Indeed pointed, though I have heard them before. A fundamentalist will argue that many of the Old Testament restrictions were lifted per Peter's revelation (Acts). I prefer to note factual discrepancies within the New Testament (eg when did Jesus "cleanse" the temple) to show that the Bible is not factual history/law but is more about people's experiences of God. Regretably, fundamentalists do not listen to whichever argument one chooses.
My mother was a church warden, my uncle is a Baptist deacon, my grandmother is a staunch Catholic, and I even have a sister who professes to be a Rastafarian. So no, I most certainly don't. It's bigotry I hate.
I don't see how that's at all relevant.
ReplyDeleteIndeed pointed, though I have heard them before. A fundamentalist will argue that many of the Old Testament restrictions were lifted per Peter's revelation (Acts). I prefer to note factual discrepancies within the New Testament (eg when did Jesus "cleanse" the temple) to show that the Bible is not factual history/law but is more about people's experiences of God. Regretably, fundamentalists do not listen to whichever argument one chooses.
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ReplyDeleteMy mother was a church warden, my uncle is a Baptist deacon, my grandmother is a staunch Catholic, and I even have a sister who professes to be a Rastafarian. So no, I most certainly don't. It's bigotry I hate.
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