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You might rework it as "reasonable people wouldn't interpret..." - which means people in this thread are unreasonable. That is a position you can try to defend. You might also rework it as "reasonable Christians wouldn't go kill stuff over the bible" - which is redundant, becaus...

"Open to interpretation" such as Lev.24? 1.[14] Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 2.[16] And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and al...

Fundamentally, he's claiming that he has a holistic understanding of the entire bible such that he can cherry pick the quotes he likes, but everyone else over the last two thousand years who cherry picked the quotes they liked weren't "real" Christians. Because obviously if they were read...

But, New Testament as a whole doesn't support it. People quote when they want to use Bible as an instrument of their cause. They select parts they want, and ignore parts they don't care about. The New Testament as a whole doesn't support being a Christian anymore. The Kingdom of Heaven is explicitl...

What? Seriously, you just "No True Scotsmaned" the direct word of your god. What the fuck? Your claim is that there's some sort of secret message in the whole bible, and that all the parts about burning books and taking up weapons against your parents if they fail to heed the word of your...

Basically, you've embarked upon a voyage of self-deception: making an argument you can't possibly win. You're trying to make the argument that the biblical passages that real groups really used to justify their Christian-inspired atrocities don't exist. But they obviously do exist, because the peop...

Um, given that this is my first post on the Den I guess I should introduce myself - I kinda lurk & sometimes post on various gaming forums, but never before felt the need to post on Den. Disclaimer: I'm a Catholic, so my opinions may be biased. I think that the conception and worship of the Abra...