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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: onepoorguy ⎊✺  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Kegbreath cuts LDS from list
Date: 06/12/26 7:49 PM
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I don't think it's correct to say that the Abrahamic tradition "acknowledges" (in the present tense) the existence of other gods.

Not "present". But one can't edit the "scriptures". And it clearly says "gods". So, it is part of the Abrahamic tradition. Jews are actually stuck with it. Xians could have avoided it, but they decided to keep the OT and just add the NT, so they're stuck with it, too. Muslims probably could have done likewise, but they also kept the first five books.

Since they can't change the "inspired word of god", the chief deity -allegedly- said "thou shalt have no gods before me". Plural. The Jews -as I understand it- accepted such existence, but only worshipped their guy. Been a long time since I saw the movie, but the Jews would accept Crom even as they worshipped the Sky God that was -by definition- above Crom. (Forget the name of that god...been a long time.)
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