That was the Old Testament...
By DocMike
Evangelical leader James Dobson said, yesterday, that Obama was "distorting the Bible" when he made the following statements in a speech:
Obama asked, "Which passages of scripture should guide our public policy? Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is OK and that eating shellfish is an abomination? Or we could go with Deuteronomy, which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith? Or should we just stick to the Sermon on the Mount?"
Dobson said, "I think he's deliberately distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own world view, his own confused theology," adding that Obama is "dragging biblical understanding through the gutter." He went on to say that Obama should not be referencing "antiquated dietary codes and passages from the Old Testament that are no longer relevant to the teachings of the New Testament."
Isn't this typical? It's okay for Dobson and other Christians to distort the Bible to fit their world view; for example calling certain parts "antiquated" and "no longer relevant" while claiming other parts are still completely relevant. I wonder who decides which is which...
In my world view, the entire book is antiquated and irrelevant!
I especially like the phrase "traditional understanding of the Bible." I guess that means don't use your own mind (or reason) to figure out what it says or means. Just ask Uncle Jimmy. He'll set you straight on the "real" meaning. After all, we're all too stupid to figure out what the sky-daddy was talking about. Right?
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Evangelical leader James Dobson said, yesterday, that Obama was "distorting the Bible" when he made the following statements in a speech:Obama asked, "Which passages of scripture should guide our public policy? Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is OK and that eating shellfish is an abomination? Or we could go with Deuteronomy, which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith? Or should we just stick to the Sermon on the Mount?"
Dobson said, "I think he's deliberately distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own world view, his own confused theology," adding that Obama is "dragging biblical understanding through the gutter." He went on to say that Obama should not be referencing "antiquated dietary codes and passages from the Old Testament that are no longer relevant to the teachings of the New Testament."
Isn't this typical? It's okay for Dobson and other Christians to distort the Bible to fit their world view; for example calling certain parts "antiquated" and "no longer relevant" while claiming other parts are still completely relevant. I wonder who decides which is which...
In my world view, the entire book is antiquated and irrelevant!
I especially like the phrase "traditional understanding of the Bible." I guess that means don't use your own mind (or reason) to figure out what it says or means. Just ask Uncle Jimmy. He'll set you straight on the "real" meaning. After all, we're all too stupid to figure out what the sky-daddy was talking about. Right?
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Comments
NO; he's taking it at face-value; he's taking it for what it actuallys says. Throw out the OT because it's obsolete? FINE, throw out "the Commandments" too, then.
"But, but, but...how will we ever know that killing is wrong, then?...::sniff, sniff::"
BTW, I'm fairly certain "traditional understanding of the bible" simply means family "tradition".i.e..what our mommys and daddys told us it means.
OK, Jim Dob, so Jeebus replaced the OT. Show me where Jeebus even MENTIONED Queers.
I don't know about any one else but if I read something I think I am going to have my own opinion about it. What makes Obamas opinion any more distorted than any of the psychos who preach from the lie manual??????????????????
Bible, how is he distorting it? He's just saying what the Bible says, a practice that has been a
fundamentalist mainstay for years.
Or is this another example of Christian "cherry picking"? The parts of the Bible they don't like they'll ignore, or claim those parts are no longer valid.
The radio station where I work used to carry Dobson's daily program (but no more, thanks be to
Zeus, Isis, Horus, Mithras, Baal,
or whoever) and I assure you he
quoted from the Old Testament many
times.
people like Dobson live their lives. I would like to see what Dobson et al would put in a new version of the
bible if given a chance.
What can I say? Power corrupts; and it has corrupted James Dobson, as it would have corrupted anyone. He's anything but unique.
Saw an interesting quotation the other day. Paraphrasing, it said, "Why should I bear any ill will to someone who disagrees with me? That would be the same as bearing ill will to the opinions of myself, ten years ago."
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