"If you're going to take some parts literally, then you have to take all of what he said literallyand if you're going to take some parts metaphorically, then you have to take it all metaphorically."
It was further submitted in a subsequent post that this what the "evos" accuse the "biblical literalists" of doing with the Bible. I asked for an example of someone acutally saying that.
I would argue that Biblical literalists pick and choose the things they think are mandatory and the things they think are optional.
For example, I don't see many FReepers advocating turning the other cheek.
[[It was further submitted in a subsequent post that this what the “evos” accuse the “biblical literalists” of doing with the Bible. I asked for an example of someone acutally saying that.]]
Hm- unless I’m reading htis wrong again- it woudl seem that you want ot know if anyone accuses Christians of either beign too literal, or not literal enough? If I’m correct? You will find quite a few threads that devolved into non christians attempting to use God’s word agaisnt hte Christians by exclaiming that since Christians take every word literally, then they MUST take even the parables literally blah blah blah, and hterefore, if they don’t take them literally, then the bible couldn’t possibly be reliable because ‘who knows which parts can be trusted as literal and which parts cant’ blah blah blah”- I’ve seen it here many times on FR- you’re askign for names? Sorry- don’t recall, and not goign to go through hundreds of threads looking for htem, but I know folks here will also recall such conversations and accusations against Christians.