[fraytormenta]

mike, I believe you slightly mistook my point. I was not saying that interpretation is a purely subjective matter. I said that, regarding ending slavery, your interpretation of what the Bible has no bearing on events that had already transpired. You were not the one ending it, so if you believe that the Bible supports slavery, that is entirely irrelevant to the point in case. About giving up, I would say never give up learning and seeking truth anywhere where you have attention for it. Invariably, I am convinced at the end of each truth inquiry is the fountain of Truth - God. As long as you are learning, you will find Him.

[mikestew]

Had to re-read it a few times, but I think I get what you're saying now. If I do understand correctly, I'd still disagree as whether society had made misinterpretations in the past and whether it's important to learn from it. Of course, on that topic, you'd think we'd have learned from the Pharisees whose friggin' job was to study and interpret scriptures and, unless Isaiah was written after the fact, inexcusably missed the arrival of their Messiah. :-)