‘Don’t you love it when atheists start quoting scripture and telling Christians what the Bible says.’
what precludes an atheist from studying the Bible and expressing opinions about it...?
You mean like...
‘Don’t you love it when Catholics start quoting scripture and telling other Christians what the Bible says.’
‘Don’t you love it when Baptists start quoting scripture and telling other Christians what the Bible says.’
‘Don’t you love it when Pentecostals start quoting scripture and telling other Christians what the Bible says.’
‘Don’t you love it when Episcopalians start quoting scripture and telling other Christians what the Bible says.’
‘Don’t you love it when Mormons start quoting scripture and telling Christians what the Bible says.’
...sinners started reading scripture and finding out about what the Holy Spirit says.