"The Bible says that marriage is between a man and a woman. In Leviticus it says, 'If man lies with mankind as he would lie with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death and their blood shall be upon them.' The Bible is pretty black and white..."
"I feel like God himself created mankind and he loves everyone, and he has the best for everyone. If he says that having sex with someone of your same gender is going to bring death upon you, that's a pretty stern warning, and he knows more than we do about life."
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It's been said that the best way to create a non-believer is to have him read the bible.
I totally disagree with that. You just have to read it/study it in the appropriate context and realize that it has been heavily edited, revised, and translated/tweaked by many, many people.
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I think to many people believe a bit too much of what is in the good book. The Bible is like the Constitution, needs to be more flexible and open to some changes I think.?The bible and the Constitution have nothing in common other than most of the founders believed in God and the bible.
There is little flexibility in the Constitution nor should there be flexibility. It is not open to changes other than through the methods discribed in it. The bible is open to interpretation but the Constitution is not. It is not changeable except through Amendment to it and there are specific methods for doing that. But then, it appears most citizens are not aware of how it can be changed or how it is done. The final interpretation of the Constitution lies with the Supreme Court and its rulings are subject to change by Congress and Constitutional Amendment. The last thing it needs to be is flexible and open, IMO, but then, AC, you have expressed the Liberal viewpoint regarding both beautifully and fallaciously.
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The bible and the Constitution have nothing in common other than most of the founders believed in God and the bible.
There is little flexibility in the Constitution nor should there be flexibility. It is not open to changes other than through the methods discribed in it. The bible is open to interpretation but the Constitution is not. It is not changeable except through Amendment to it and there are specific methods for doing that. But then, it appears most citizens are not aware of how it can be changed or how it is done. The final interpretation of the Constitution lies with the Supreme Court and its rulings are subject to change by Congress and Constitutional Amendment. The last thing it needs to be is flexible and open, IMO, but then, AC, you have expressed the Liberal viewpoint regarding both beautifully and fallaciously.
There's a contradiction in your statement. You say that the Constitution is not open to interpretation, and then later you say that the final interpretation of the Constitution lies with the Supreme Court.
I do believe that no two people are ever going to get the exact same meaning out of any written document . If that were the case, the Supreme Court would need just one member and he'd never have to vote on anything. He would just have a perfect literal understanding of the Constitution, with no need for discussion.
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The bible and the Constitution have nothing in common other than most of the founders believed in God and the bible.
There is little flexibility in the Constitution nor should there be flexibility. It is not open to changes other than through the methods discribed in it. The bible is open to interpretation but the Constitution is not. It is not changeable except through Amendment to it and there are specific methods for doing that. But then, it appears most citizens are not aware of how it can be changed or how it is done. The final interpretation of the Constitution lies with the Supreme Court and its rulings are subject to change by Congress and Constitutional Amendment. The last thing it needs to be is flexible and open, IMO, but then, AC, you have expressed the Liberal viewpoint regarding both beautifully and fallaciously.
Their commonality is they are both imperfect works written by imperfect humans.
The bible and the Constitution have nothing in common other than most of the founders believed in God and the bible.Actually, many of the founding fathers were Deists and opposed the Bible. They believed in a creator, but that he did not concern himself with the daily lives of humans, and does not directly communicate with humans, either by revelation or by sacred books.
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