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And about following the bible to the letter. I strongly disagree with that. I mean, I'm an antitheist, but even the strongest christian must admit that you have to be slightly open minded about bible enterpretations.
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No offense, but that's really not anything that a non-religious person can possibly comment on.
Whilst I do agree with you that the bible should be open to discussion and interpretation, I also think that if you consider yourself religious (which I used to but don't currently) then you have to follow it to the letter, within your own interpretation.
So, to give a totally made up example, if the bible had a commandment "
Thou shalt not attire thyself in garments tinted red" then you could decide to be strict and not wear dark orange or burgundy. Or you could be lenient and allow yourself to wear them and pink and purple as well - but not pure red. Or you could even do some research to prove that that commandment was actually directed at the High Priest when he conducted his annual Rainbow-Day services. But, as long as you considered yourself religious you could not decide to ignore that commandment entirely, just because you wanted to wear your new red sweater.