. . . Now, it’s true that the Bible may well be the most cherry-picked, quote-mined text of all time. Given this, . . . Indeed, the more grim, authoritarian theme of the Old Testament appears – to me, at least – to jibe far better with modern day American Conservative values of respect for authority, tradition, corporal punishment, capital punishment, and thoroughly retributive justice . . . What exactly is the Right taking from the New Testament? Read more . . .