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Not a doctored up, pretty version either (there is alot). My question is, how can you take all that into account, believe it whole-heartedly and want to live your life by this book.It promotes horrible things: Rape, Ritualistic sacrifices, slavery, incest, violence, etc. How can it be justified? How can you devote your life to living by this book when it contains such elements?Please READ the whole question...Thanks Brendan.....that is.. IF I get any answers.Karen, would you like some verses? Please do not be ignorant.Lo, a day shall come for the Lord when the spoils shall be divided in your midst. And I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle: the city shall be taken, houses plundered, women ravished; half of the city shall go into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be removed from the city. (Zechariah 14:1-2 NAB)But if this charge is true (that she wasn't a virgin on her wedding night), and evidence of the girls virginity is not found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to death, because she committed a crime against Israel by her unchasteness in her father's house. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst. (Deuteronomy 22:20-21 NAB)From there Elisha went up to Bethel. While he was on his way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him. "Go up baldhead," they shouted, "go up baldhead!" The prophet turned and saw them, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two shebears came out of the woods and tore forty two of the children to pieces. (2 Kings 2:23-24 NAB)Please address some of these issues....you are saying that keyword searches means that it is not part of the bible?As for reading the bible myself, yes I have more than once. How can different 'versions' be justified when god FORBID to mark or alter the bible in ANYWAY, because your church says so?You CANNOT pick and choose which parts YOU think should be applied to your 'religion'. As chrisitans, you are to live by this book and follow the commandments, which is impossible for anyone to do.Anyone who works one the sabbath is to be put to death.Rebellious teens are to be put to death.Non-virgins on their wedding nights are to be put to death.Get to practicing...