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213 place. They shall say to the elders of his town, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard. ” Then all the men of the town shall stone him to death. So you shall purge the evil from your midst; and all Israel will hear, and be afraid. 9. Leviticus 21:9: When the daughter of a priest profanes herself through prostitution, she profanes her father; she shall be burned to death. 10. Leviticus 24:13-16: The Lord said to Moses, saying: …And speak to the people of Israel, saying: Anyone who curses God shall bear the sin. One who blasphemes the name of the Lord shall be put to death; the whole congregation shall stone the blasphemer. Aliens as well as citizens, when they blaspheme the Name, shall be put to death. In the chapter on Shariah, we discussed the philosophy of certain harsh punishments in Islam. However, their harshness pales in front of some of the laws of the Torah quoted above. These examples are just a few among many which demonstrate that the Bible is a very violent book.