How can Muslims be non-radical?

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Originally Posted by Hexadecimal

Funny that you claim a straw man where there is none. His request was answered and an example of an even greater violation of the Law than beating a servant was given with an explanation of its explicitly commanded punishment. You are covered with your name.

Wrong. You claimed the following:

"Nowhere does the OT state that the punishments are supposed to be carried out at the whim of man."

He provided you with biblical verses giving man the right to smite his servants so long as they live. Smiting can be used as punishment. Unless you can show how the bible explicitly says that man cannot use smiting as a punishment, you stand refuted.

This rust covered man just successfully showed how you were wrong. Sad.