"Some people believe that people ought to be able to only do what they say they ought to do, or to believe what they say they ought to believe, or live by
their interpretation"
Secretary Kerry is not saying not to follow to letter of the Book. (He is not say to do it and he is also not saying which Book.) He is saying that there are those who have
interpretations of the Book which are probably not best followed. I think we can all think of some people who have interpretations of the Book which are best not followed.
Remarks at Embassy Addis Ababa and the U.S. Mission to the African Union
This is a time here in Africa where there are a number of different cross-currents of modernity that are coming together to make things even more challenging. Some people believe that people ought to be able to only do what they say they ought to do, or to believe what they say they ought to believe, or live by their interpretation of something that was written down a thousand plus, two thousand years ago. Thats not the way I think most people want to live.