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Why don't most Christians read the Bible?

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Why don't most Christians read the Bible?
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Why don't most Christians read the Bible?
August 19, 2012 at 2:40 pm
Intellectual laziness and fear. Most don't admit that they pick and choose. Most never do a Bart Ehrman-esque horizontal, critical study. I used to be that guy until I met a freethinker who challenged me: "Why do you believe what you believe?". I read the bible again, cover to cover then really dug in to it's history. By the time I started reading Ehrman, it was all falling apart.

My Christian friends who are dismayed by my leaving Christianity refuse to read the things I do out of fear. Some admit this to me...they tell me they HAVE TO BELIEVE these things. What a shame. They're not stupid, just afraid of admitting they were indoctrinated as youth and afraid of re-grinding the lens they see the world through.
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Why don't most Christians read the Bible?

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Why don't most Christians read the Bible? - by Xavier - August 19, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Why don't most Christians read the Bible? - by Ajpaige - August 19, 2012 at 2:40 pm
RE: Why don't most Christians read the Bible? - by Tempus - August 21, 2012 at 3:19 am
RE: Why don't most Christians read the Bible? - by Cato - August 19, 2012 at 6:01 pm
RE: Why don't most Christians read the Bible? - by Gambit - August 19, 2012 at 6:55 pm
RE: Why don't most Christians read the Bible? - by padraic - August 19, 2012 at 8:09 pm
RE: Why don't most Christians read the Bible? - by Lion IRC - August 19, 2012 at 11:23 pm
RE: Why don't most Christians read the Bible? - by padraic - August 20, 2012 at 1:00 am
RE: Why don't most Christians read the Bible? - by Godschild - August 25, 2012 at 12:25 am

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