>Yes, as long as it's reasonable. I think that there are some folks who make "strictness of interpretation", if you will, more important than a much more important issue, namely allowing the love of God to flow through you to others. I've seen an awful lot of folks argue over minutae and totally miss the 'spirit' of the book.

As long as it's reasonable? That leaves a lot of wiggle room, eh? < g >

>I've never seen in the Bible anywhere the notion that I had to stop thinking, if that's what you're driving at. <g> On the contrary, everything I've ever read causes me to want to learn more and open my mind more, not close it down. I must confess that this is all to often in short supply within the 'church though...

No, what bothers me is the support of slavery in both the Old Testament and New Testament.

>Does that help?