Quote Originally Posted by geoff View Post
You will also see how some of the atheists here show their knowledge of scripture, or lack there of.
Atheists lack of knowledge of scripture huh? You didnt even know the bible has been edited. I've clearly shown my knowledge of your scripture is greater than yours. You just choose to interpret it differently, and your interpretation is the "correct" interpretation.

Rape was punishable by death and slavery then was not what slavery in modern terms was. Slaves were to be treated very well under the "golden rule" and there was punishment for abuse. Also, slaves were to be set free every 7 years. What some here label as "murder" was realistically casualties of war.
I dont think you understand what slavery is. I think you imagine that slavery in the 18-19th century was all brutally oppresive. This is not the case. None the less, slavery is slavery, 1st century or 21st century.
It was also punishment for sin.
This is what we take issue with. There's a lot of trivial stuff the bible considers sin: Working on sunday, wearing blended fabrics, cutting your beard. Think I should be killed for wearing my favorite polyester shirt?


I can tell you this my friend. The Bible is not a buffet which one can pick and choose what they like and disregard that which they find irrelevant. No personal interpretation is needed.
So why do believers pick gay marriage to crusade against, and not barber shops doing hot later shaves on men? Only one of those is a sin according to the bible, and I'll give you a hint, it involves a razor and shaving cream.

It seems these days that the Bible is no longer relevant, and as each day passes that idea become more true. Yet, the Bible clearly speaks of this...
Like I've said before, its easy to predict the future when you make broad and incredibly vague predictions.

Quote Originally Posted by geoff View Post
The Bible has not been "interpreted" many times or "rewritten".
Unfortunately It has. It has been revised many times, entire books have been omitted, and it has been translated numerous times. Romani, Hungarian, and German, Romainas 2 recognised languages, are all viable. We're talking about a translation from many different languages that are no longer viable, into different versions of English that are no longer viable.

Quote Originally Posted by quickdodgeŽ View Post
The only problem is that you can not sit there and say that the Bible has not been interpreted. As far as I know, the English language has not been around since the Biblical days. So to say that there is no chance the Bible could have been misinterpreted is quite a bit naive, yes?
The version of english we speak has only been around for a few hundred years. Modern english has only been around since around 1400. I have a feeling some believers think "white Jesus" was prancing around back in the 1st century speaking Shakespearian english. Lol.