Why does the Right cherry pick from the bible? Why not just have Abrahamic Law?

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by OwlAndSparrow

For most Christians, the Bible is a sort of history of religious thought more than a history of actual events that really happened.

(I'm not a Christian, though, so I don't pretend to speak for all of them. There are many branches of Christianity, and some of them attempt a more literal reading of the Bible, though there's a reason people tend to leave those denominations as they get older.)

1. you aren't correct. Most Christians view the bible as literal.
2. you are wrong. most Christian sects that take a literalist interpretation of the bible tend to be growing, while those with the more liberal view you outline are shrinking.

[golgi1]

Originally Posted by Northeastah

because then they'd be forced to smite their neighbors for not observing the Sabbath

Gentiles are not allowed to observe the Sabbath.

[golgi1]

Originally Posted by Ferd

I seek freedom. YOU seek totalitarian compliance.

I want every gay person to live their life by the dictates of their own hearts in exactly the same manner I wish to live my own.

Forcing people to interact with homosexuals in a manner that is morally objectionable to them is not freedom, but enforcement of totalitarian compliance.

[sanspeur]

Originally Posted by rbohm

jesus once told us to follow the laws of man UNLESS they go against the laws of god.

Do you mean these laws?

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding
God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that
knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the
homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22
clearly states it to be an abomination... End of debate.

I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some
other elements of God's Laws and how to follow them.

1. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both
male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A
friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can
you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as
sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do
you think would be a fair price for her?

3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while
she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15: 19-24. The problem
is how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know
it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The
problem is, my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should
I smite them?

5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath.Exodus 35:2.
clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him
myself, or should I ask the police to do it?

6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating
shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than
homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this? Are there 'degrees' of
abomination?

7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of
God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I
wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some
wiggle- room here?

8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed,
including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly
forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?

9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a
dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev.19:19 by planting
two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments
made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends
to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the
trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? Lev.24:10-16.
Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair, like we do
with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)

I know you have studied these things extensively and thus
enjoy considerable expertise in such matters, so I am
confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us
that God's word is eternal and unchanging.

[golgi1]

Originally Posted by keepingquiet

I have yet to see you confront the numerous posters the equate liberals with every ill they can imagine. The moment a person generalizes conservatives you come running to correct them. Not that I mind. I find it hilarious watching poster blame liberals for every annoyance in there daily lives. I'm pretty sure there is some guy somewhere in the US blaming Obama and those damn liberals for rainy days.

Right, because liberals are so live-and-let-live. Reducing the massive social changes that they continue to insist upon, often through revolutionary (violent) means, to "rainy days" is the worst solipsism. The reason that you don't understand this is the reason that the country is in schism and the reason that conservatives hate you.

[golgi1]

Originally Posted by rbohm

the old testament has as much validity as the new. remember again that jesus he came not to abolish the law but to fulfill it.

He came to fulfill the Covenant, as the New Covenant himself, not to ensure adherence to Old Testament law. Unless you are Jewish or follow a Judaized form of Christianity, The New Covenant and its dictates supersedes Old Testament Law.

[Delahanty]

The right cherry? As opposed to the left cherry? And pick what from the Bible?

[Old Gringo]

Originally Posted by Megadell

Why not follow God's word in its entirety?

Which god?