And lastly I'll comment on the idea of interpreting scripture for yourself, and coming to your own personalized interpretation.

It's like when a leftist will say they believe in the constitution, but when you actually question them you find out they believe in censorship, don't think you should own a gun, and think the government should go around seizing private property.

And you're like "WTF, that's totally against the constitution."

And then they use a wall of text, sophistry, and word games to explain how according to their interpretation of the constitution, none of those things are actually rights.

It's like... No... You don't believe in the constitution at all... You're just twisting it to say what you want it to say. And in the process you're proving why there needs to be a designated authority to decide the interpretation of the constitution for all of us.

I'm not religious at all, and I don't think god is real at all... But if he was he would DEFINATELY need priests and clergy to enforce the true meaning of his word to keep idiots like you from twisting it into whatever you want.