My favourite part of the Bible is where it says "an unborn fetus is a child." I also like the part where it says "gay marriage is bad." I can't remember which part that is--maybe you can help me out, Calgaryborn?
All of this seems to be somewhat beside the point. This thread, like a number of others, has degenerated into a discussion of U.S. politics, which is a bit more complicated than people are giving it credit for being. But if you want to see "arrogance," then I'd point you to someone who pretends to have access to true knowledge of the divine will. A Fundamentalist is someone who has forgotten about the one constant rule in religious and philosophical thinking: that humans are imperfect--and that this imperfection extends to our understanding of the nature of the cosmos and of God.
The point is: no-one is telling you how to interpret scripture, or how it should be important in your life. I guarantee you don't follow every part of the scripture: my guess is that you eat pork, and don't mind sharing a tent with a woman who's menstruating. But more importantly, just because you read a certain book doesn't make you a more moral individual than anyone else. Morality comes from an exploration and an acceptance of your inner self, and from empathy for fellow human beings. It pretty much never comes from intolerance and hatred, which are the most morally empty philosophies that you can get. If you think "God hates X" is a true interpretation of Christian theology--or if you believe in a religious practice that includes hatred of others--then I'm sorry to say that you've been duped, because that's not Christianity at all.
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