(October 3, 2015 at 3:25 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: You have to be a cherry picker when you read the Bible. Even if you try to follow the Bible word-for-word, there will come a point where you are forced to be selective about morality, because the Bible flatly contradicts itself on numerous things.
Exactly, but from my limited understanding of the English language cherry-picking means choosing what is better, more desirable or even more moral, and that is not the case with the bible - If you read many contradictions, you can adopt any criteria you wish and the truth is that hating gays is not the most desirable option but some groups still pick that option - Even the most fundie needs to make a few choices otherwise they would act incoherently.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
