I too am looking for discussion without h**e
Apr 1, 2013 22:28:16 #
It's not illegal to mention Jesus or Mohammed or Buddha or Zeus in a historical or philosophy content in schools. You just can't mention the bible as factual because it not factual it's a religion . Noah's ark? Seriously ?
Apr 2, 2013 06:34:57 #
Apr 2, 2013 08:29:47 #
Liberalism's inability to accept the parabolic nature of the stories in the bible has always been ironic too me. The story of Noah's Ark was, while obviously conflated, based on an event that did happen. You have to remember that the stories in the Bible were written 100's of years after they happened which inevitably lead to distortions but the beauty is that the lessons given by these stories are relevant to all times and, with true reflection, all situations. That, after all, is why it is the "greatest story ever told" and surely has effected the entire world.
Apr 2, 2013 22:03:58 #
1st many conservatives are not religious
2nd if you admit the bible has been distorted then you cant know how true anything is because you dont know to what degree its been c*********d. if you want to get insights from these stories well i only can say "god bless you" but they still just myths
2nd if you admit the bible has been distorted then you cant know how true anything is because you dont know to what degree its been c*********d. if you want to get insights from these stories well i only can say "god bless you" but they still just myths
Apr 2, 2013 22:20:59 #
I didn't say they were and it is obvious that many that say they are religious are mistaken in terms of true, selfless belief. Secondly, I simply meant that the stories were written by men, albeit inspired men, and therefore, since many years passed between the telling and the writing of the stories in the form of the bible, the stories took on a parabolic nature. Get over your need to put others down and you may find the t***h one day but your h**e and anger is holding you back.
Apr 2, 2013 22:39:35 #
i wasnt putting you down just stating the fact the you admit the bible is not completly true . heck i was agreeing with you and if you get something spirtual out of it all the more power to you.. i think there some great stories in the bible but ..also some WTF!!??!!!! parts too..example god was pleased with Lot because he offer the mob to rape his daughters instead of the angels of death WTF????!!!!his daughters????? god lets the devil torture Job and murder all his children to win a bet and then in the end tells Job,,,"hey it ok i give you back all you wealth and you cant have more kids....WTF??????
Apr 2, 2013 22:52:45 #
I never said the stories weren't true because, as I said, they have t***h for all if they are willing to accept it. You are not reading the stories in the proper context if that is what you are getting from them. Remember that these were all passed along by word of mouth for hundreds of years before written down yet the useful lessons remained. That is the nature of t***h if you know where to look.
Apr 2, 2013 23:01:40 #
still.. God k**led all his children??? i be pretty pissed if god k**led my kids and said hey its ok ill let you have more kids.. what possible content can you take this story and say..yeah god is right i see his point.. ilove to hear what would you do if god did that too you
Apr 2, 2013 23:09:04 #
Your understanding of God's relationship with us is ignoring free will. The laws that we live by are unchangable. We have the free will to either fellow the rules or not and remember, anyone's decisions have a rippling effect. That is why there are no so called " victimless crimes." Liberalism's main tenant is that it knows better then unchangable laws. That is why it will not work.
Apr 2, 2013 23:34:41 #
you didnt answr my question Job didint k**l his children god alloowed it..the problem with conservatism is they treat the bible like a buffet choose the parts they like and disregard they rest
Apr 2, 2013 23:57:01 #
Apr 3, 2013 08:39:24 #
You're still leaving out context, Job's conversations with God were no different then yours. It is Job that said God allowed it not God. Job is blaming God just as every Liberal blames everyone else for everything. The point of the story is the guilt that Job feels which is understandable but it doesn't make it God's fault. All of the people writing the stories or subjects in the stories are human and expressing human feelings. You blame conservatives for your own misunderstandings and act as if that is causing you damage. Look in the mirror, it is your belief that is YOUR problem.
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