Sheryl WeikalApropos of nothing, it's fascinating how religious extremists of every stripe only ever insist that the harmful stuff has to be taken literally. No one ever says "I am a literalist for my Holy Text. I COMMAND WE FEED THE POOR IMMEDIATELY!"
Bryan L. Fordham@theleftistlawyer Some do, we're called liberal commies.
@theleftistlawyer Which isn't to downplay your point, to be clear. It's just funny how the parts that are "literal" are the same parts that keep people in power
Glenn Seto@theleftistlawyer God forbid (heh), we also took good care of children and the infirm.
captain acab 
@theleftistlawyer yep this
der.hans@theleftistlawyer John Fugelsang brings that up over and over in his book ( well and everywhere else really )