I think the author has a very interesting point. In the Bible studies that I have participated (albeit youth Bible studies), they were geared more towards the apologetic crowd. They were always more focused about keeping the strong believers in the church and were less concerned about the less zealous bunch.
It's pretty interesting how Christians rarely read their own holy book, and they claim that the Bible is the true, living word of God. I wonder what would happen if they read some of the Old Testament?
Quote:Surveys repeatedly show that Christian populations, when left to their own devices, do not seem too interested in Bible reading unless convinced otherwise by their authorities. As it is, note the paradox of publishers citing inflated sales figures for Bibles as proof that the Bible matters, and religion professors complaining that few people are actually reading the Bibles being sold.
It's pretty interesting how Christians rarely read their own holy book, and they claim that the Bible is the true, living word of God. I wonder what would happen if they read some of the Old Testament?
"If your god has to make peace with me in my final hour when he has my whole lifetime to prove his existence to me...do you think I should bother?"
"But the happiness of an atheist is neither the vacuous enjoyment of a fool, nor the short-lived pleasure of a rogue. It is rather the expression of a disposition that has ceased to torture itself with foolish fancies, or perplex itself with useless beliefs." - Chapman Cohen
"But the happiness of an atheist is neither the vacuous enjoyment of a fool, nor the short-lived pleasure of a rogue. It is rather the expression of a disposition that has ceased to torture itself with foolish fancies, or perplex itself with useless beliefs." - Chapman Cohen
