(February 3, 2016 at 9:29 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Well considering Jesus Himself straight up denounced certain things in the OT, I think that's a pretty good indication that the bible (while it is important), is not the end all be all of the faith. That's what Catholics believe, anyway. Can't speak for the others.
I don't believe you can even speak for all the catholics.
Bible is a prop, just like all the "holy" books. It's actual content is pretty much irrelevant. All christians cherry-pick and twist the text, in order to suit their needs and pre-conceived notions. And they would be doing so, even if you replaced the book in question with a Batman comic, a Dr. Seuss story, or a handkerchief with a rude word scribbled on it.
"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one." - George Bernard Shaw
