Pardon my ignorance but what's with the references to the bible ?
There is an awful lot of people who don't read the bible and therefore don't specifically prescribe to the words in the bible . That doesn't mean they are bad people . It just doesn't rule their lives .
There's probably a lot of things that people do that are not in the bible which are considered acceptable . Divorces , mulitple marriages , children out of wedlock , multiple fathers , war , capitalism , drinking , drug taking etc .
I'm not trying to offend anyone here . I absolutely respect their right to read the bible and go to church and live their life according to their values .
I had enough of that as a kid . I choose not to do it now . So therefore , because I don't follow the bible and because it is not the law of the land why should biblical quotes apply to me ?