Maybe “bashing” is too strong of a word, but the review of the book “Sex, Lies, and the Bible” printed in the Mustang Daily on Wednesday was much like the book itself – way off the mark.
Such lines as, “the Bible is no better than a good set of Shakespeare,” and “how can a person who believes in the Bible find truth?” are inflammatory at the very least. To say the Bible “lies in certain parts” is not the kind of broad, sweeping claim this particular author is qualified to make. Is he a biblical scholar? No. Is he a credible historian? No.
I will concede that there are superficial discrepancies in the bible (however any serious investigation negates their claim as false). And yes, there are different publications of the bible. But neither of these lead to an overwhelming lack of validity on the topic of sex (or any other!) as the book and review would otherwise indicate.
The book’s author, Frank Ritter, encourages us to see for ourselves the “lies” found within the Bible by picking one up. I’ll call your bluff, Frank. I’ll follow your lead and make a general claim of my own: The truth within the words of the scripture far outweighs any hint of a lie you may perceive. Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life,” and I personally have found nothing to refute that claim.
Chad Pruett
Civil engineering senior