08-26-2012, 07:23 PM
Definitely Arch, they apply secular definition to God's words, add what they think is clarification, what will make people obey, take it more seriously etc... And if you really set your mind to it, you can take scriptures out of context and get them to support almost anything you want them to support.
Take my ex parents, they used "And if a man lay with a man as with a woman he shall be stoned unto death." (Lev 20:13) against me big time during the time between my coming out and the legalities of disowning me and me getting my name changed were final. Had to have a protection order against them, and, ended up in a safe house for three months to keep, especially my ex father from physically attacking me until I could get out of the area.
And that is what happens when people twist the Bible to suit their ideas of what it means and justify what they want to do. Same with the wording here, people will twist it to justify abuse, neglect and isolation of the wives who agree to it.
Take my ex parents, they used "And if a man lay with a man as with a woman he shall be stoned unto death." (Lev 20:13) against me big time during the time between my coming out and the legalities of disowning me and me getting my name changed were final. Had to have a protection order against them, and, ended up in a safe house for three months to keep, especially my ex father from physically attacking me until I could get out of the area.
And that is what happens when people twist the Bible to suit their ideas of what it means and justify what they want to do. Same with the wording here, people will twist it to justify abuse, neglect and isolation of the wives who agree to it.