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Originally Posted by Nittany Dodgers
Ah, but the Bible is interpreted on a daily basis. The Bible is not written is such a way that its meaning is clear, nor universally translated or understood. One person can read the Bible and ascertain one meaning, another person can read the Bible and understand something different. What is it that leads two people to two different understandings?
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It's a big book. It, like all literature, is often used to assert ideals that the asserters are looking to push as their own adgenda.
EDIT: I would also make the point that most of the time we can trace misuse of the Bible to a few key errors. Not interpreting the Bible in light of it's other passages, taking items out of context, etc.
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Originally Posted by Nittany Dodgers
Some time ago the Bible was interpretted in such a way that justified slavery. The Bible is now being interpretted in such a way, by some people (but not all) to justify discrimination against gays. You can't read and undestand the Bible without bringing logic and reason into the equation. It is impossible to read anything without using logic and reason. That's how the brain works.
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In defense of Christianity, it was also the Bible that inspired the abolishionist movements in both Britain and the US. So, justafiably, what was wrong was righted. Not to mention, there's direct scripture that details slave traders as sinners:
8We know that the law (Mosaic law) is good if one uses it properly. 9We also know that law[a] is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 10for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine 11that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me. (I Timothy 1:8-11)
I don't think anyone reading this thread would be able to argue that this speaks directly to slavery, and also easily repudiates the notion that this would be "ok" with God. Funny how some people just easily miss what it says about obvious issues (slavery, etc.).