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I had another thought to add(hopefully I'm not pissing anyone off, and I mean no disrespect to Honeykiss at all, I find the discussion interesting)...
For those who believe that the law and biblical mandate should be intertwined, what shall we do about the commandment, "thou shalt have no other Gods but me?" I suppose in that case belonging to a polytheistic religion would be illegal. Shall we shut down all the Hindu temples? Arrest the Buddhists? And those Jews, they don't recognize the true Messiah, they need to be penalized in some way.
Also, no translation of the Bible is "the real translation." There have been many studies to show that over the years there have been serious misinterpretations of passages. The only "real" bible(old testament anyways) would be in Hebrew. Before that, it was passed by word of mouth. Ever play telephone?
The new testament too, was not written until many years after Jesus' death.
It is one thing to lead your own life according to your interpretations of the writtings that dictate the laws of your chosen religion. It is quite another to tell everyone else to follow your individual understanding of existence and morality.
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