re: #5 APox

Funny, I grew up in the south and all the Baptist preachers I recall said the Bible was God’s living word, and that everything in it was a sacred message from god that would consider it a pretty grave misstep to believe you can “pick and choose” what parts of the Bible you agree with..

That is a point that a theologian might hold, but it is, fortunatlely, not one that he can force on anyone. Not as long as we insist on a separation of Church and State, at least…