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Originally posted by stevepaa
Jeff. Yes, people should read the Bible if they want to discuss it. I suspect most gay rights or pro abortion people would kindly say that they have their own views on Biblical teachings, and say thank you very much and good day.
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Yes they do, Steve. And it is their right to have their point of view; I will never argue that. There are gay rights advocates that claim the scriptures support their views (I'm not so sure about abortion rights advocates). Many do so without having read them, and compound the problem by cherry-picking verses out of context. It is kind of a lazy approach, really. My suggestion is to read the whole thing; to get the context.
The abortion rights crowd is a different breed of cat. They denounce scripture (from what I gather) without having read much of it. I get the impression that the Bible is even more "off limits" in that crowd than the gay rights folks.
I don't want to focus on these two groups. They are certainly not alone in both their opposition to, and their lack of understanding of, the Bible. I can respect those who have read it and understand what it says, and still choose to disregard its teachings. That is their right. When folks whose only knowledge of scriptures, whose only understanding of them comes through the "generally accepted" wisdom of their inner circle; when they start to spout off authoratively about them, that I have a hard time. To paraphrase Supe, they need to shut up until they have read The Book.