btw, I'm not chucking anything out the window. I believe in the inerrancy of God's Word, as the source of what I believe, and how I should live. I consider it historically accurate, and true.
Just in case you were lumping me in with others who don't hold the same beliefs, for the sake of your argument, as many are wont to do on this forum.
Once again, I'm asking why you reach the conclusions that you reach. I'm not telling you to keep quiet or that you can't be a deacon. I'm telling you what Scripture says. I'm not "interpreting" it. I'm just stating it.