Originally Posted by 1069

It's an archaic document that is no longer relevant in this day and age, and in another century will be entirely obsolete.
Even now, it's a real stretch to pretend it's still feasible that we abide by it.
For instance, the government now provides soldiers with weapons; it is not necessary that citizens maintain their own private arsenals of weapons in case they get called upon to go to war.
And... everything else is about the same.
Just silly and anachronistic, in the context of today's world.
Although not as silly and anacronistic as the Bible, I suppose... but nobody really takes that literally.