(May 26, 2012 at 3:20 pm)IUsedToBelieve Wrote: I have still got a bible on my bookcase and a statue of jesus on my locker. Why? I don't know what to do with them.
Doesn't Christianity teach not to worship / keep idols? Whether you're a Christian or an atheist it doesn't really make much sense to have a statue of Jesus. Is the statue of Jesus a white European looking guy with long brown hair? Given the region he was born in it seems very unlikely he would've looked like that if he indeed lived at all. Personally I'd keep both of them - the Bible for research (I've never been a Christian myself and I have my own copy), and the statue as a reminder of where you are today. I'm not a very sentimental person, but I do have a few objects from the past with memories bound to them that allow me to recall who I was, what I thought, and how I felt at those points in time. Perhaps the statue could serve that purpose for you.
Oh, and welcome.
