Bobby the Bible Basher (That Shit Don't Go Together)

I was given the rather unpleasant opportunity (pleasant for some) to sit in on a biblical discussion while partaking in a Waffle House brunch recently. In the past, I would have welcomed the occasion, but I've since grown to be nothing more than irritated by the back-and-forth of so-called Bible scholars on the meaning and importance of text that is constantly taken out of context and only used in pieces rather than the whole to tell what is expected of us people of Earth.

Unrelated books

No matter which Christian background one has, it must be first understood that there are different versions of the Bible that contain a different assortment of books. Just like with anything, the men of the time could not agree on which historical texts were relevant to teaching the word. Also, it is not to be mistaken that access to translations were not readily available to the decision makers of that time. Yet and still, the Book of the Bible is little more than a series of unrelated books that tell a convenient similar story of the ancient world.

I can't simply get over this point. Let's say each of the jurors in the George Zimmerman case wrote a tell-all book on their view of the case and image of Mr. Zimmerman. Many years later, a group of "scholars" translate the text and review it only to select the 3 or 4 books that portray GZ in a positive manner without regard that each writer is influence by her own perception of life. The others are thrown out as being irrelevant and lacking credibility leading the future generations to believe that GZ is more of a hero than the actual piece of shit that he's living up to today. All of our evidence to the fact that his decisions were questionable wouldn't be debated because anything to the contrary is not worthy of scrutiny.

Holy rollers also like to string together different verses from several bodies of work to prove a point. This method is ridiculous simply because each verse is in the context of a different message. So while each piece may tell of the goodness of God, it is told from different angles that when used in full context could paint a different image altogether. My point:

In the Book of R. Kelly; Chapter: Down Low (Nobody Has To Know); Verse 3 reads:

"Beautiful you are but you're his by far/Coming by my way driving his fancy car"

Now let's go over to William De Vaughn; Chapter: Just Be Thankful; Verse 2 reads:

"You may not have a car at all/But remember brothers and sisters/You can still stand tall/Just be thankful for what you've got"

 So even though Kels is a dirt bag, you should stand tall and take that woman who's spoken for because your broke ass don't have a car. Now keep it on the down low and be thankful for what you got.