Christians are smarter than the authors of the bible.
The authors of the bible demand the death penalty for all manner of transgressions, from disobeying your parents to adultery. Even trying to get a Christian to change their religion requires them to immediately kill you, according to the bible (Deuteronomy, 13:6-9).
Considering that so many people claim to believe that the bible is the inspired or direct word of their almighty creator, upon whose mercy they will be delivered from eternal torment, it’s amazing that we see so few murder cases from obedience to the bible.
The simple fact is that nobody — believer or non-believer — really gets their morality from the bible. We all get it from the same place — society. If someone chooses to say they got it from the bible, or their parents, or from watching daytime television, we may not be able to change their minds. But they are wrong. And isn’t it fantastic!
