Quote Originally Posted by ermitonto
Hmm, interesting rationalization. I wonder how they rationalize the whole bit about God encouraging slavery.
i dunno, but i do know not all churches believe that the bible is verbatum and completly applies to people today. there are a lot that believe that a lot of what is said in the bible is from God, but that since man wrote it there is still room for falibility. when writing leviticus it was made to be the laws of the people of israel, so considering that, not much of it applies directly towards someone's spiritual relationship with God.

and what they believe isn't the same as what i believe. i feel a spiritual connection/relationship with God but i don't practice organized religion because but i grew up in a christian church.