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In reply to the discussion: Should the Catholic Church Acknowledge the Destruction of Classical Pagan Culture? [View all]rug
(82,333 posts)Not just those verses, or the other selected verses listed at the local atheist dollar meme website, but the whole book.
Then I learn.
I learn what the Book of Leviticus is, when and for whom it was intended, and then I read some more.
I learn that slavery was rampant in the area at that time and at that place. Then I read some more.
In between I look out the window and notice nobody is owning slaves or selling slaves on the way to synagogue or church. Then I read some more.
I will read the other verses that condemn slavery, that exhort compassion and tolerance, and extol the dignity of human beings.
In short, I read it all.
At a certain point I realize what this verse is about and why it was written as it was written when it was written.
I suppose I could have spared myself the effort and rushed to my keyboard and announce the Bible commands believers to buy, sell and own slaves, but that would be stupid cherry-picking.
And no, Cartoonist, you do not have to persuade me that you're "a shit picker". That is already evident.