Probably but that doesn't stop people from selectively reading or twisting the Bible to serve their own ends, bringing the weight of God behind their own desires and goals. They know most believers never actually read their own holy book on their own much less with a critical eye to how well it matches what they're being told.

I believe they might be facetious.

Reading utopic rulebooks - the intent is of no value. What is of value, is the reproduceable outcome of the rule-book interacting with actual humans, not idealized or demonized concepts.