Case against Tungipara teacher Sankar Biswas for defaming Prophet...

Bangladesh's beginning of the transition to "Mullah-cracy" ?

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Dhaka: A case has been filed against Sankar Biswas, English teacher of the GT Government High School for making defamatory comment about Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM).

Head master of the school Tofazzal Hossain filed the case with Tungipara police station against Sankar Biswas. Police has issued red alert to arrest the accused teacher.

Sankar Biswas had made defamatory remark about Prophet Muhammad (SM) comparing his beards with goats while taking class of ten on Thursday. The students reacted sharply and complained against the teacher to the headmaster and demonstrated.

Tension spread in Tungipara following the incident and the teacher managed to escape with the help of police and administration.

A protest meeting was held on Friday attended by thousands of people. The deputy commissioner of Gopalganj informed the meeting that on directives from the prime minister the teacher has been suspended from his job and also directed the police to arrest him.

Oficer-in-charge of Tungipara Mazharul Hoque said, red alert has been issued to arrest Sankar Biswas and message has also been sent to all police stations of the country.

Message has also been sent to the Border Guards of Bangladesh so that the accuse cannot sneak out of the country.

Source: http://www.bdinn.com/news/case-against-t​ungipara-teacher-sankar-biswas-for-defam​ing-prophet/

ANSWERING THE BIBLE:

Q. Does the God of the Bible threaten to dash the little ones to pieces and rip open pregmant women who do not follow his commands?

Ans. Unfortunately, yes. 

To  understand this let us consider the following verses from the Bible. 

21st Century King James Version:

16Samaria shall become desolate, for she hath rebelled against her God. They shall fall by the sword, their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up. (Hosea 13:16)

English Standard Version:

6[c] Samaria shall bear her guilt,

because she has rebelled against her God;

they shall fall by the sword;

their little ones shall be dashed in pieces,

and their pregnant women ripped open. (Hosea 13:16)

c.Hosea 13:16 Ch 14:1 in Hebrew

New Living Translation:

16 The people of Samaria

 must bear the consequences of their guilt

 because they rebelled against their God.

They will be killed by an invading army,

their little ones dashed to death against the ground,

their pregnant women ripped open by swords.” (Hosea 13:16)

New Century Version:

16 The nation of Israel will be ruined, 

      because it fought against God. 

     The people of Israel will die in war; 

     their children will be torn to pieces, 

     and their pregnant women will be ripped open."

Throughout the Bible, it has been a common trend to see the God of the Bible smiting those who do not believe in him or those who do not follow his commands. Here we have the graphic description of  what the God of the Bible can do to infants and pregnant women. This is kind of horrible scene to see young being "dashed to death and pregnant women ripped open by swords. I fail to understand why the poor innocent infant or an unborn fetus to be killed such mercilessly. What I feel is that anyone who claims to love such a God, must accept infanticide as one of God's violent revenges, against the unbelievers.

Q. What should be done, if a women refuses to wear a head covering during the prayers?

Ans. She should cut off all her hair!

To understand let us consider the following verses of the bible......

21st Century King James Version:

4Every man who prayeth or prophesieth, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.

5But every woman who prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoreth her head, for that is one and the same as if she were shaven.   

6For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.    

7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, inasmuch as he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man.(1 Corinthians: 11:7).

New Living Translation:

4 A man dishonors his head[b] if he covers his head while praying or prophesying. 5 But a woman dishonors her head[c] if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head, for this is the same as shaving her head. 6 Yes, if she refuses to wear a head covering, she should cut off all her hair! But since it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or her head shaved, she should wear a covering.[d]

7 A man should not wear anything on his head when worshiping, for man is made in God’s image and reflects God’s glory. And woman reflects man’s glory. (1 Corinthians: 11:7)

b.1 Corinthians 11:4 Or dishonors Christ.

c. 1 Corinthians 11:5 Or dishonors her husband.

d. 1 Corinthians 11:6 Or should have long hair.

English Standard Version:

4Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, 5but every wife[b] whoprays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. 6For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head. 7For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man. (1 Corinthians: 11:4-7).

b. 1 Corinthians 11:5 In verses 5-13, the Greek word gun&emacron; is translated wife in verses that deal with wearing a veil, a sign of being married in first-century culture

Holman Christian Standard Bible:

Every man who prays or prophesies with something on his head dishonors his head. 5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since that is one and the same as having her head shaved. 6 So if a woman's head [c] is not covered, her hair should be cut off. But if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, she should be covered.7 A man, in fact, should not cover his head, because he is God's image and glory, but woman is man's glory.(1 Corinthians 11: 4-7)

c. 1 Corinthians 11:6 Lit a woman

So, if a women refuses to wear head covering she has to shave her head. But for men, there are no such restrictions, because, "he is God's image and glory, but woman is man's glory. Nice way to show women in the poor light, in the Bible. 

However, there are some evengelical Christians, who say, "Here St.Paul is speaking about a ‘tradition’ that he has handed on. Hence, since this is not the tradition of the modern church, we hardly need to consider this text"--another of those clever ways to obfuscate the main theme. Other such cunning Christians, generally  tries to put all sorts of complex arguments for simple sentences, like what Dr.Zakir Naik does. Let us take one such garbage analysis of some simple lines from the Bible, by Daniel B. Wallace:  

Several points can be made here: 

(A) If ‘covering’ = ‘hair,’ then all men should shave their heads or go bald because the men are to have their heads uncovered. 

(B) If ‘covering’ = ‘long hair,’ then v 6 seems to suggest a tautology: “if a woman will not wear long hair, then she should cut off her hair.” But this in no way advances the argument. 

(C) The argument caves in by its own subtlety. To see ‘hair’ = ‘head covering’ means that one has to go through several exegetical hoops. In short, it hardly appears to be the plain meaning of the text. 

(D) Verses 10 and 15 would have to be saying the same thing if long hair is the same as a head covering:

New Living Translation:

10 For this reason, and because the angels are watching, a woman should wear a covering on her head to show she is under authority.[1 Corinthians 11:10: Greek should have an authority on her head]

11 But among the Lord’s people, women are not independent of men, and men are not independent of women. 12 For although the first woman came from man, every other man was born from a woman, and everything comes from God.

13 Judge for yourselves. Is it right for a woman to pray to God in public without covering her head? 

14 Isn’t it obvious that it’s disgraceful for a man to have long hair? 15 And isn’t long hair a woman’s pride and joy? For it has been given to her as a covering. 16 But if anyone wants to argue about this, I simply say that we have no other custom than this, and neither do God’s other churches.m (1 Corinthians 11: 10-16)

But this can hardly be the case. In v 10, a woman is required to wear a ‘symbol of authority.’ Such a symbol represents her submission, not her glory. Paul begins the verse by pointing back to v 9 (diaV tou'to in v 10, ‘for this reason,’ is inferential). Because ‘woman was created for the sake of man’ she ought to wear a symbol of authority on her head. But in v 15, a woman’s long hair is her glory. The Greek is even more emphatic: the dative aujth'/ is a dative of advantage. A literal translation would be: ‘it is a glory to her’ or ‘a glory accruing to her,’ or ‘to her advantage.’ Surely this is not the point of v 10!

To argue, then, that long hair is the woman’s head covering seems to miss the very point of the function of the head covering and of the long hair: one shows her submission while the other shows her glory. Both of these are contrasted with an uncovered head while praying or prophesying, or a shaved head at any time: such would speak of the woman’s humiliation and shame--Daniel B. Wallace. 

The main character of these self-styled advocators of "so called path-finding methods" looks to me, like the leaders of a MLM company; so they would use all the absurd reasoning of the world to drive their points home. There is an important jargon in marketing: If you cannot convince a customer, just puzzle him"--these people are simply doing this to show straight object oblique. 

ANSWERING THE BIBLE:

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Q. Should women keep silent in the Churches? If yes, then why?

Ans. Yes, because it is a shame for them to speak in the Churches. 

To understand let us consider the following verses from the Bible...

21st Century King James Version

34Let your women keep silence in the churches, for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.  

35And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home, for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. (Corinthians 14: 34-35).

English Standard Version:

As in all the churches of the saints, 34 the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the Law also says. 35If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church. (Corinthians 14" 34-35).

Holman Christian Standard Bible:

As in all the churches of the saints, 34 the women [h] should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak, but should be submissive, as the law also says. 35 And if they want to learn something, they should ask their own husbands at home, for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church meeting. (Corinthians 14" 34-35).

h. 1 Corinthians 14:34 Other mss read your women

New Century Version (NCV Bible):

As is true in all the churches of God's people,34 women should keep quiet in the church meetings. They are not allowed to speak, but they must yield to this rule as the law says.35 If they want to learn something, they should ask their own husbands at home. It is shameful for a woman to speak in the church meeting.

So, St.Paul commands women to be silent in church and "if they want to learn something, they should as their own husbands at home"....Huh!! Good way to degrade women...!! If anyone thinks that women is inferior to men, then he should look at the the Bible for the answer.

Q. Was Adam and Eve able to hid themselves from the God of the Bible?

Ans. Hilarious but true. 

To understand this let us consider the following verses from the Bible....

21st Century King James Version:

8And they heard the voice of the LORD God, walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. 

9And the LORD God called unto Adam and said unto him, "Where art thou?"

10And he said, "I heard Thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself." (Genesis 3:8-10).

English Standard Version:

8And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool[c] of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?"[d] 10And he said, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself." (Genesis 3:8-10).

c. Genesis 3:8 Hebrew wind

d. Genesis 3:9 In Hebrew you is singular in verses 9 and 11

New Century Version:

8 Then they heard the Lord God walking in the garden during the cool part of the day, and the man and his wife hid from the Lord God among the trees in the garden.9 But the Lord God called to the man and said, "Where are you?"

10 The man answered, "I heard you walking in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid." (Genesis 3:8-10)

Holman Christian Standard Bible:

8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, [c] and they hid themselves from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 So the LORD God called out to the man and said to him, "Where are you?"

10 And he said, "I heard You [d] in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid." (Genesis 3:8-10).

c. Genesis 3:8 Lit at the wind of the day

d. Genesis 3:10 Lit the sound of You

So the couple was able to hide from the prying eyes of the Omniscient, God of the Bible. This is another of those beautiful absurdness in the Bible.? 

ANSWERING THE BIBLE:

Ezekiel's Vision

Q. What does Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ advices Titus about women, so that they do not bring shame to Lord?

Ans. St. Paul teaches the young women to be submissive to their own husbands, so that they do not bring shame to the God of the Bible.

To understand this let us consider the following verses:

21st Century King James Version:

4that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,   

5to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the Word of God be not blasphemed. (Titus 2:4-5).

English Standard Version (ESV Bible):

4and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. (Titus 2:4-5).

Holman Christian Standard Bible:

4 so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be sensible, pure, good homemakers, and submissive to their husbands, so that God's message will not be slandered. (Titus 2:4-5).

New Living Translation:

4 These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, 5 to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes,[b] to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.(Titus 2:4-5)

b. Titus 2:5 Some manuscripts read to care for their homes

So the women must be submissive to their husbands so that God's message will not be slandered. Are the feminists' hearing, what the God of the Bible saying.....Huh!!

Q. Did the Heavens opened up and did Ezekiel see the vision of God?

Ans. Yes

To understand this let us look at the following verses...

21st Century King James Version:

Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River of Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.  

2On the fifth day of the month (which was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity),    

3the word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. (Ezekiel 1:1-3).

English Standard Version:

1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.[a] 2On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin), 3the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar canal, and the hand of the LORD was upon him there. (Ezekiel 1:1-3).
a. Ezekiel 1:1: Or from God

Holman Christian Standard Bible:

1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], on the fifth [day] of the month, while I was among the exiles by the Chebar Canal, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God. 2 On the fifth [day] of the month—it was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's exile— 3 the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar Canal. And the LORD's hand was on him there. (Ezekiel 1:1-3).

New Century Version:

1 It was the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month of our captivity. I was by the Kebar River among the people who had been carried away as captives. The sky opened, and I saw visions of God.

 2 It was the fifth day of the month of the fifth year that King Jehoiachin had been a prisoner.3 The Lord spoke his word to Ezekiel son of Buzi in the land of the Babylonians by the Kebar River. There he felt the power of the Lord.

Ezekiel begins:  Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month. But what was the year...? Another of those absurdities in the Bible? 

ANSWERING THE BIBLE:

“The meeting between Tamar and Judah”
by the Italian master Jacopo Tintoretto
(1518-1594) 

Q. What is the punishment for being wicked in the Bible?

Ans: Get killed by the God of the Bible. 

To understand this let us consider the following verses from the Bible. 

21st Century King James Version:

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned unto a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.   

2And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.
3And she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er.
4And she conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.
5And she yet again conceived and bore a son, and called his name Shelah. And he was at Chezib when she bore him.    

6And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.    

7And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.  (Genesis 38:1-8

New Century Version:

Judah and Tamar

1 About that time, Judah left his brothers and went to stay with a man named Hirah in the town of Adullam.2 There Judah met a Canaanite girl, the daughter of a man named Shua, and married her. Judah had sexual relations with her,3 and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, whom Judah named Er.4 Later she gave birth to another son and named him Onan.5 Still later she had another son and named him Shelah. She was at Kezib when this third son was born.

6 Judah chose a girl named Tamar to be the wife of his first son Er.7 But Er, Judah's oldest son, did what the Lord said was evil, so the Lord killed him.8 Then Judah said to Er's brother Onan, "Go and have sexual relations with your dead brother's wife. It is your duty to provide children for your brother in this way."(Genesis 38:1-8).

New Living Translation:

1 About this time, Judah left home and moved to Adullam, where he stayed with a man named Hirah. 2 There he saw a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua, and he married her. When he slept with her, 3 she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and he named the boy Er. 4 Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, and she named him Onan. 5 And when she gave birth to a third son, she named him Shelah. At the time of Shelah’s birth, they were living at Kezib.

 6 In the course of time, Judah arranged for his firstborn son, Er, to marry a young woman named Tamar. 7 But Er was a wicked man in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord took his life. (Genesis 38:1-8).

Holman Christian Standard Bible:

Judah and Tamar:

1 At that time Judah left his brothers and settled near an Adullamite named Hirah. 2 There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite named Shua; he took her as a wife and slept with her. 3 She conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him Er. 4 She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and named him Onan. 5 She gave birth to another son and named him Shelah. It was at Chezib that [a] [b] she gave birth to him.

6 Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. 7 Now Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the LORD's sight, and the LORD put him to death. (Genesis 38:1-8

a. Genesis 38:5 LXX reads She was at Chezib when

b. Genesis 38:5 Or He was at Chezib when

Look at this line above, "Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her".....so you do not need to have a proper marriage to have children, as long as God of the Bible is on your side. So free sex is propagated by the Bible?  

Q. What did the God of the Bible do to Onan (the 2nd son of Judah) when he went into his brother's wife but spilled the "semen" on the ground? Was the act evil in the eye of the God of the Bible?

Ans: Yes what he (Onam) did was evil in the LORD's sight; so He put him to death.

To under this, let us consider the following verses from the Bible:

21st Century King James Version:  

8And Judah said unto Onan, "Go in unto thy brother's wife and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother."   

9And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.    

10And the thing which he did displeased the LORD; therefore He slew him also. (Genesis 38:8-10).

New Living Translation:

8 Then Judah said to Er’s brother Onan, “Go and marry Tamar, as our law requires of the brother of a man who has died. You must produce an heir for your brother.”

9 But Onan was not willing to have a child who would not be his own heir. So whenever he had intercourse with his brother’s wife, he spilled the semen on the ground. This prevented her from having a child who would belong to his brother. 10 But the Lord considered it evil for Onan to deny a child to his dead brother. So the Lord took Onan’s life, too. (Genesis 38:8-10).

Holman Christian Standard Bible:

8 Then Judah said to Onan, "Sleep with your brother's wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and produce offspring for your brother." 9 But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he slept with his brother's wife, he released his semen on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother. 10 What he did was evil in the LORD's sight, so He put him to death also. (Genesis 38:8-10).

New Century Version:

9 But Onan knew that the children would not belong to him, so when he was supposed to have sexual relations with Tamar he did not complete the sex act. This made it impossible for Tamar to become pregnant and for Er to have descendants.10 The Lord was displeased by this wicked thing Onan had done, so the Lord killed Onan also. (Genesis 38:8-10).


The God killed Onan because, Onan chose to interrupt his coitus (technical terms for sexual intercourse) before he could impregnate Tamar. Onan had a logical reason for doing so, in terms of physical satisfaction in sex. However, the God of the Bible, had different plans.  
Verse 8 shows us that Judah gave his son Onan a direct order to marry his dead brother’s wife and raise up seed to his dead brother (in other words, the children, or at least the first child, would be considered the dead brother’s). During Biblical times, this was an accepted practice and was later codified in Deuteronomy 25:5-6. But Onan did not want to raise up seed to his brother. He rebelled against his father’s order. To avoid raising up seed to his brother (or Onan’s direct rebellion against raising up seed to his brother), he used coitus interrupts, which displeased the Lord. 
But the catch point here is that this lovely Bible story is often formed the basis of many Christian doctrines, including the condemnation of both masturbation and birth control, though many Biblical scholars argue that, Onan’s birth control method is only used in this act of rebellion, and as such Scripture cannot be used to determine God’s pleasure or displeasure with birth control in other situations. 
One interesting point which comes as a bye-product from this is that coitus interruptus was apparently a known method of birth control at the time. 
Now looking from the other angles we can see that God of the Bible was not comfortable with the idea of Birth control. In Genesis 1:28, God tells Adam and Eve, "Be fruitful, and multiply." Adam and Eve were our first parents and legally represented the human race (for example, their fall into sin was also our fall in sin). Therefore, this can be seen not only as an order from God to Adam and Eve, but also to the mankind. The God of the Bible asks us to be "fruitful and multiply". Numerous verses from the Bible, either directly state or imply that children are a gift from God and the man who has many of them is blessed by God. Let us consider a couple of them:   
(i) Psalm 127 states: 
"3Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.  
4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of the youth.    
5Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies at the gate". (21st Century King James Version: Psalm 127: 3-5).  
(ii) Psalm 128 is similar: 
"3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house, thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
4Behold that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.    
5The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion, and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.  
6Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel". (21st Century King James Version: Psalm 128:3-6)
Therefore, we can conclude that the modern idea prevalent in civilized societies to limit families to one or two children is alien to the God’s idea of the family or goes against the family planning. "If we are to be fruitful and multiply, and if children are a blessing from God, we should have as many of them as possible"....Huh!! So is the Population explosion okay?
But the clever clergies of various Churches have tried to obfuscate this by, applying twisted logic from other verses from the Bible. They point towards Mathew 12: 1-8, which says: 
"At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the corn; and His disciples were hungry and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat.   
2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto Him, "Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day."    
3But He said unto them, "Have ye not read what David did when he hungered and they that were with him:   4how he entered into the house of God and ate the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?    
5Or have ye not read in the law how on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are blameless? 
6But I say unto you, that in this place is One greater than the temple.
7But if ye had known what this meaneth,`I will have mercy and not sacrifice,' ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
8For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath day."
They point out that, Jesus in this verse was teaching that sometimes one law overrides another!! They point out  Mathew 12: 7: "But if ye had known what this meaneth, `I will have mercy and not sacrifice, yes, we are to be fruitful and multiply, but we are also to be merciful". They say, that  there are times in life when a couple must consider that, for many reasons, it would be better for the woman not to become pregnant or go for birth control. They say, "Those who make sweeping statements that Christians must never use contraception fall into the same ditch as the Pharisees, at least on this subject". 
However, this kind of convoluted logic has been used by Church, since the ages to justify or shield the visible errors and contradictions in the Bible. 
Then there are a bunch of Roman Catholics, who say that "artificial" methods of birth control are sinful, but "natural" methods are acceptable. While we see here that the God is displeased, even with the natural method also, if the cause does not produce the result!! We also know that many fundamental Christians are against Abortion. Think about it...!! .

ANSWERING THE BIBLE:

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Q. Does the God of the Bible get angry when the Israelites rejected him and decided to worship other Gods? What did the God of the Bible do then?

Ans: Yes. The anger of the LORD was so great against Israelites (for  Unfaithfulness) that he sold them into the hands of their enemies.

To understand this let us go through the following verses:

21st Century King James Version:

10And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers, and there arose another generation after them who knew not the LORD nor yet the works which He had done for Israel.

11And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Baalim.

12And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, the gods of the people who were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.  

13And they forsook the LORD and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

14And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and He delivered them into the hands of despoilers who despoiled them, and He sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. 

15Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them; and they were greatly distressed. (Judges 2:10-15) (See Judges 3:8, 4:2, 6:1, and 10:7 where he sells them again).

English Standard Version:

10And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the LORD or the work that he had done for Israel.

Israel’s Unfaithfulness:

11 And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. 12 And they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them. And they provoked the LORD to anger. 13They abandoned the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. 14 So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them. And he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies. 15Whenever they marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them for harm, as the LORD had warned, and as the LORD had sworn to them. And they were in terrible distress. (Judges 2:10-15) (See Judges 3:8, 4:2, 6:1, and 10:7 where he sells them again).

New Century Version:

The People Disobey:

10 After those people had died, their children grew up and did not know the Lord or what he had done for Israel.11 So they did what the Lord said was wrong, and they worshiped the Baal idols.12 They quit following the Lord, the God of their ancestors who had brought them out of Egypt. They began to worship the gods of the people who lived around them, and that made the Lord angry.13 The Israelites quit following the Lord and worshiped Baal and Ashtoreth.14 The Lord was angry with the people of Israel, so he handed them over to robbers who took their possessions. He let their enemies who lived around them defeat them; they could not protect themselves.15 When the Israelites went out to fight, they always lost, because the Lord was not with them. The Lord had sworn to them this would happen. So the Israelites suffered very much. (Judges 2:10-15) (See Judges 3:8, 4:2, 6:1, and 10:7 where he sells them again).

Holman Christian Standard Bible:

10 That whole generation was also gathered to their ancestors. After them another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works He had done for Israel.

11 The Israelites did what was evil in the LORD's sight. They worshiped the Baals 12 and abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods from the surrounding peoples and bowed down to them. They infuriated the LORD, 13 for they abandoned Him and worshiped Baal and the Ashtoreths.

14 The LORD's anger burned against Israel, and He handed them over to marauders who raided them. He sold them to [g] the enemies around them, so that they could no longer resist their enemies. 15 Whenever theIsraelites went out, the LORD [h] was against them and brought disaster [on them], just as He had promised and sworn to them. So they suffered greatly.  (Judges 2:10-15) (See Judges 3:8, 4:2, 6:1, and 10:7 where he sells them again).

Notes:

g:Judges 2:14 Lit into the hand of

h:Judges 2:15 Lit the hand of the LORD.

So the Lord sells Israelites for the crime of worshipping other Gods--intolerance in full form in the Bible. But what price did He sell ? Did the God of the Bible get a good price…..Huh!!

Q. What did the God of the Bible tell the Israelites to do before he went on a killing spree of the Egyptian children? What did the God tell, to make this day?

Ans: The God of the Bible asked the Israelites to smear some blood on their doors; so that while he is going around, killing Egyptian children, he might remember not to kill their children too. He asked them to make it a feasting day.

To understand this let us consider the following verses:

21st Century King James Version:

12For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. 

13And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you when I smite the land of Egypt.

14"`And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. (Exodus 12: 12-14).

English Standard Version:

12For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD.

13 The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.

14"This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast. (Exodus 12: 12-14).

New Century Version:

12 "That night I will go through the land of Egypt and kill all the firstborn animals and people in the land of Egypt. I will also punish all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.13 But the blood will be a sign on the houses where you are. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. Nothing terrible will hurt you when I punish the land of Egypt.

14 "You are always to remember this day and celebrate it with a feast to the Lord. Your descendants are to honor the Lord with this feast from now on. (Exodus 12: 12-14).

New Living Translation:

12 On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord! 13 But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt.

14 “This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it as a special festival to the Lord. This is a law for all time. (Exodus 12: 12-14).

Please look at this ghastly line: "I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast"--the God of the Bible does not spare the "Firstborns". Can such violent actions, by the God of the Bible give us peace? Ask yourself...!!