> These texts are read as literal truth by the people where I live (rural Texas) and used to justify some pretty heinous things. As a European who is pretty na

> These texts are read as literal truth by the people where I live (rural Texas) and used to justify some pretty heinous things. As a European who is pretty naive on this issue, I am slowly realizing how controversial my original post was as I am reading the responses here. I now regret writing it.