A Rejoinder to Pope's Allegations Against Islam — Page 48
gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor. 28 The sons of Levi did as Moses commanded, and about three thousand of the peoplefell on that day. " (EXODUS 32:25-28) Can someone believe, only in one day three thousand people were killed? This is the bloody history of the Bible. Prophet of Islam never commanded such to his followers, and never butchered the people like that. Again see what Moses commanded to his followers to do, and this is what is supported and promoted by the Bible within last thousands of years; "12 If you hear it said about one of the towns that the Lord your God is giving you to live in 13 that scoundrels from among you have gone out and led the inhabitants of the town astray, saying, "Let us go and worship other gods," whom you have not known 14 then you shall inquire and make a thoroug h investigation. If the charge is established that such an abhorrent thing has been done among you 15 you shall put the inhabitants of that town to the sword, uUerly destroying it and everything in it even putting its livestock to the sword. 16 All of its spoil you shall gather into its public square; then burn the town and all its spoil with fire, as a whole burnt offering to the Lord your God. It shall remain a perpetual ruin, never to be rebuilt. " (DEUTERONOMY 13:12-16) Christians still can say, that it is the history of Moses, it is not advocated by Jesus Christ. My dear Jesus have also similar teachings, but could not carry out, because he never got power. Just see what Jresus said; 48