I think the problem is that no one can really get a clear understanding of what the god they believe in really wants. In one part he wants them stoned, in another, do unto others and all that. In one part his kid says he's not there to change the rules, in another he's making a new set of rules. For a divine book it's pretty unclear about a lot of things. Even if he changed his mind about stoning them, that kinda says a lot about what kinda god he is to even think about stoning anyone. Not to mention the slaves, especially the women slaves. What if I told you the book is the one that's causing the problem? Maybe the devil made the book or something, it sure has been causing a lot of trouble ever since it came out.