To the person who said that it’s not natural b/c no other animals do it – Other than dolphins, no other animal has sex for pleasure. Does that mean that it’s not natural and therefore humans shouldn’t do it either? No. No other animal creates or uses technology, does that mean we shouldn’t? No. With greater brain power comes the freedom to push the limits of what is ‘expected.’ I don’t think anyone is saying that your church needs to perform gay marriages, so how does the government recognizing two men or two women as a couple in a committed relationship affect you at all?

No matter how inspired the authors were or by what source, the information had to filter through their minds and personalities. The Bible was written by men immersed in an ancient patriarchal culture. They all had agendas, whether it was keeping the social order, unifying doctrine, eliminating heresy or gaining converts. For me, it’s a pretty transparent piece of propaganda.

What I do value in the Bible is the story of Christ’s life and teachings. I think He knew how misinterpreted and manipulated words can become and therefore lived in a way that would allow us to follow in His footsteps regardless of what anyone wrote about Him.

The links below objectively detail the origins of the Bible (1)
as well as the inconsistencies and inaccuracies (2)