If you want to talk about morality and ethics, you had better be ready for subtlety.
If all you want to do is point a finger and say, "Look at those rotten schmucks! Sure glad I'm not like that!", go right ahead. You don't need to have a discussion to do that. Engaging in one was my mistake, not yours.
As you say, if that's the case, we have nothing to talk about here.
The New Testament has never, ever been off in the ionosphere, though it can be difficult to apply outside of church on Sunday. If you prefer the Old Testament, OK. "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", and all that -- a fine American tradition. Just remember that Yahweh had psychotic episodes. We have enough psychosis in this country as it is, without worshipping a clinical God.
Regards--
Mary Anne