There is at Least One Problem with the Notion of a Catholic (Christian) God

I agree that the creation account has a contradiction (sun was created on the fourth day though a day is defined by the sun) be inaccurate and the evidence part about the flood. Now, the Bible isn't meant to be a scientific book, and it isn't meant to be a historical book, although there may be parts that rely on history. If it were, it would try to give evidence for its science or its history (maybe a bit on the history). The purpose of the Bible is to be a theological book, in that it tries to explain God and how He is involved in the Christian and Jewish people, and what He was trying to do. For Judges 1:19, one has to show that the Lord wanted the men of Judah to defeat their enemies there without using an ordinary way in order for the argument to work. For slavery, one has to first distinguish between the slavery they had in the Old Testament and the slavery of the 19th century. The slavery of the Old Testament is analogous to being an employee today, except that there was no safety net or technology or police force so much so that people found themselves in debt and the way to pay off debt in those times was in labor. Now, one has to show that it wouldn't be immoral to treat those slaves cruelly according to the Bible for the argument to work (By the principle of innocent until proven guilty). I don't know the context of what you mean by "rape of women prisoners of war," so you have to be more specific. How do I know that the context doesn't say that this was frowned upon? I also don't know the context of what you mean by "the very idea of infinite punishment for a finite crime. " For the execution of male prisoners of war, I would like the context. I think it is fair to use and scrutinize the Bible, as many Christians (all should, I don't know if all do) use it. Catholics have seven more books in their Bible than many of the other Christian denominations. That being said, the Bible needs to be taken as a whole, and not just a verse or section or chapter sometimes. However, the really important thing is to ask each Christian denomination (I mean what their documents say, not just what a member says, which can be erroneous), and to see what sources they claim that from. Now, one thing to watch out for is whether a religion claims that lying is ok in certain situations, and to see whether they could lie about their faith. That being said, contradictions have a right to be hammered out. For Catholic beliefs, you can look here: . http://www.beginningcatholic.com.... I haven't read it all, so I don't endorse it necessarily, but the three Creeds are good as sources, as well as the Catechism of the Catholic Church (though I don't know if the website gave the correct interpretation of what each actually says, but I will assume it for now). The Creeds are necessary beliefs I think, and there do exist optional beliefs in other things (but not on faith and morals). That being said, some beliefs are hard to defend in and of themselves because of the difficulty of getting evidence, so the way I would defend it is to defend the Catholic Church as an authority in and of itself, though this depends on God and His Existence, so this would need evidence as well. I can go here if requested.