I read the article Saturday before heading out on my morning run (loved all the great running/bike paths in Calgary!!) and was thinking about what my friend had sent me. I ended up at the same place as you.
The "I have no problem with religion because it is possible to hold your religious beliefs while espousing enlightened beliefs" idea allows for people to form their ethics around a book written by men thousands of years ago. Just because my friend took those words and still holds modern views on women's rights, gay rights, etc doesn't mean that all that read those same words will come to that same place. But saying that it is all right to form your ethics around the Bible (or any other religious tome for that matter) takes away our ability to reason someone into a viewpoint we many want to propogate (ie gay marriage).
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