>>I merely wanted to point out --
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>>-- that there is more to the Bible than the 2nd and 3rd books. And more to those than a handful of verses. Hence the Alexander Pope quote.
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>>-- asking silly questions about a subject which people have held sacred and serious for millenia is not something that should be taken lightly, whether you hold the same beliefs or not. Hence the CS Lewis reference.
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>>Perhaps Steve meant it satirically; to point out the ridiculousness of partially quoting a source to defend a position.
>>If that is the case, Steve, I sincerely apologize.
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>You're getting warmer.........:-)

Ok, then :)
It's a touchy subject to me - I'm forever getting into arguments with people ( both religious and non-religious ) who use biblical sound-bites willy-nilly, as supporting reference or just to try to be funny.

I don't see real satire enough anymore to recognize it the first time :)
I had a knee-jerk reaction - don't say it :) - and, again, I apologize.