Why is Faith/Belief a Moral Issue?

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Okay. The problem arises when the assumption is made that the bible is good, and as such can and should be defended.

I make no such assumption, and I read what it actually says and it makes me sick. This is why I'd never be a Christian, even if I thought there was any truth to it.

Interestingly, Catholic Lady gets around this problem by writing off the whole of the OT as metaphor/innacurate. Creative, I'll give her that!

I firmly believe there is no justification to be had for the atrocity that is the OT.

PS: Of course, if we take the bible for what it actually is, it makes sense. It's a peek into the past, and what society and morality may have been like back then. Obviously it's not especially reliable since it's filled with nonsense, but even the nonsense gives some idea of the thought processes of those people.