I love this thread. I was raised in a fundamental Christian church and have gone through all the questions I could think of which got me in trouble at church. Now I try to remember the Bible was not one book, but 66 books by 40 different authors. It was written over a period of 1500 years. One author didn't know what another was doing. I think you can prove anything from the Bible. The bright spot to me is the teachings of Jesus. They say it all.