RE: Richard Dawkins obliterates the 10 Commandments.
June 15, 2013 at 4:54 pm
(This post was last modified: June 15, 2013 at 4:56 pm by Ryantology.)
(June 15, 2013 at 4:41 pm)Esquilax Wrote:(June 15, 2013 at 2:36 pm)shoestring Wrote: Then why do certain Christian States in the USA have the ten commandments above the entrance to courthouses?
C'mon, we both know this one: because their beliefs are inconsistent almost to the point of being nonsensical, at least where the bible is concerned.
And they have to be, because they understand that the Bible, interpreted literally, would restrict them from doing all the things they like to do. So, they interpret the Bible so as to allow them to eat bacon and do whatever they want on Sunday (though, they will piously list a few restrictions they adhere to, of course). The only time they evoke those old laws is when they want them to apply to other people (e.g. homosexuals), and why not? Secure in their own sexuality (or in complete denial of it, in some cases), the laws against gay sex don't have any effect on them, after all.
And if you don't agree with their interpretation or point out the inconsistency of their beliefs, what do you get? "You just don't understand scripture".
