I found this question via FriendlyAtheist, who shared this big pdf file (poster size, but only 1.6Mb), with a list of questions, each answered in various ways in different parts of the Bible, and a graphic showing links between the different areas where the different answers occur..
To my title question, the poster shows:
gen 17:19, exo 12:14, 17, 24, lev 23:14, 21, 31, deut 4:8-9, 7:9, 11:1, 11:26-28, 1chron 16:15, ps 119:151-2, 119:160, mal 4:4, mat 5:18-19, lk 16:17 ≠
lk 16:16, rom 6:14, 7:4, 6, 10:4, 2cor 3:14, gal 3:13, 3:24-25, 5:18, eph 2:15, col 2:14
Those of us who don’t know all the verses need a convenient way to look them up, like http://bible.cc I’ve linked two of the sample verses, above.
I like the parallel view, showing each verse in 15 popular English Bible translations.
The answer is a resounding yes, based on the New Testament versus you quote. But they also need to obey the laws of the New Testament, including the inconvenient laws. http://dangerousintersection.org/2006/06/14/what-…
I'm still trying to decide what has more violence and cruelty, the Bible or the Koran:
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/cruelty/l…
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/cruelty/long.ht…
And what the hell. We should also consider the book of Mormon: http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/BOM/cr/long.htm…
I'm not saying that these books aren't also sprinkled with guidance on how to be kind; it's just that the advice on kindness is mixed up with horrific advice. I can only make sense of it as two distinct targets. Be nice to members of ingroups and you can kill members of outgroups. http://dangerousintersection.org/2006/12/12/ingro…