[Thankful Jane]

Originally Posted by Igzy

I don't agree with this way of putting it. Otherwise the implication is that the Bible is unfair and unbalanced.

Anyone who presents Truth (not just facts) is automatically fair and balanced. Fair means just; balanced means giving everything its just due. The truth by its very nature does that, otherwise it wouldn't be truth.

The meaning of "fair and balanced" can be twisted, and has been in our time. News commentators are expected to shy away from making moral judgments, and so sometimes ridiculously ascribe moral ambiguity where no normal person would. For example, calling terrorists "freedom fighters," or banning the word "terrorist" because it is judgmental. This isn't fair and balanced, it's disengagement from reality.

I don't think people here are alluding to that kind of "fair and balanced." So I think it's safe to say God, therefore God's word, is fair and balanced.

Hi Igzy,

I understand your explanation of fair and balanced and don't disagree, however, that is not the common understanding today. I personally choose to avoid using or responding to the plea to be “fair and balanced” in a biblical discussion because most do not understand it as you explained it. Some here may just be asking for truth when they request others to be "fair and balanced," but it doesn't come across that way. So, why don't we just make a plea for truth?

Thankful Jane