Heresy can mean a bold new idea that challenges old rules. The quotes describe it as a kind of freedom of thought, but also warn that strict orthodoxy can be more dangerous than the heresy itself. They mention modern twists that try to reshape the soul to fit society.
![“While the stoning of children for heresy has fallen out of fashion in our country, you will not hear a moderate Christian or Jew arguing for a “symbolic” reading of passages of this sort. [...] it is only by ignoring such barbarisms that the Good Book can be reconciled with life in the modern…” quote by Sam Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb0/sam-harris-457_books_while-the-stoning-of-children-for-heresy_2759830.jpg)
