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Originally Posted by amber
yep, that's why i said why pick one with a heinous bible. Implying there are others. well, part of the bible is heinous. You can say it's not the point, but it's still there. In the bible. Once again, i don't understand the "pick and choose which parts you want to believe" argument. If you believe some is the word of god, and some isn't the word of god, and you get to pick which parts, well, I think that is illogical. And it's an old book, but i don't think it accurately represents history. I misspoke when i said Historical Document, really what i meant was a document that accurately represents history. I'm not sure I name called anyone, except the bible, which is not a person, but if i did, i apologize. And if you think calling the bible heinous is akin to "hate the sinner, not the sin", i think saying the bible is ok to follow because of the good parts is kind of the same thing.  |
Ah - I see....
Well - I honeslty don't have an anwer to the question about picking and choosing parts of the Bible...I mean, I don't take any parts literally per se....sooo I don't know...
I also pick and choose things to believe within my own religion - Catholics are very pro-life (I am very pro-choice), I am totally pro-gay rights, I think women should be ordanied as priests, AND - I think priests should be able to marry...
So I'm just a pick and chooser....but it's my faith, my religion and I think people need to do what's right for them (as long as it's not harming others).
Why choose THIS religion? I was raised with it, I'm comfortable with it, I find a lot of beauty in it and I love it - celebrating mass, the ritual, there is comfort in it - and meaning and it fills me with love and optimism - which is hard for me to come by in this world....it's just right for me.