RE: Why the "There are so many interpretations of the Bible" claim is confused
October 22, 2015 at 7:26 am
You could spend as many years as you want in "Biblical study" and you'd still only be determined to have "spiritual discernment" (or whatever the kids are calling it, these days) if you agreed with whatever fundamentalist interpretation the Christian to whom you're speaking had previously adopted. In discussions with fellow Christians, they'll have rip-roaring discussions of theological interpretations that are across the board, but they're trained to call "lack of spiritual discernment", aka "you just don't understand this at all", the moment they detect a Non-Believer.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
