I agree on this Abra. Back when I was reading the bible (Ive since quit that) I was actually labeling the parts that I was okay with. I had green post its and I was actually sticking them into the passages I liked. A few were.

Thou shalt not steal.

What is stolen or wrongfully acquired should be returned to the owner.

Leave some grapes on the vine for travelers and the poor.

Don't gossip.

Don't hate people.

So I made an effort. There is more than these few actually. But these are all common sense, decent moral imperatives in which to govern ones life.

I dont need the bible to tell me this crap!

I would do it anyway.

So these would be my personal salad bits that I like and then I would throw away the rest of the bible. I reject all the horror, anger, bitterness and resentment. Its depressing.