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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 2090" data-attributes="member: 23">&quot;Clearly&quot; is quite a subjective term here. The bible is a man-made tome, just as religion is a man-made construct. There are many versions and translations of both, each (as well-intentioned as the authors may have been) containing many fragments of man&#039;s own will and fallibility. Man&#039;s fallibility may also come into play in interpreting the words. This may include man&#039;s prejudices such as misogyny and, yes, homophobia. Yes. There is so much room for interpretation, and people - consciously or otherwise - choose those interpretations that are convenient for them feel better about themselves or to add weight to an already distorted belief. It has little to do with faith, spirituality, love or God&#039;s will. From reading through this thread, it seems that any rebuttal of your comments doesn&#039;t come from a place of political correctness (another man-made construct) so much as one of empathy, life experience or even discussion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 2090, member: 23"] "Clearly" is quite a subjective term here. The bible is a man-made tome, just as religion is a man-made construct. There are many versions and translations of both, each (as well-intentioned as the authors may have been) containing many fragments of man's own will and fallibility. Man's fallibility may also come into play in interpreting the words. This may include man's prejudices such as misogyny and, yes, homophobia. Yes. There is so much room for interpretation, and people - consciously or otherwise - choose those interpretations that are convenient for them feel better about themselves or to add weight to an already distorted belief. It has little to do with faith, spirituality, love or God's will. From reading through this thread, it seems that any rebuttal of your comments doesn't come from a place of political correctness (another man-made construct) so much as one of empathy, life experience or even discussion. [/QUOTE]

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