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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Somewhat true. Most Christians pay lip service to this notion, but in actual fact morality is almost entirely social / cultural. The "moral code" that Christians cull from the Bible is most frequently the result of a very poor understanding of the texts that they are actually reading. As the video you posted seems to imply, most Christians are rightly repulsed by the atrocities committed in the name of God that are recorded in the Bible. Because of this many engage in a system of interpretive gymnastics that effectively serves to rehabilitate the texts, but in my opinion, that is a poor methodology.
Yeah, I get that. My problem is that the perception this creates among people tends to make them needlessly dismissive in the process. Your own response implies that because the so-called "biblical moral code" is barbaric and outdated, this effectively renders the entire collection worthless, meaningless, and of little more than antiquarian interest. This is what I take issue with, and my point is that there is value in the text for those who are willing to pay attention.
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There is also value in Aesop's Fables, Shakespearean sonnets, The Three Little Pigs and The Cat in the Hat.
That does not make them just, and the cults that follow them are basically benign.
Value in the texts of ancient novella should not give them more of a leg in society than the previously mentioned.