Gavin has a great post up on Bibliolatry. There are some priceless lines in his blog entry. Three of my favorites are:
"Yes, it's [The Bible] dangerous in the hands of idiots and televangelists."
"Sometimes the text rings true from the outset; think of many of the parables. At other times any sane reader couldn't help but recoil in horror as they enter into the text - texts, for example, that glorify Bronze Age tribalism and xenophobia, wrapped in the obscene language of divine authorisation. If you're going to read the Bible profitably, you've got to know the difference. Our response cannot and must not default to a prayerful, passive acceptance, but sometimes a screamed 'No!'"
"Anyone with a Life Application Study Bible is swimming in swill..."
Read his entry on Bibliolatry Backfire.
