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You make a good point Northrop, but I'd temper it by saying there is also a lot of dark and ugly (and completely nonsensical) stuff in the 'good' book as well. A quick whip through Deuteronomy and Leviticus will back this up. While you could shoot for the 'it was the product of its time' argument, let's not forget that alotta people are claiming that this is the unbending word of the almighty creator and not a Mark Twain story....


Consider for a moment that the Bible is the word of God. If God really is who the Bible says he is, why then would it be a "product of the times"? Why would an all-powerful God allow humans to mess with his book? C.S. Lewis said that Jesus was one of 3 things..
Liar
Lunatic
Lord
Which one?