I think most intelligent people know that the Old Testament is full of this sort of thing. A cover-to-cover reading of the Bible (I did this in college) reveals an early God that seems to be just short of psychotic in terms of violence and attitude. Elisha and the bears is a favorite example. No comparison with the kindly New Testament God. Interesting--can supreme deities grow and change?

As for Dr. Laura, I understand that like Rush Limbaugh her main function is as the butt of liberal jokes, but I consider her viewpoints on family and values to be an important balance to what we are getting pumped into us by the rest of society. Kind of like Bowser holding up the Palestinian end here.