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ancianita

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20. You are right about his other attributes as a Christian. And I agree and am solidly against any

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #13)

Tue Apr 30, 2024, 08:12 PM

Apr 30

Christians who believe in "biblical patriarchy." I have problems with him but wanted to at least present his reasonable and fair way of framing a book much maligned by all those who don't read it or have some 2nd hand acquaintance with it.

This post was MAINLY in response to the Brian Cox OP that got on the MAIN Page of DU.
This response is about the Bible itself, and in its historical accuracy and fact based reliability.

Christians are not a monolith. Even as an atheist I knew that.

But I just don't think it's okay to foreground hatred for the Bible on the Main Page here, and then question my response as a complete endorsement of what this speaker stands for. The Brian Cox hatefest re the Bible just got locked, but it took more than an hour.

My "presenter," Baucham, is correct about the historicity and reliability of the Bible. That's the point I wanted to present, NOT HIM. As a newly returned Christian, I've studied enough about what he's studied to see that he's incorrect in his other claims about knowing what the Word of the Bible means.

Human understanding of all things seen and unseen is always improvable. His included.

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Voddie Baucham: Why I Choose To Believe The Bible [View all] ancianita Apr 30 OP

Voddie Baucham is spouting so many lies Stardust Mirror Apr 30 #1

Miss me with your comparison to Cox. Tell it to the 48% of your fellow Democrats who are Christian and ancianita Apr 30 #3

The U.S. Constitution gives people the right to practice their religion walkingman Apr 30 #6

This is what he stands for... Phoenix61 Apr 30 #10

Gotta keep women sequestered gay texan Apr 30 #16

Or they just say that they are so that they can climb the social ladder.... nt DontBelieveEastisEas Apr 30 #27

That was good for a laugh gay texan Apr 30 #2

Tell it to the 48% of your fellow Democrats who are Christian and ancianita Apr 30 #4

cool, now tell me bout the slavery genocide rape and omniscient germ theory Stardust Mirror Apr 30 #5

Cool, cuz if you read it you'd know that nothing you say about the science or power hungry men is even in or from that ancianita Apr 30 #9

LOL gay texan Apr 30 #11

You do realize, I trust, the best predictor of faith dpibel Apr 30 #37

Whatever gay texan Apr 30 #8

If someone tried to get me to join an organization and told me a little of its history which included, massacres, brewens Apr 30 #31

Yeah, and if they tried to "convince" me the way you are FrankBooth Apr 30 #15

There are many Christians who don't put much credence in the Bible Silent3 Apr 30 #21

Or they just say that they are so that they can climb the social ladder.... nt DontBelieveEastisEas Apr 30 #28

He's a disgusting piece of misogynistic shit. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 30 #7

Ever wonder why preachers like him use hands free microphones? gay texan Apr 30 #14

ROFL! Yeah, and I'd guess because it also leaves them free for 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 30 #17

By the way, he's a homophobe and a bigot gay texan Apr 30 #12

Why would you post someone like that here? To discredit Christianity? muriel_volestrangler Apr 30 #13

You are right about his other attributes as a Christian. And I agree and am solidly against any ancianita Apr 30 #20

Well, hopefully this thread will be locked too, for the same reason muriel_volestrangler Apr 30 #22

I'm okay with that. Since the first Brian Cox OP was locked. ancianita Apr 30 #24

You're a young earther?? dpibel Apr 30 #25

No, I'm not doing that at all. It's the Bible's timeline of its story of humans coming to god consciousness. I'm NOT ancianita Apr 30 #32

Then what does this mean? dpibel Apr 30 #35

That's nice . . . hatrack Apr 30 #18

He starts out so well describing bad reasons for believing in the Bible... Silent3 Apr 30 #19

ancianita, Is the Bible the truth? keithbvadu2 Apr 30 #23

Keith, there are a LOT of truths. There's a lot of misplaced faith in truths of all kinds. I'm aware. ancianita Apr 30 #26

All that to avoid saying 'yes'. keithbvadu2 Apr 30 #29

The Bible is a book with some beautiful poetry; a bloodstained history; Ping Tung Apr 30 #30

... demmiblue Apr 30 #33

Amen. n/t Xavier Breath Apr 30 #34

Not sure if it is sad edhopper Apr 30 #36

After an alert and discussion with the hosts, locking. Emile Apr 30 #38