(November 6, 2011 at 2:45 pm)Godschild Wrote: Most christians I know have and do read their Bibles often then I know those who are followers. I could give several reasons but they would be only my opinion in most cases. The reason I say this is the other day I had a short discussion with an atheist and he made the same statement . I asked him how he knew this and his answer was this, I've been to many churches and observed in the worship services that people only followed along as the pastor read from the Bible. Well that's what the worship services is about ie. teaching from the pastor. I asked him if he attended Sunday School at these churches or Wednesday Bible study or the many home Bible studies that go on in homes during the week that church members setup on their own, his answer was no. So I said then you do not know how much Bible study goes own in the christian church and he agreed, he did not say he would, but I got a sense he was going to go to some to see if what I was saying was true, if he did then I commend him for his search for what was happening in the church.
I was raised a catholic for 12 years and I did the church thing, the bible study thing and catechism thing with various pastors and nuns over the years. They all taught the same thing, the 'pretty' versions of the bible. It was once I started reading and asking questions that I realized they were full of shit. "It is the mystery of god". My interpretation of that response is "You are right, it does not make sense, that is why we ignore it and only teach the 'pretty' parts.".
And for your information, I have read the bible, several times and the book of Enoch, and the Qur'an and other various assorted 'scriptures'.
The Bible was not handed to mankind by God, nor was it dictated to human stenographers by God. It has nothing to do with God. In actuality, the Bible was VOTED to be the word of God by a group of men during the 4th century.
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-- Homer Simpson
God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion.
-- Superintendent Chalmers
Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things.
-- Ned Flanders
Once something's been approved by the government, it's no longer immoral.
-- The Rev Lovejoy
