It was not a ludicrous question, and just a simple yes or no would have sufficed.
Also, when you said, “If you are honest the very most you can say is: ‘There is scriptural backing, we just choose to read/ interpret it differently.’”, you implicitly supported the counter to your argument, since the counter to you argument has always been discussed from scripture, but not as you interpret it. You gave away the store with this statement, as you have allowed the option for other interpretations of the text.
Not to people that view the Bible in it's entirety.