(06-14-2016, 12:49 AM)taramarie Wrote: The bible is twisted to suit people's agendas all the time. It used to be used to justify slavery. Now it is used to oppress gays. You cannot go round picking and choosing what parts suit your agenda then ignore other parts you probably have done which the bible also states is an abomination. You better PRAY the bible lies and heaven is a fantasy because if not you are going to hell if you do any of the things it says is an abomination. Look to my link for reference. You can hate them all you like because the bible is against them....but look to your actions first. Never mind what they are doing and especially do not prevent them from having the equality you already enjoy. I am sure you would be pissed if you went through what they have and continue to go through. But who cares right? As long as your rights are valued and put before anyone elses. Hate them all you like but you should not get preferential rights over another who is different from you.
As a moral code the Bible creates problems. Much of the text proves to be rigid rules of ritual behavior and dietary (kashrut) rules that few people have the ability to follow, and that have little value as a moral code. To be sure, Orthodox Jews can be wonderful people -- but for acting upon conscience, and not for rejecting pork and shellfish or meals that consist of meat and dairy.
Nothing in the Bible says anything about child abuse, slavery, narcotics, or drunk driving (addendum: being evil or undesirable).
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.