Refuting Christians with their Own Bible

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I don't think a few very obvious moral statements from Jesus balances all the horrific immorality of the Old Testament. The fact that people so readily focus on the NT, and then only on specific popular passages in that, shows people are just looking to see their morality reflected back at them. The rest of it doesn't apply, for some reason or another. I find it astonishing people don't see what they are doing. Obviously you have your own standard of morality, if you're able to discern which parts are worth following.

Oh, until of course they want to protect their bigotry. Then suddenly, out comes the OT to beat on gays and such.

If you have to read a book to understand the basics of morality, there is something very wrong with you and you should seek professional help. You might be a psychopath, or maybe you've had barely any human interaction. Either way, reading this death/torture manual is about the worst thing you could do.