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we're dealing with the literal interpreations of the text itself.
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Yeah...i get that. You want to have a debate not worth having.
Nobody can take the whole thing literally. So, it's like saying that Agatha Christie novels are evil because people die in them.
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I'm discussing the Bible alone.
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Again...you miss the fact that this book is not, and cannot be placed in a vacuum. I'm not going to make an arguement for slavery, homophobia, or religious violence. They are horrible, sinful things...
But it misses the point to take the bad out of context. And that's what that list is. It's a total exercize in seeing the forest for the trees....
Thank you. But if you'd read the material i'd posted, you'd see that there is a very good reason for making the distinction. The original hebrew is not entirely reflected in the English translation. I'm not going to repeat myself...feel free to read what i've already said. But i'm done with this debate. You've shown a consistant lack of respect...and i have no obligation to take your shit.