God's Word (the Bible)

Con: -Ezekiel 23:20 "There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses." (NIV)- "Could God not make his point cleanly or with a little more tact? " * I challenge Con to define "cleanly" and "more tact" in reference to this verse. * In Ezekial 23:4 we see that this story is an allegory and the "whore" is Jerusalem. "They were mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. The first is Samaria, and the second is Jerusalem." * Possible reason why: -God is blunt because real honesty is blunt and to the point. Blunt- *lacking refinement or subtlety; straightforward and uncomplicated *outspoken; direct and to the point: www.thefreedictionary.com/blunt --- Things a blunt person(bronto) understands: *Your friends come to you because you give the "most honest" and "real" advice. *Political correctness gets in the way of the truth. It can be a lie in disguise. *Sometimes being blunt is the only way to get the point across. The point? What Jerusalem was doing was the equivalent of a married, cheating whore who got around with everyone and anyone. If someone said this to me, I would get the point. "Bronto, you are like a married, cheating whore who would sleep with a 10 foot tall woman with 3 boobs, 6 arms, a tail and whiskers." Now you have my attention... --- What was the author supposed to say? I'll give it a try. -She was quite a dirty little whore who liked well hung men. She'd give up the goodies to anyone with a big wanker. -She was a gal who liked men, and she preferred men who were long and hard and could get it on like Donkey Kong. -She liked having a sex, a lot...and if you were hung like a mule, she'd pounce you any time, any place, anywhere. -She was a tramp who liked men who could pound a nail like a pornstar. Her husband was irrelevant. -I'm not certain a more tactful way of saying it, nor am I sure it would be reasonable to try. From the verse I get that she liked the salamander...a lot. Point made God. Point made... * EXAMPLE- Ed, a sales rep, had great content in his speeches, yet cleared his throat with a slight "Ahm" after every 3-4 sentences. While it was noticeable in his speeches, no one mentioned it, thinking he might have some allergy or throat condition. At the end of the second day, small groups formed and critiqued each other's speeches. Someone in Ed's group tried tactfully to mention Ed might want to watch his throat clearing habit. It obviously had little affect, since the "Ahm's" continued, even in ordinary conversation. Then it happened. During the closing hour of the conference, Ed gave a five minute speech. He had a great opening, maintained eye contact, and even used a few props. Of course by now the rest of the class silently counted his throat clearing sounds while he presented. Ed barely finished his sentence when the instructor asked him, "Ed, do you have some sort of throat problem?" "No" answered Ed. "Then stop clearing your throat. It's an annoying habit and it interferes with people listening to you. I'd never hire you because I don't want to listen to someone say "Ahm' every 15 seconds," said the instructor. www.streetdirectory.com/etoday/sometimes-you-have-to-be-blunt-wuucjf.html *Holding back on information makes people question your honesty. *It is hard to trust people who won"t give you a straight answer. *Being too cautious about what you say can lead to never really giving anyone an answer to their questions. --- Anything else Con? You asked...