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Blackburn criticizes what he terms morally suspect themes of the New Testament.

He notes some " moral quirks " of Jesus: that he could be " sectarian " ( Matt 10: 5 – 6 ), racist ( Matt 15: 26 and Mark 7: 27 ), and placed no value on animal life ( Luke 8: 27 – 33 ).