Now I,m not having a shot at christians. A questian in this segment asked "Are you a goddess?".A Christian lady replied that there were no goddesses, only God. Fair enough if the question only required a strictly Christianan aswer, but fo those who fantasise or like a little escapism., I can see nothing wrong with this.
I would see myself as Tuliwanensis in Douglas Adams' "Long dark teatime of the soul".
Best wishes, Rose P.
2006-09-17 16:25:06 · 14 answers · asked by rose p 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Great answers so far, shows that we are all "human". RP>
2006-09-17 17:33:16 · update #1
Would there be any Christians in the Yahoo Mythology & Folklore section if your statement were true, Rose?
I consider myself Christian and well-read. Most Christians I know do not adhere to that simplistic "if its not in the Bible I'm not gonna believe it" rhetoric.
H
2006-09-18 16:24:53 · answer #1 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um.......I'm a christian, and I've read..... Plato - Kruschev - Asimov - Golda Mier - Blavatsky - all the noncanonical gospels - Kennedy - OJ Simpson - Alex Haley - Nostradamus - David Duke - Carl Jung - MLK - Stephen Hawking - Castenada - Crowley - Marx - Hitler - Billy Graham - Aristotle - Ghandi - Livingston - Einstei - Solzhinitsin - Dionne Fortune - Homer - Emerson - Churchill - Confucius - LaoTzu - Alice Bailey - Albert Pike - the Koran - all the Morman books(including the ones not normally available to the public) - the Satanic bible - Berlitz - over 100 biographies - hundreds of paperbacks on unusual phenomena - dozens of historical epics - my personal library is 2500+ volumes - all available versions of the bible - most of the holy books of the worlds religions - most of the lightweight classics(novels and fantacies) - and on and on and on and o...............think I'm kidding? Don't!
2006-09-17 18:19:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Christian and am one who considers myself to be very openminded to other people's belief's . I have read everything from Commentaries on Scripture to Whitley Strieber's novels on alien abduction. I am secure in my beliefs as a Christian enough to be open to the wonders of the universe and how all of it plays a part in God's creation. Remember the line from William Shakesphere's play Hamlet.."There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your phylosophy."(not sure of the spelling.) Some fundamentalists get carried away and try to force their beliefs on others. This is not the way that Jesus preached salvation. One must come to the truth in his own way and form his own relationship with the saviour. Going to church every Sunday does not make you a Christian. Remember from the Gnostic Gospels.. (the gospels not included in the version of the Bible we have today) The words of Jesus are..."The kingdom of God is inside you and all around you, nor in mansions of wood or stone...Split a log you will find me, lift a stone and I am there.
2006-09-18 14:43:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually Yes many of us read just the Bible or commentaries on it. I am sorry if someone said there were no Goddesses. I am an ex Pagan and understand your point. We will say that people ridicule us Christians out of ignorance and turn right around and do it to you. I have to keep myself in check also. I am sorry and I am sure my Sister in Christ meant no harm to you. Only to honor our Lord.
Blessed Be and GOD bless ya too!
2006-09-17 16:31:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a christian, I'm not really religious, but I do believe in god, and that he created everything and that evolution is abunch of bull. But I do read more than just the bible, in fact, I love books like lord of the rings, and the harry potter series, stuff like that that has to do with magic, and whatnot. I mostly read fantasy/adventure type books.
2006-09-18 04:45:32 · answer #5 · answered by Princess Gemini 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians read more than the bible. My parents are Christians...my dad recently read a biography of Led Zepplin and my mom likes Anne Rice and Stephen King.
2006-09-17 16:27:34 · answer #6 · answered by i luv teh fishes 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
incredibly your loss of wisdom of the Holy Scriptures are a WOWser to boot... depraved pastors do not escape with besides the fact that: Romans a million:18 ¶ For the wrath of God is printed from heaven in opposition to all ungodliness and unrighteousness of adult males, who carry the fact in unrighteousness; Worldly Christians do not escape with some thing the two: Revelation 3:15-sixteen ¶ i understand thy works, that thou paintings neither chilly nor warm: i'd thou wert chilly or sizzling. So then thinking thou artwork lukewarm, and neither chilly nor warm, i'm going to spue thee out of my mouth. so a approaches as Our Lord residing a lavish subculture...He grew to grow to be damaging purely so shall we've a danger at residing an ample life packed with reward yet as elementary devil is right there to pluck it suited from our grab or trick us in violating easily one in each of GOD'S Commandments which inturn will artwork in direction of us quite of for us i.E. Complaining approximately concerns going flawed Be honest and purely on your assessment of Our Lord!
2016-12-18 12:10:30 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi I'm a christian and find the truth i need to know about life, me, and of course Jesus in the bible . i love reading the bible coz God speaks to your heart though it. and then i also really enjoy reading other literature. i know some christian that really enjoys reading science - fiction and even novels about dragons and fantasy creatures and believe me he is a devoted christian.
2006-09-17 16:33:11 · answer #8 · answered by jesus' princess 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it sure seems like it sometimes..i tried to be friends with some christians recently .it didn't work out. i just wanted to hang out and do things,not prayer meetings and church . its hard for them to tolerate being around someone that won't become their religion and it's hard for me to tolerate being around people that say their religion is the only way.christianity is a bit too masculine for me.well,i'm sure they read other things but the ones that "suck on you like a vampire" don't act like they think about anything else.
2006-09-17 18:51:11 · answer #9 · answered by leah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians are a very diverse bunch. I think the lady who gave that response was atypical.
2006-09-17 18:06:44 · answer #10 · answered by btsmith_y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋