> typically they're quoting verses of legal/historical significance, rather than of a dogmatic/theological nature
This distinction dos not make sense. The laws in the Bible is literally given by God.
This distinction dos not make sense. The laws in the Bible is literally given by God.
I'm saying that when a hollywood actor in a film makes fun of christians and says something like "oh go sacrifice a goat like it says in your bible", they are willfully misrepresenting those verses as "cherry-picking your beliefs and conveniently leaving out the goat stuff", when in fact typically they're quoting verses of legal/historical significance, rather than of a dogmatic/theological nature.