To me, sike, those things aren't really the thrust of the bible, the way I see it. Those kind of social mores predate the bible, and they continue to exist in plentiful quantity among individuals and cultures who don't sucribe to the bible and may not have even read it.
I see the thrust of the bible as a historical artifact: a sort of guide, or cultural handbook, for a very oppressed group of people. Their struggle for survival absolutely informed their worldview, and the bible is a reflection of that.
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