were directed at the people of the old testament. Now, to address the death penalty point. Yes, the laws of the old testament were harsh. But there are several reasons as to why they are so harsh. First, back then it was much easier to do bad things. Think about robbing a house today. A thief would have to watch out for security cameras, alarms, dogs, guns" in the old testament, robbery would be fairly easy because of the lack of technology. A simple way to discourage bad things would be to raise the penalty to death. That way people would think twice of doing those things. Also, the world was crazy at this point in time. Child sacrifice and other terrible things were happening and God and the old testament authors didn"t want their people to start doing these things. Moreover, jail was fairly uncommon. Again, most people in the O.T. traveled in caravans and were unable to put criminals into jail. Death was an easier option Again, these laws were the laws of Moses designed to keep the Israelites in order. They are not directed at you and me. You mentioned that the Bible allows slavery. Slavery in those days was very different than people think. The most recent slavery usually was inducted onto people of the same race, I.E. African Americans in the 1800s. The Bible definitely does not condone racial slavery. In the O.T., the Israelites (God"s people) were enslaved by the Egyptians simply because they were from Israel. This was racial slavery. How did God feel about this? Read about the Egyptian plagues that God used on the land of Egypt. Safe to say, God an the Bible does not condone racial slavery. Also, the Bible does not allow or condone man - stealing slavery. During American slavery, people would go to Africa and steal men and women to be sold into slavery. The Bible has laws to prevent this. Exodus 21:16: ""Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death, whether the victim has been sold or is still in the kidnapper"s possession.". Slavery in Biblical times was very different than today. The O.T. world was very difficult to live in. A slave could at least get free meals and living quarters. That is why many people chose to be slaves instead of try to survive on their own. Many also were slaves because their country had been defeated or their debt wasn"t paid. You and I both know that women haven"t had equal rights forever and that gender equality is a relatively new and great thing. Of course the Bible says things about gender inequality. It was written thousands of years ago! Even the first American inhabitants thought this way about women's rights! Genocide is something born out of hate. When the Israelites attacked Canaan, they weren"t committing genocide. Saying this would be like saying Americans committed genocide in WW2. Canaanites were actually very evil people. They constantly sacrificed children and were deeply involved with incest and murder. The Bible was written thousands of years ago. Undeniably, laws change. Less than 200 years ago, the U.S. was full of slaves. Laws change. You and I both know this. So why are you so hard on the Bible? It"s an old book filled with some old and outdated laws. However, there are still many laws in the Bible that are pure and worth learning about. That"s why I"m a Christian: I can see through the shrouds of doubt and realize that the Bible is a book worth dying for. Like I showed you at the beginning, the Bible says not to steal, murder, commit adultery, etc" The Bible is still compatible with today"s morality. Thanks and I look forward to your response!