Perhaps we are all idolatrous. Nowadays, people worship images of God in their mind.
In ancient time, idolaters are people that make images of God or gods. Just like ancient people craft statues and call it God. Now, our religious leaders craft images of God in our mind and tell us that’s the true God.
I know those are just images because different people have different images.
In Christianity, God is a triumvirate. In Judaism, God is one. In Hinduism, God has many theories.
I once went to Benny Hinn. I saw people are rising from the chairs and the deaf hear.
For a while I was moved.
I then asked whether I can have more details on those who are cured so I can verify whether they really are cured or not.
They said I should ask the administrator.
I didn’t dig further because I was busy.
However, I see that 20-20 did some analysis and show that most of those “cured” people remain sick. What we have is just either fraud or blatant ignorance. Which explains religion.
Young’s Literal Translation
‘When a man findeth a damsel, a virgin who is not betrothed, and hath caught her, and lain with her, and they have been found,
http://bible.cc/deuteronomy/22-28.htm
As you approach a town to attack it, first offer its people terms for peace. If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor. But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town. When the LORD your God hands it over to you, kill every man in the town. But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder. You may enjoy the spoils of your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.