[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Is it? To me he's saying that if you haven't read the book you can't say it's a worthless heap of s**t, I think I can, after reading some quotes from it

OK I thought he was saying that until you've read it you cant correctly interpret it.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

That is, I think, what Ben is trying to say. IF you are a level headed person you interpret the book and adapt it to your circumstances but if you are a Christian crazie who wants to be told what to do and then blame the consequences on the Lord moving in mysterious ways then you take the book literally and beat the hell out of your kids for the slightest thing. In that context the book is not so dangerous.

...hmmm, so 'not dangerous' in that it should be allowed and left for interpretation from the non crazies....I still don't think I get that in that if it was a book that said..'you should beat the gay out of gays'..and worse stuff....or torture someone's culture out of them...and even one crazy/extremist acted on that directly...then in any context, that's 'dangerous' for a book like that to be out there for people's interpretations...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

OK I thought he was saying that until you've read it you cant correctly interpret it.

Well, yes that was what I meant, in not so nice terms But yeah I think I can say that it's not a good book for advice on raising a child based solely on upsetting quotes I've read and to add to that I wouldn't support those people by buying and reading the rest of it

[GiRTh]

The fact that the author is high ranking religious leader does taint my argument. As a high ranking religious leader he should know how much influence he has and be more responsible. In such a context the book is very dangerous.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Is it? To me he's saying that if you haven't read the book you can't say it's a worthless heap of s**t, I think I can, after reading some quotes from it

No I never. I said that you cannot get a full opinion on the book unless you read it.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ben

No I never. I said that you cannot get a full opinion on the book unless you read it.

Ok, well I can get enough of an opinion on the book to know It contains advice to parents to abuse their children............which is all I've been saying