Not to mention any names, but there is a certain Agnostic/Atheist who reads the Bible. (S)he has been coming on yahoo answers asking questions about the Bible, and exposing Christian hypocrisy with regards to the politics of the Religious Right.
This according to him/her has never been an attack on Jesus or the Bible itself, but on the hypocrisy of pick and choose Christians.
My question is, when a Christian tells someone who isn't a Christian to "read the Bible"; is this always the best advice?
There has not been any harm to Jesus or the Bible, only to the political agenda of the Religious Right, so indeed, is this something the Religious Right wants? is liberals reading the Bible and exposing the hypocrisy of the Religious Right?
2006-08-11 02:40:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Danielle hit the nail on the head with the quote. But there should be a disclaimer on the Book;
"Warning! This book may change your mind about reading this Book!"
My motivation for reading the bible the first time, was to counter the blatant stupidity I saw in televangelism. Fundies are still fundies, but I marvel at the Bible. It invites enemies to enter...go figure...and always outlives them...
2006-08-11 07:27:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Y'know, I've been around Yahoo Answers for quite some time, most of that time in the Religion & Spirituality forum.
I don't know who you are talking about or what you're even trying to say here. I've not seen anyone "exposing the hypocrisy of the Religious Right" but I have seen a lot of misquoted and misinterpreted scripture.
Oh, don't get me wrong--we've got hypocrites. Count me as first because I have all kinds of sins that I fall in to and am just lame and do because I enjoy them in the moment (which is why I need a savior).
I just don't even relate to what you're asking here though!
2006-08-11 09:48:47 · answer #2 · answered by Paul McDonald 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not the best advise at all. I saw a posting awhile back from a christian that said you should not take the bible literally. How else can you take it? They want you to read it, but not take what you read literally. Does that mean the 10 commandments as well?
2006-08-11 09:53:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya gotta love George Bernard Shaw, who wrote:
“It is time to tell our Fundamentalists bluntly that they are the worst enemies of religion today; that Jehovah is no God, but a barbarous tribal idol, that the English Bible, though a masterpiece of literary art in its readable parts, and, being the work of many highly gifted authors and translators, is yet a jumble of savage superstition, obsolete cosmology, and a theology presented in such an unbalanced one-sided way, that the first Christian Catholic Church forbade the laity to read the Bible without special permission.”
2006-08-11 09:49:52 · answer #4 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Telling someone to read the bible is ALWAYS the best advice. I say this because in my own life, God has never steared me wrong. To me, God just wants everyone to return the love he showed us by sending his only son to us and who was killed on the cross so that we could have eternal life through him. But we had to choose to believe he did that for us. Ever since I have believed that he died for me, my life has been filled with many blessings. I have found a wonderful husband and my family has shown more love than i've ever known them to. I may have strayed away from the answer to you're question, but that is how I wanted to answer it. Reading the bible IS the best way to know what you need to do with you're life.
2006-08-11 09:51:27 · answer #5 · answered by frog 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Most people have not read the Bible. I like to quote the most inhumane and horrific atrocities, which are contrary to what most people consider "good" and "christian" values, in the hopes that they will look it up themselves and understand what is really in that book, both good and bad.
People should use their own judgement as to what advice they should heed in their own lives.
2006-08-11 09:52:27 · answer #6 · answered by 006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we became Athiests after reading the bible.
The religious right are so uptight and full of fear you might as well put a fork in them. The worst thing about them is they can't just shut up and worship without irritating everyone around them with their BS
2006-08-11 09:45:30 · answer #7 · answered by tweak 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In my experience, most atheists are better versed in religion(s) and have read the Bible at least as many times as fundamentalist christians.
2006-08-11 09:51:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes that is the best advice. But I have to quote from the Bible too to encourage them of reading it.
2006-08-11 09:47:54 · answer #9 · answered by Da Great 1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for her/him . The best arguments for atheism are contained in the pages of the bible itself in it's many contradictions and fancifully impossible tales. Not to mention the many examples of "god" in action as a genocidal, egotistcal maniac, that only a complete idiot would want to worship, probably out of fear. I hope they are at least embarrassed when they, themselves finally read the parts of the bible that their mentors purposefully skip over to help encourage titheing and general warm-fuzzyness at their ignorant expence.
2006-08-11 10:16:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋