"I have heard [it said] that the Bible is a crutch. A crutch provides support to a broken individual, and since the Bible does so admirably, there is no problem with the assertion. However, it is appalling to remove a crutch from someone who is using it, and it is alarming to beat someone over the head with our own crutch. ...[P]lease avoid violence to or with this venerable text."
(From "Addressing the Differences Among Friends" by Howie Baker, Friends Journal, Dec. 2009)
Well said, Friend Howie.
