So, most liberal or progressive Christians are not fans of proof-texting, which is when you use a quote from the Bible, out of context, to defend the point you are making. Like, "homosexuality is wrong because it says in Leviticus...." blah blah blah. I am one of those who is not a fan. But today I read an article that proof-texted gender equality with Genesis 1:27:

"So God created man in his own image,

in the image of God he created him;

male and female he created them."

How awesome is that? The usage was as follows: "As Christians, we believe that men and women are created equal before God (Genesis 1:27), and that the dignity of every person that comes from being made in the image of God is worth defending and standing up for."

Anyways, I liked that somebody was proof-texting inclusively, as a means to include rather than exclude a group of people. Rather than saying "the Bible says this is wrong", why aren't more people saying "the Bible says this is right"?