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cbdo2007

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11. whether you believe in god or not....

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 04:21 PM

Aug 2012

or Jesus or not, the stories in the bible are meant to humanize problems and make them relatable to anyone.

It isn't that those things aren't "common sense" but if there is a story that goes along with a lesson to help people relate it to their lives then it is proven to be more useful to them. Just like math for me....I can't understand a mathematical equation, but if you give me a story problem I can figure out the answer by thinking about it in a real life scenario that I can relate to on some level.

That's why I never understood athiests being against the Bible. Real or fake, who cares?!?! The lessons are universal and if followed are positive for society. People distorting the teachings in the Bible is where problems occur.

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If more churches actually followed what Christ taught they'd all have signs like this... [View all] Playinghardball Aug 2012 OP

There was a day when.... Wounded Bear Aug 2012 #1

I can't read the OP's sign ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #3

It says... physioex Aug 2012 #5

No there wasn't... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #6

I am a black Sista, married to a white man living in the south Heather MC Aug 2012 #12

The "good old days" kind of sucked... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #14

I have 2 nieces who are both married to black husbands. RebelOne Aug 2012 #20

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I can tell you this Heather MC Aug 2012 #40

I'm on your side Aerows Aug 2012 #56

Prayfully that day will never come but then again Heather MC Aug 2012 #58

And that is exactly why I don't understand why so many black pastors are not only opposed to but yellowcanine Aug 2012 #54

You allow them to invalidate one marriage Aerows Aug 2012 #57

This does my former fundy's heart good. Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #2

+++ 1,000,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #26

But no prostitutes, poor people, or hairy unkempt radicals 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #4

From an atheist perspective.... physioex Aug 2012 #9

whether you believe in god or not.... cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #11

Athiests arent against the Bible... physioex Aug 2012 #13

Atheists are not against the Bible, as a work of philosophy. jeff47 Aug 2012 #18

Exactly, it's the warped interpretation that is the problem, and RKP5637 Aug 2012 #27

Sorry, but the warped interpretation of the Bible is the interpretation that white washes stopbush Aug 2012 #42

Interesting, thanks!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #45

Let's be fair atreides1 Aug 2012 #55

interpretation? heaven05 Aug 2012 #46

Yep, they've been using it as a tool for eons. And then on top of that you RKP5637 Aug 2012 #49

I'm "against the bible" like I'm "against the Prose Edda" Scootaloo Aug 2012 #31

Perhaps it gives a sense of continuity? No different from taking ones cues from Darwin, really. MADem Aug 2012 #32

If everyone isn't welcome, then it's not a church nichomachus Aug 2012 #7

Perhaps, but we would also see some really sexist stuff too. ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #8

He was....His fan club? Not so much (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #15

1 Corinthians 11:3 ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #16

That's Paul, I believe wryter2000 Aug 2012 #24

From what I understood, not one word of the Bible was written by Jesus--it's just other people MADem Aug 2012 #33

Paul was a raving misogynist. Aerows Aug 2012 #37

Paul even says it's him speaking, not God. nt nanabugg Aug 2012 #44

I hate to rain on this parade . . . Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #10

Good catch....EOM physioex Aug 2012 #17

That's my church's policy/philosophy wryter2000 Aug 2012 #25

It's in a suburb of Vancouver. The United Church JBoy Aug 2012 #28

Bravo! BlueNAlabama Aug 2012 #19

that's the christianity i was taught, but that was a long time ago. spanone Aug 2012 #21

Same here, but a long long time ago. Looking back the church I went RKP5637 Aug 2012 #29

Any paying customer is welcome. deaniac21 Aug 2012 #22

nice. part man all 86 Aug 2012 #23

if churches believed what jesus believed, they'd be synagogues. unblock Aug 2012 #30

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Hi, Spotlight Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #35

Another that tends to completely evade American Christians... Raster Aug 2012 #43

My local church has a simple "Everyone is Welcome" sign, Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #39

Unfortunately, when it comes to many flavors of Christianaity... Raster Aug 2012 #41

Well said! "HATE is a profit center. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #50

Thank you. Most Christian ministers know that "love they neighbor" is not prophetible. Raster Aug 2012 #52

Excellent! 99Forever Aug 2012 #47

If the people who go to those churches... VPStoltz Aug 2012 #48

Yep & any charitable donations should be done anonymously. raouldukelives Aug 2012 #51

Very true. Christ did not say "build me a grandiose temple to my glory," nor... Raster Aug 2012 #53