"Assessing the Bible in the light of literal interpretation as advocated by
>> fundamentalist Christians, rather than inspiration Parenti finds a deeply
>> troubling narrative ..."
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> What, are we supposed to "respect" that bag of nonsense?
>
For starters, you should not make it a point to read the Bible (or anything else) from the most obtuse perspective possible.
-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."