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Manifestor_of_Light

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13. Literally?

Reply to cbayer (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 06:30 PM

Oct 2014

Would you please show me a church doctrine that says "We don't take literally the ridiculous and cruel stuff in the bible. We only use the Sermon on the Mount (for example) as our moral guide."

You seem to say that liberal Christians don't take the bible literally, but I would like to see some explanation for your statements that has actual doctrinal statements behind it, not "the people in X denomination don't take it literally" or "I never heard of that" or "the people in my church don't believe that" or whatever.

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"If Catholic School Employees Had to Live By The Bible, They’d All Get Fired" [View all] mr blur Oct 2014 OP

Hypocrisy! Kelvin Mace Oct 2014 #1

It's another Gelliebeans Oct 2014 #2

I agree that the position is hypocritical and not uniformly applied. cbayer Oct 2014 #3

Nice name-calling. trotsky Oct 2014 #5

you are referring to the "no change in policy" HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT? Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #7

The rules also prohibit buggering children... Hoppy Oct 2014 #4

Great question. n/t trotsky Oct 2014 #6

True! Hell, if Catholics and or Christians were required to act according to Jesus's... DrewFlorida Oct 2014 #8

Which teachings are those? cbayer Oct 2014 #9

You're supposed to sell everything you have and leave your family. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #10

Only if you are a literalist. This is totally allegorical cbayer Oct 2014 #11

that's funny. It wasn't allegorical to the first generation of christians, it was literal. Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #12

Literally? Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #13

No, I won't' show you anything. cbayer Oct 2014 #14

Says the person whose mind is set in concrete skepticscott Oct 2014 #15

Oh? Ye of strong faith? Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #16

I don't have any doctrine or religious beliefs at all. cbayer Oct 2014 #17

Sounds like you're an atheist. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #18

Sounds like you don't get to define me. cbayer Oct 2014 #19

The usual suspect has never claimed to be anything but an agnostic. cbayer Oct 2014 #20