What many Christians don't seem to understand is that you can't have your cake and eat it. If you're going to excuse the worse verses in the bible by appealing to mundane reasons such as cultural context and historical accident, then there's no justifiable way to then turn around and say, well, God was supernatural, the bible is his word and we should listen to it.
Religion is either the product of human intellect or it isn't. Take a position and stand by it, don't fluctuate between the two, unless there's a good reason to do so, and there isn't, as far as I can tell.
Religion is either the product of human intellect or it isn't. Take a position and stand by it, don't fluctuate between the two, unless there's a good reason to do so, and there isn't, as far as I can tell.