What IS good, and how do we determine it?

[Thumpalumpacus]

Which actions are you reffering to? I believe I have already cleared this up multiple times...

And I have already listed them multiple times. But you haven't cleared anything up about why you reject my listed examples. You've only said that you regard the OT as allegory, but ignored my question when I asked you why.

I already know that you cherry-pick the Bible. I'm asking how you justify your particular choices. You have avoided that question assiduously.

Parker, this is part of being a Christian. A lot of the teachings of Christ contradict the teachings in the Old Testament. Also, part of the reason He came was to set the record straight about morality and about God. He would not have had the need to do this if everything was perfectly explained in the Old Testament. He also would not have contradicted it, and acknowledged that he was contradicting it. What you describe as "ignoring parts of the bible" is simply Christianity. We believe first and foremore in the words of Jesus and that He came to correct what wasn't right. One cannot believe in both at the same time because they contradict each other.

I already know about Christians ignoring the inconvenient parts of the Bible, thanks. I am asking you to justify your particular choices.

Gotcha. I appreciate the link, but I'd rather discuss it here rather than be given reading material. ;-)
Why not tell me yourself and we can talk about it?

I already have. If you're not going to read my posts, please just let me know, so I won't waste my time.

I agree. But I forgot what the question was lol. Can you ask me again? I've got my hands full here replying to all these posts!

Pay attention:

I could never see killing infidel children or burning alive women who were rapped or cutting off a 12 year old's clitoris as ever being moral.

And that is because you cannot see it. You have to explain why your moral sensibility is privileged.

Here is where we disagree, my friend.

Your disagreement is not with me. Your disagreement is with reality. You're welcome to your own opinions; you are not entitled to your own facts.