don't ignore any part? do you not eat shellfish (they are an 'abomination')? do you refuse to wear polyester/cotton blend (god told Moses mixed fiber cloth was bad)? are you against crop rotation (ditto)? are you willing to stone a child to death for being disobedient? do you believe you are 'unclean' when mensturating, and that "she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. (it goes on for a while....) But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. (oh look, ritual animal sacrifice...)"?
the list goes on and on and on. slavery, ritual animal (and occasionally human) sacrifice, and just plain weird passages.
if you choose not to follow any of those, you are ignoring parts of the bible. different denominations place different importance on different parts of the bible, yes,
right down to completley ignoring things. Most Christians tend to ignore many distasteful things in the old testament, specifically Leviticus. (including ritual sacrifice) But it IS in the bible, even if it's in a section most people don't pay much attention to.
As distasteful as i find the idea of murdering someone as a sacrafice, it isn't without precident in the bible.
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/c ... ifice.html
and El, thanks for the link it was an itnteresting read, right on the mark.
and Lisa, i will look that link up. I think i still have it bookmarked, somewhere... unfortunatley i rarely tidy up my bookmarks so there's a lot to go through
[Edited on 9/3/06 by Bamfette]