Hi AC to follow the Bible literally is fraught with danger, as shown by the following, also from Leviticus.

Leviticus 26:7-8

7 You will hunt down your enemies. You will kill them with your swords.
8 Five of you will chase 100. And 100 of you will chase 10,000. You will kill your enemies with your swords.

Paul, that Leviticus quote is protection of Israel facing enemies. Jesus gave clear teaching on the use of a sword - those that live by the sword will die by the sword - and relationship to your enemy - care for them - give them a cup of water it they are thirsty.

Hi Paul,
Like I said I think all religions are flawed and promote harm in certain circumstances.

Islam, we've all seen them wanting to 'kill the infedels'
- Harm

Christians believed that Jesus would make them immune from Covid, then ran around spreading it to everyone else.
- Harm

Jews, think they have a right to ride on the backs of goyim and rule the world from Jerusalem.
- Harm

Hidus have caste system which is like organised slavery
toilet cleaners arent allowed to be traders or merchants but enrich them.
- harm

Not sure about Buddism, but give me time and I'll probably find something...

I'm more ethically oriented than religiously oriented.
I believe everyone has the right to live however they choose so long as it doesn't harm others.

As for the bible, I'll take the golden rule:
'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you'
Or the non-religious translation:
'Treat others the way you'd like to be treated'.
- As for the rest, well I think all that docrine can lead a person to lose all sense of themselves.

My point was simply that if we accept the 'right to religion' (so long as one isn't committing crimes) then we should accept that people have a right to believe what it actually says.

Like I said, I don't necessarily agree with all these beliefs.

Meanwhile,

Church of England wants to change God to a neutral gender.
http://www.reuters.com/world/uk/church-england-explores-gender-neutral-god-2023-02-08/

Change God to a neutral gender?

What a great idea!

You can't get more inclusive than that.

Dear Critic,

«Hidus have caste system which is like organised slavery
toilet cleaners arent allowed to be traders or merchants but enrich them.
- harm»

Australians have beer-drinking system which causes drunkenness, violence, belly-fat and high rates of diabetes.
- Harm

Why do you think that every local custom in India has to do with the Hindu religion?
Why do you think that every social ill anywhere has to do with the prevailing religion in that region?
Does beer-drinking also originates in the Australian religion?

«As for the bible, I'll take the golden rule:
'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you'»

The golden rule was composed by Hillel the Elder, it doesn't appear in the Bible.
Some claim that Hillel was Jesus' teacher - http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Hillel_the_Elder#Hillel_and_Jesus

«My point was simply that if we accept the 'right to religion' (so long as one isn't committing crimes) then...»

You do not need to accept a 'right to religion' - if you do not thwart the freedom of religion in the first place, then you do not need to hand back to people bits and pieces of it as "rights".

«Christians believed that Jesus would make them immune from Covid»

There are idiots who call themselves 'Christians' but believe in superstitions that no Christian authority ever taught.
Anyway, weren't most Christians vaccinated?

«Islam, we've all seen them wanting to 'kill the infedels'»

I haven't, but I am amazed by your extraordinary sense that allows you to see what other people want.

And as there are about 1.8 billion Muslims, it is even more amazing that you were able to see the wants of them all and found not even one who doesn't want to kill. How long does it take you to count to 1.8 billion? If I did nothing else that alone would take me 10 years!

«Jews, think they have a right to ride on the backs of goyim and rule the world from Jerusalem.»

Including our very own David F.?

«Church of England wants to change God to a neutral gender.»

A step in the right direction.

There is a widely held belief that Jesus was homosexual, hanging out with 12 of the like minded. Now its been revealed God himself is transgender. Its all happen' up in heaven...!

Proud Boy Jose'

That Leviticus quote I gave, I distinctly recall you used something of that nature to justify the Proud Boys violence in Washington January 6th. Have you had a change of mind on that since?