I'm not saying everything out there is bad and toxic, but there are some things that are not scriptural. For example, some people don't understand that the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors.
Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don't even like the word.
Over the centuries, and even today, the Bible and Christian theology have helped justify the Crusades, slavery, violence against gays, and the murder of doctors who perform abortions. The words themselves are latent, inert, harmless - until they aren't.
So many bad things happen in this world because people don't know how to express things.
History teaches us, in no mistaken language, how often customs and practices, which were originated without lawful warrant, and opposed to the sound construction of the law, have come to overload and pervert it, as commentators on the text of Holy Scripture have established doctrines wholly at variance with its true spirit.
The infinite faith I have in people's ability to understand anything that makes sense has always been justified, finally, by their behavior.
Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.
The Bible is a wonderful source of inspiration for those who don't understand it.
Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.