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Do you read the bible?

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Do you read the bible?
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Do you read the bible?
July 22, 2012 at 9:19 pm (This post was last modified: July 22, 2012 at 9:42 pm by Marnie.)
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RE: Do you read the bible?
July 22, 2012 at 9:49 pm
I just saw a show on Nat. Geo called "American Beaver."


No where near what I had hoped for.


Anyway, to answer your question, only when necessary to refute some fundie.
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RE: Do you read the bible?
July 22, 2012 at 10:05 pm
Only when I want to use it in an argument against the bible, or when I want to be grossed the fuck out.
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RE: Do you read the bible?
July 22, 2012 at 10:09 pm
I have read the entire thing from front to back exactly once. I have read bits and pieces over the years before and after that. On a regular basis no, I don't even have a copy in the house. Only one person I live with is a believer and she isn't a strong enough one to have a copy. Though I do plan to buy the leatherbound edition from Barnes and Noble just because I want the entire collection and because even though it's a bible, they did a damn good job of making it quite beautiful.
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(July 21, 2012 at 12:31 am)cato123 Wrote:
(July 21, 2012 at 12:22 am)C.W. Sims Wrote: I for one, as a homo, must say that if he was a homo, then he had to have looked fabulous on that cross. Nearly naked, body all ripped, oh wait.... yeah, never mind. I'm gonna just stop right there before I offend anyone. ROFLOL

I have a certain distaste for the emoticons, and particularly despise the laughing/rolling dude when used in response to one's own statement, but.....

Holy fuck that was funny! "Nearly naked, body all ripped,....". Oh, fuck me. I'm still laughing but can no longer piss myself since I've emptied the tank.
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RE: Do you read the bible?
July 22, 2012 at 10:15 pm
I have the bible I got at birth. Every child of Catholic parents gets a birth bible. Mine is a Precious Moments keepsake bible, with my name engraved on the cover. I keep it around for some reason.
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RE: Do you read the bible?
July 22, 2012 at 10:16 pm
Humans are naturally sentimental creatures. We keep things we attach emotional value to. We could despise the thing and if someone we love gave it to us it can still be quite hard to get rid of it.
"Stop chasing your tail and relax. Jesus is watching you make shit up." Shell B to CliveStaples

(July 21, 2012 at 12:31 am)cato123 Wrote:
(July 21, 2012 at 12:22 am)C.W. Sims Wrote: I for one, as a homo, must say that if he was a homo, then he had to have looked fabulous on that cross. Nearly naked, body all ripped, oh wait.... yeah, never mind. I'm gonna just stop right there before I offend anyone. ROFLOL

I have a certain distaste for the emoticons, and particularly despise the laughing/rolling dude when used in response to one's own statement, but.....

Holy fuck that was funny! "Nearly naked, body all ripped,....". Oh, fuck me. I'm still laughing but can no longer piss myself since I've emptied the tank.
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RE: Do you read the bible?
July 23, 2012 at 12:32 am
I've read the bible cover to cover, in various translations. Part of that was from my mandatory bible studies as part of my Christian education way back when. The rest is because it's a fantastic source to with which to refute religious arguments.
You really believe in a man who has helped to save the world twice, with the power to change his physical appearance? An alien who travels though time and space--in a police box?!? [Image: TARDIS.gif]
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RE: Do you read the bible?
July 23, 2012 at 1:09 am
All that time spent studying the Bible when I could of been spending my teenage years whacking away at it like a little monkey.
*sigh* So much time lost... so much catching up to do.
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RE: Do you read the bible?
July 23, 2012 at 2:05 am
(July 23, 2012 at 1:09 am)RaphielDrake Wrote: All that time spent studying the Bible when I could of been spending my teenage years whacking away at it like a little monkey.
*sigh* So much time lost... so much catching up to do.

Tell me about it...and now you see the other side to Pascal's wager!
You really believe in a man who has helped to save the world twice, with the power to change his physical appearance? An alien who travels though time and space--in a police box?!? [Image: TARDIS.gif]
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RE: Do you read the bible?
July 23, 2012 at 3:14 am (This post was last modified: July 23, 2012 at 3:14 am by Erfalion.)
When I was in the 9th grade we were forced to study the bible (I even wrote an essay about it >>) so I've read some parts of it, but not the whole damn thing.

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(July 22, 2012 at 9:19 pm)Marnie Wrote: I do, but I unnecessarily censor things in my head. It makes it more entertaining.

Luke 9:57-61

To another he said, ----- me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and ----- my father.” And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to ----- their own dead. But as for you, go and ------- the ------ of God.” Yet another said, “I will ------ you, Lord, but let me first ----- farewell to those at my home.”
is it normal that I replaced every censored word with "fuck" ?
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