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:The Bible puts on display the poor ethics and morals of a number of people. The first that comes to mind is King Herod. Some of the ancient Egyptian kings were pretty bad, too. Then there was the king who wanted Abram's wife and was going to kill him to get her. I tell that one in Sunday School, whenever the kids get too rowdy to pay attention to theological stuff. The good examples of [[Ruth]] and [[Esther]] make the little girls sit up and pay attention, too. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 13:47, 17 April 2007 (EDT)

:The Bible puts on display the poor ethics and morals of a number of people. The first that comes to mind is King Herod. Some of the ancient Egyptian kings were pretty bad, too. Then there was the king who wanted Abram's wife and was going to kill him to get her. I tell that one in Sunday School, whenever the kids get too rowdy to pay attention to theological stuff. The good examples of [[Ruth]] and [[Esther]] make the little girls sit up and pay attention, too. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 13:47, 17 April 2007 (EDT)

I am reminded of a novel by Irving Wallace, ''Seven Minutes'' where a book publisher is being prosecuted for selling a pornographic novel.  His attorney, reads several passages from novels/books and asks a ''community person'' as to whether or not she thought the passages were ''pornographic'' - and in the novel, she concludes three of the four passages as fine, while the fourth passage, she declares as ''pornographic'' - the three passages she claimed were NOT, were from books that were BANNED, while the fourth passage was selected from the Bible.  The author goes onto say that ofcourse he was not implying anything about the Bible being pornographic - but that when passages are taken out of context, any conclusions can be drawn.  The Bible includes stories that describe good and evil - and so can be taken out of context.  Peter McWilliams had, in my opinion, the best analysis of the Bible in a book titled 'Aint Nobody's Business if you do"

I am reminded of a novel by Irving Wallace, ''Seven Minutes'' where a book publisher is being prosecuted for selling a pornographic novel.  His attorney, reads several passages from novels/books and asks a ''community person'' as to whether or not she thought the passages were ''pornographic'' - and in the novel, she concludes three of the four passages as fine, while the fourth passage, she declares as ''pornographic'' - the three passages she claimed were NOT, were from books that were BANNED, while the fourth passage was selected from the Bible.  The author goes onto say that ofcourse he was not implying anything about the Bible being pornographic - but that when passages are taken out of context, any conclusions can be drawn.  The Bible includes stories that describe good and evil - and so can be taken out of context.  Peter McWilliams had, in my opinion, the best analysis of the Bible in a book titled 'Aint Nobody's Business if you do" [[User:Seekcommon]]

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