Bible bashing (14 Viewers)

[Slagathor]

++ [ originally posted by jaecole ] ++
Yes ofcourse. But that covers at most, 2 out of 5. The rest simply can't be put to miscommunication. Time is relevent, but when talking of the word of god can it really be a excuse?. Human hands of course will error, but on fundamental points it's not so believable.

An excuse? Perhaps not although it's all definitely open to interpretation.

What stands beyond doubt in my eyes, however, is that the modern Catholic Church is still caught up in the eras the Bible was written in.

 

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[Slagathor]

++ [ originally posted by jaecole ] ++
Also. Can anyone name me some religious documents on feature the 'last days'. I've read the doctrine and covenants and it was fascinating. I'm not sure other religious are so damning though

Haha oh those theories are always good

 

[nedved34]

++ [ originally posted by jaecole ] ++

Though sure yes Jeeks, this is a humour thread.

you have some sense of humour

 

[Espectro]

Jae, If you want to read some interesting religous documents you should read about the non accepted gospels, you know those that the church doesn't accept coz they say that they are "against" the doctrines...

There are some interest stuff in there

 

[Slagathor]

Definitely. There are also gospels that are accepted, but not included in the Bible. I particularly liked the book of Thomas which is only included in very few versions of the Bible.

 

[Espectro]

Theres even a gospel of Mary Magdalene...

 

[Slagathor]

There is? I've never read that...

Can't be worse than Moby Dick I'm sure

 

[JCK]

++ [ originally posted by jaecole ] ++

Though sure yes Jeeks, this is a humour thread. But it's pretty obvious topic will come out of it and starting a thread this way just kicks it off, as you can see.

Have you ever considered a career as a comedian?

 

[Espectro]

++ [ originally posted by Erik ] ++
There is? I've never read that...

Can't be worse than Moby Dick I'm sure

yeah there is... they mention it also in the novel "Da Vinci's Code" most of the things that are said on that novel is crap... but some of the crap is interesting crap if you look into it

 

[Slagathor]

interesting crap lol

I might have a look at that though it's unlikely. I've had it with the Christian religion

 

[/usr/bin]

++ [ originally posted by jaecole ] ++
Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.
-- I Corinthians 14:34-35

The next day..., Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." ... In the morning..., they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter ... said to Jesus, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree ... has withered!"
-- Mark 11:12-14, 20-21

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son ... Then shall his father and his mother ... bring him out unto the elders of his city ... And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die.
-- Deuteronomy 21:18-21

Some small boys came out of the city and jeered at [the prophet Elisha], saying, "Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!" And ... he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys.
-- II Kings 2:23-24

There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses.
-- Ezekiel 23:20

Interesting no?

LOL.. makes me glad I'm a Muslim.. We get to avoid the confusion of thousands of different Holy Books..

 

[swag]

Muslim, Jew, Christian... doesn't matter. There are those who hold on to ancient writings as fundamentalist truths, written by the hands of men but who were divinely inspired by God. And there are more of the interpretationists... those who see the kernel of truth in what was written, but also acknowledging that any writings are colored by the time, place, and culture of a civilization from which it came.

On the one hand, for example, you can beat up on Catholicism, saying that the religious traditions and mindset has become very irrelevant to the evolution of time, society, and human comprehension about the world. (Excommunicating Galileo for 500 years because he dared to suggest that the sun didn't revolve around the earth doesn't help your credibility a hell of a lot here, of course.)

On the other hand, one thing that attracts a lot of devout Catholics is that sense of culture and tradition steeped in 2000 years of history. It gives people a sense of continuity in changing times. There are a lot of folks who prefer Catholicism's "Jesus is on a pedestal" approach and reject the "Jesus is my drinking buddy" approach that many more modern Christian sects seem to take up by comparison. (It's also worth noting that Christianity started as a collection of a variety of hundreds of different kinds of sects -- each with wildly different beliefs, interpretations, and customs -- by about 300 A.D. Since then, Christianity did a lot to "purge" its many fringe sects.)

But even within just the example of Catholicism, there are people who take things far more traditionally and literally -- folks who lament the fact that the Mass is no longer presented in Latin. And there are Catholics who believe in women priests, gays being included and embraced by the Church, and a far less literal view of scriptures.

Religion comes in all flavors.

 

[nedved34]

++ [ originally posted by Nawaf ] ++


LOL.. makes me glad I'm a Muslim.. We get to avoid the confusion of thousands of different Holy Books..

For the respect of other Muslim friends here,I think I will ignore this post..

 

[/usr/bin]

++ [ originally posted by Nawaf ] ++


LOL.. makes me glad I'm a Muslim.. We get to avoid the confusion of thousands of different Holy Books..

Someone has just helped me realize that I have said a rude, and offensive remark about Christianity.. For this, I sincerely apologize, and I hope anybody who was offended would be kind enough to forgive me..



Anyways, I'm off for tonight, and probably the next few weeks as well.. I'll see you then..

 

[Nicole]

I cant for the life of me remember who it was, Dan will say when he see it but...

"Religion is for those who dont want to know the truth."

 

[OwenWilson]

If we are not talking about Del Piero, we're slagging off religion. Like we need another thread like this.

 

[jaecole]

I haven't seen a single active religion thread. What are you talking about?

 

[JCK]

++ [ originally posted by jaecole ] ++
I haven't seen a single active religion thread. What are you talking about?

Use the search option, like google, it is your friend.

 

[jaecole]

Key word there being active.

 

[JCK]

Aren't we talking about religion?