Maybe i was thinking maybe you didn't see religion playing as big a part in American politics as i do. Your clarification
"except to say that what I meant about "most of the people who have actually read the Bible" is to say that most of the people haven't read the Bible, and therefore haven't a clue of what they speak. .. and the rest .. They've merely picked up on what religious people espouse (pastors, whoever) and run with whatever fancy they'd care to. The Bible is the best resource in the world to find justification for nearly any abominable act a human can perform, from incest to mass murder, the Bible gives anyone what they need to explain away their evil deeds. "
answers the post as well as anyone could hope to, i reckon. A good place to leave it i think.
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”