So I'm Grabbing Some Cheese At The Grocery Store...

[RainDog]

319. actually, there are hundreds of different existing versions of the four gospels

and they have more differences, more errors from scribal translations, than all the words of the gospels put together.

and they were written a hundred years after anyone who lived during Jesus' time. all these variations - hundreds of years later.

and they were written in Greek, not Aramaic.

and they claim different ancestors for Jesus.

and they claim that different things happened.

and, scholars know, some parts were added long after they were translated.

these things are not disputed by anyone who is a reputable scholar.

therefore, it's simply best for people of faith to take the parts that talk about inclusion and caring for others who are different and recognize that there is no way the bible is in any way a "faithful" document about a person who existed long before anything was written about him.