The bible advocates war, revenge, slavery, rape and even genocide

Well, thank you for accepting; let's get started! I'm glad that you drew attention to the word "advocate"; I chose it carefully. I'm also glad that you have chosen a definition that I am happy to work with. I hope that you won't mind me focusing on the first part of your definition and removing the redundant part about speech. Advocate: Write in favour of I completely agree that for me to win the debate I must show that the bible advocates each and every one of the things that I claim it does. That's not going to be a problem! So, let's start with Numbers 31. That particularly pernicious chapter demonstrates clearly 4/5 of my points and hints at the last! https://www.biblegateway.com... I suggest the Bible Gateway and the NIV for analysis but I'll be happy to discuss any other translations. In the case that Con and I argue over translations, I suggest that a scholarly analysis of the original text trumps specific translations. Anyhow, I quote: The Lord said to Moses "Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites". There's revenge sorted (vengeance is violent revenge). I'm 20% of the way to victory, woohoo! Turning to verse 7, we have: They fought against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses, and killed every man. Wow, that's a double-whammy! I reckon I can cross war and genocide off my bingo card. 60% there... this is too easy! So, let's paint the picture... the leaders of the army have returned from their conquest of Midian. They have performed genocide already (as commanded by God, through Moses); they have pillaged, they have stolen, they have destroyed. Anything that they couldn't take with them, they have burnt or otherwise destroyed. They have brought back all the survivors (of war and subsequent genocide) to the camp. But this was not enough for Moses. In fact, he was angered that they had so failed to be evil enough. But don't take my word for it, read verses 17 and 18: Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man. Oooo, what can I claim here? I think it's fair to tick slavery off the list... and I reckon I've got an implication for rape, too, although I'll concede that's not a certainty from this verse. Let's call that 90% so far. Nearly there! Let's go to Deuteronomy 21, verses 10 through 14: https://www.biblegateway.com... When you go to war against your enemies and the Lord your God delivers them into your hands and you take captives, if you notice among the captives a beautiful woman and are attracted to her, you may take her as your wife. Bring her into your home and have her shave her head, trim her nails and put aside the clothes she was wearing when captured. After she has lived in your house and mourned her father and mother for a full month, then you may go to her and be her husband and she shall be your wife. If you are not pleased with her, let her go wherever she wishes. You must not sell her or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonoured her. Now, we might argue a little over the definition of rape... but what I'm reading here clearly falls into that category in my book... we have (presumably) non-consensual sexual intercourse. Could I get agreement that this is a clear advocacy of non-consensual sexual intercourse? Personally, I don't think that you can have non-consensual sexual intercourse without a rape having occurred... what do you think, Con?