It is not up to you or up to me to decide what parts of the Bible are important

[ollie10]

...nor which can be ignored.

That is entirely up to every individual. I recognize that there are many stripes of religious belief. It is my belief that although I do not agree with every view, I respect them and their views. For example I am not a Mormon, but every Mormon I have ever known has been a decent person and I don't doubt their sincerity. It makes no difference to me that their religious views are in some ways very different from me. They are good people, and my view is good for them!

I think most Christians and most religious people and for that matter most non-religious people feel the same way. They don't necessarily agree with their neighbors or friends who are on different faith journeys or paths, but I don't know many people who really care that much. Maybe I lead a sheltered life!

But there are two notable exceptions to the rule. 1) extremist religious people who think everyone who doesn't pray the way they do are going to hell and 2) extremist non-religious people who think all religions are bad, stupid, and the followers of such are dumb.

This world would be a lot happier if these two groups decided to grow up