Any religious deity that would instruct or encourage such retribution for non compliance with religious edicts is imo a failed, flawed human and not of heavenly or spiritual origins and certainly not worthy of being followed or revered.
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Dex, do you have the same opinion of non religious organizations that require the same unquestioning obedience? http://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/world/conscientious-objection-experts-video/
