{"id":35781,"date":"2014-06-22T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-22T18:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=35781"},"modified":"2014-06-21T21:01:17","modified_gmt":"2014-06-22T05:01:17","slug":"bible-more-violent-than-video-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bible is More Violent than Video Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

In light of my series on the violence of God in the Bible, in which I said that the Bible is the most violent religious text in the world<\/a>, someone sent this picture to me. It made me think… Hmmm, why do I want my children to read the Bible again?<\/p>\n

\"Bible<\/p>\n

Go here to see some more humorous Christian memes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In light of my series this past week about the Bible, in which I said that the Bible is the most violent religious text in the world, someone sent this picture to me. It made me think… Hmmm, why do I want my children to read the Bible again?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[1253,1271,1343,1344,128,1977],"class_list":{"0":"post-35781","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-bible","8":"tag-god","9":"tag-humor","10":"tag-laugh","11":"tag-theology-bible","12":"tag-violence-of-scripture","13":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\nThe Bible is More Violent than Video Games<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here is a humorous meme which compares the Bible to violent video games... why do I want my children to read the Bible again?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Bible is More Violent than Video Games\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here is a humorous meme which compares the Bible to violent video games... why do I want my children to read the Bible again?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Redeeming God\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/290798794274804\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/290798794274804\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-06-22T18:00:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-06-22T05:01:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bible-is-violent.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"375\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jeremy Myers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@redeeminggod\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@redeeminggod\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jeremy Myers\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jeremy Myers\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c\"},\"headline\":\"The Bible is More Violent than Video Games\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-06-22T18:00:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-06-22T05:01:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/\"},\"wordCount\":68,\"commentCount\":9,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bible-is-violent.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"bible\",\"God\",\"humor\",\"laugh\",\"Theology of the Bible\",\"violence of Scripture\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/\",\"name\":\"The Bible is More Violent than Video Games\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bible-is-violent.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-06-22T18:00:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-06-22T05:01:17+00:00\",\"description\":\"Here is a humorous meme which compares the Bible to violent video games... why do I want my children to read the Bible again?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bible-is-violent.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bible-is-violent.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"height\":375,\"caption\":\"Bible is violent\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Bible is More Violent than Video Games\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/\",\"name\":\"Redeeming God\",\"description\":\"Liberating you from bad ideas about God\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c\",\"name\":\"Jeremy Myers\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eddb31e43c2836234b746787cbef8f12?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eddb31e43c2836234b746787cbef8f12?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jeremy Myers\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"description\":\"Jeremy Myers writes about Scripture and theology in a way that redeems God and people from the prison of religion. He is a popular author and blogger and often gives away free eBooks to his blog subscribers.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\",\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/290798794274804\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/redeeminggod\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Bible is More Violent than Video Games","description":"Here is a humorous meme which compares the Bible to violent video games... why do I want my children to read the Bible again?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Bible is More Violent than Video Games","og_description":"Here is a humorous meme which compares the Bible to violent video games... why do I want my children to read the Bible again?","og_url":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/","og_site_name":"Redeeming God","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/290798794274804","article_author":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/290798794274804","article_published_time":"2014-06-22T18:00:53+00:00","article_modified_time":"2014-06-22T05:01:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":500,"height":375,"url":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bible-is-violent.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jeremy Myers","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@redeeminggod","twitter_site":"@redeeminggod","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jeremy Myers"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/"},"author":{"name":"Jeremy Myers","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c"},"headline":"The Bible is More Violent than Video Games","datePublished":"2014-06-22T18:00:53+00:00","dateModified":"2014-06-22T05:01:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/"},"wordCount":68,"commentCount":9,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bible-is-violent.jpg","keywords":["bible","God","humor","laugh","Theology of the Bible","violence of Scripture"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/","url":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/","name":"The Bible is More Violent than Video Games","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bible-is-violent.jpg","datePublished":"2014-06-22T18:00:53+00:00","dateModified":"2014-06-22T05:01:17+00:00","description":"Here is a humorous meme which compares the Bible to violent video games... why do I want my children to read the Bible again?","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bible-is-violent.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bible-is-violent.jpg","width":500,"height":375,"caption":"Bible is violent"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-more-violent-than-video-games\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Bible is More Violent than Video Games"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/","name":"Redeeming God","description":"Liberating you from bad ideas about God","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0df0211c3f7ba3d4c6cfa1f8411f481c","name":"Jeremy Myers","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eddb31e43c2836234b746787cbef8f12?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eddb31e43c2836234b746787cbef8f12?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jeremy Myers"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"description":"Jeremy Myers writes about Scripture and theology in a way that redeems God and people from the prison of religion. He is a popular author and blogger and often gives away free eBooks to his blog subscribers.","sameAs":["https:\/\/redeeminggod.com","http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/290798794274804","https:\/\/x.com\/redeeminggod"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35781"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}