3 Quotes & Sayings By Hector Avalos

Hector Avalos is a nationally recognized expert on Latino families. He has authored several works, including The Latino Family Handbook, The Latino Family Survival Guide, and the bestselling anthology Latinos Speak of Life. Hector is also an award-winning public speaker, having appeared on television programs such as "Live with Regis and Kelly", "Larry King Live", "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "20/20", and "Good Morning America". Hector is the founder and CEO of the Latin American Parenting Network (LAPN), a parent education and support network for Latino families.

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By Hays' reasoning, penetrating a rectum with a penis is a violation of how God meant humans to function. However, penetrating a human body with a sword, a common way to kill people in biblical times, is acceptable. Apparently human bodies were designed to be penetrated by metal implements, but not by flesh. Hector Avalos
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I have argued elsewhere (Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence [2005]) that we need to treat ethics in biblical texts just as we treat ethics in any other works of ancient literature. It is a vacuous exercise to pick and choose which atrocities were really ordained by any gods and which were not. We should have a zero-tolerance view of any text or collection of texts that at any time endorses genocide, misogyny, and other atrocities. We always judge ancient texts by modern ethical standards, and the Bible should not be treated differently. . Hector Avalos