Christians and scripture
Christians say the scriptures are "gospel", yet what the scriptures actually say is superfluous to them. Christians use the scriptures purely in an attempt to make sense of life, to find meaning, and a satisfactory model upon which to base their lives. That is, they are not intersted in searching for truth, but for something they can believe is truth.
Christians need an authority - but only as long as the authority is a puppet - a puppet of which they are pulling the strings! Thus they create a God for themselves, then humbly submit to his will.
The problem is, because Christians have set up th escriptures as an ultimate authority, they cannot then suggest anything in them is either wrong or outdated. Therefore they have had to devise and cultivate all manner of tricks and lies for the purpose of interpreting words any way you want.
If you explain to a Christian the meaning of a scriptural passage, they will always say you have not "interpreted" it correctly, and that you have taken it "out of context". You see, in their context truth is irrelevant, so if you put value on truth you automatically misinterpret.