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1) I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. 1 Timothy 2:12 In this letter to another church leader, the big question (apart from “Why is this more hated than the previous verses about genocide?”) is whether Paul (yes, this is one of Paul’s [...]

3) Do not allow a sorceress to live (Exodus 22:18) I have a confession here: On the Ship of Fools poll, I voted for this verse. Sometimes, a well-meaning bible verse can be taken out of context and abused until it leaves a stain on the bible itself, and this is certainly one of them. [...]

A while ago, I blogged that irreverent Christian website Ship of Fools was searching for people’s least favourite, most despised verse of the bible. Now, as reported by the Telegraph, they’ve done it. Here’s the list from Ship of Fools themselves, or you can hang around and read it right here. In reverse order, here [...]

Everyone who’s read the Bible has a favourite verse, but what’s your least favourite? Which bits get you grinding your teeth in annoyance at the big bigot up there, or weeping with frustration at yet another long genealogy? Ship of Fools have decided to find out, andare conducting a public poll with their usual flair. [...]