While I think using the Bible or whatever religious text you choose is valuable to guide your own life, there arises a lot more issues when one tries to generalize it to an entire society, especially one that is not homogenous in its religious preference.
One uses the Bible or whatever religious text you choose is valuable to guide your own life. When one tries to generalize it to an entire society,  a lot more issues arise. Especially issues that is not homogenous in its religious preference.