Refuting Christians with their Own Bible

[Veritas_Vincit]

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyath...so-can-we/

I just love that when they quote Bible passages, they are all so righteous. When we quote the bullshit parts of the Bible to them, they call us dickheads.

Christians LOVE to Cherry Pick the Bible

I hear all the time that Christians like to cherry pick the Bible and therefore...what?

What does that charge actually mean? That the Bible is not true? Are difficult passages evidence of something? If so what?

I agree there are many difficult passages to our modern sensibilities. But you seem to be saying that when a Christian quotes the Bible they should...what? quote OT passages rape laws just as often?...I don't know what you expect?

The point is that for Christians to say that the Bible is any kind of moral authority is ridiculous to anyone who has read it - the God of the Bible clearly and explicitly endorses all manner of barbaric behaviour. Christians usually avoid (or haven't read) the nasty bits, but to hear them try to rationalize them away is insulting to one's intelligence, it's a total double standard.