Originally Posted by
tigeraid
You COULD do that, by cherry-picking the handful of positive messages in the Bible, most of which came from the character of Jesus. Thomas Jefferson did just that, and wrote several essays and books on the topic.
Of course, you'd have to dance around the misogyny, racism, slavery, domestic abuse, homicide, infanticide, genocide, bigotry and hatred toward non-believers in the very same book. And, of course, figure out some way to avoid the complete logical fallacies like fucking Noah's Ark, a talking snake, and parting the Red Sea, not to mention how Adam and Eve have belly buttons.
Or... You could just raise your children with common decency, respect and rational thought without relying on an ancient tome written by savages.