Joe. Does your faith also require to read my threads in a light of what you think I put rather than what I do?

How many times have I said that idiots such as pete do the church (s) no favour as they are an embarrassment to those who see religion as a part of themselves rather than a set of medieval instructions by men who wished to control society a couple of thousand years ago?

I agree with everything you say about the history of the bible and how it helps understand the evolution of human understanding as well as a fascinating insight into times when superstition and fact intertwined.

I'd fall short of the word "sacred" though if its all the same to you. It elevates the bible with baggage and at the end of the day, it is no more than a book of stories.

You think I have a fascination with questioning religion Joe? No. I am far bemused by the fact that to get to the bit where I paraphrased your approach to the bible, you had to read about my impersonation of the mating call of the deep sea clam.