MORAL TEACHINGS IN HOLY BOOKS
ARE OFTEN SUBJECT TO CHERRY PICKING
CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM BOTH SUCCUMBED RE ENSLAVEMENT
AN ARGUED REMINDER
Sunday January 16, 2015 Salon dot com Michael Shermer (excerpt from The Moral Arc) cites moral cherry-picking and argues:
“Many Jews and Christians say that they get their morality from the Bible, but this cannot be true because as holy books go the Bible is possibly the most unhelpful guide ever written for determining right from wrong. It’s chock-full of bizarre stories about dysfunctional families, advice about how to beat your slaves, how to kill your headstrong kids, how to sell your virgin daughters, and other clearly outdated practices that most cultures gave up centuries ago.”
● CONTEMPORARY EVIDENCE SHOWS HOW MUSLIMS CONTINUE STILL TO CONCOCT AND PROPAGATE TALL TAILS AND PRIDEFUL FICTIONS TO WHITEWASH ISLAM'S FLAWED PAST AND PRESENT