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Honor-shame and blind faith don't have to go hand-in-hand.



Actually it does, simply because it's a matter of respect not to question anything.

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No, its really not. This is one of the larger problems Christianity has: People think they can pull one verse, out of context, read it in plain english devoid of the same understanding that an ancient would have had, and call it a day.



Right, that's exactly what religious people often do. They twist untill it suits them better. Isn't 'more honorable' equal to 'better person' anyways? Although perhaps not really synonimous, it's meaning in this context would be the same nonetheless, infact 'blessed' in generally comes very close to 'be or become a better person', so again the interpretation of the statement that seems to reward blind faith is legit. Not just when it's written in English,

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