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Originally Posted by carrie721
i guess i don't understand when people say that the homophobic and misogynistic aspects of the bible are outdated and can be dismissed - i mean, if it's in the holy book, and you don't believe it, can you really be a christian? that's where i get hung up.
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Some just don't believe it's inerrant. I think that idea is a pretty recent development in the history of Christianity (like, within the last 100-200 years). The Catholics, Anglicans, and Orthodox don't really subscribe to it; if you look at their arguments against gay relationships, they don't revolve around biblical passages as much as around the tradition of the church, which has historically been at least as important (if not more so) than what the Bible says.