(July 7, 2009 at 1:39 pm)Purple Rabbit Wrote: Please do not make such a suggestion. I hate most atheists, myself included from time to time, anyhow. The worst nightmare would be that atheism becomes some kind of movement with a mission for the world and a social structure like we're one happy goddamn family, thinking like Borgs.
Isn't bible study meant to come in contact with the divine?
On point one I will refrain from commenting other than to say I get where you are coming from. A topic for another thread perhaps.
Bible study is for studying the book, fellowship, and sometimes a peak experience slips in. I have been to many and the bible was always the focus with fellowship being a greater or lesser part depending on the group. At my parent's house we had a pool table so quite often after we read the Bible we would shot some pool. Only on the rare occasion did we have what I would call a peak experience. Quite often battle lines were drawn between fundies and more liberal thinkers and name calling and gnashing of teeth ensued. blech!
Christianity; the only army that shoots its wounded. (Christian saying)
Rhizo
