People seem to insist that it is okay to take a divine command of scripture, and then carry it out by means the scripture criticizes. This is literalism.
People seem to insist that it is okay to have presuppositions and then force those presuppositions onto scripture. This is arrogance.
People seem to insist that it is okay to pull a quote out of scripture and leave the context of the scripture. This is cherry picking.
People seem to insist that it is okay to give timeless and placeless scripture a time and place. This is playing God.
Henry VII did all four. John Locke did all four.
Al-Qaeda does all four. Robert Spencer does all four.
Rush Limbaugh does all four. Karen Armstrong does all four.
Elijah Muhammad did all four. Archbishop John Carroll did all four.
Quit the crap. Please. Take it for what it means or don’t take it all. I don’t confess to know the truth of every holy book, but I’m not going to make up my own truth depending on my mood.
When you interpret scripture and tell it to the world, as a preacher or a pastor, an imam or a guru, you are signing on behalf of God. Pay attention.
Whispers of Satan 