Otherwise, our world will fill up with holy books that we cannot recycle and we will have to store them in hollowed out skyscrapers or something, or even in facilites underground where they can decay untouched in dignity...we can't burn them, we can't put them under at sea. What can we do with them without upsetting all the holy men?
2006-10-20 04:03:54 · 14 answers · asked by Thx 4 All The Fish 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Actually, fire is considered appropriate for most holy books, so long as it is done with reverence and respect. Prefered would be to pass it on to someone else who needs it.
Holiness isn't in the book, it isn't even in the words, it's in the being supposedly described.
2006-10-20 04:06:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well this isn't as complicated as it sounds. ummm even I know what to do with them. And why. You don't seem to know though, which is puzzling. And I'm hoping someone else is going to tell you. However at some time or other I may have to because things have a funny way of working out like that when I decide not to do something.
2006-10-20 04:31:22 · answer #2 · answered by : 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orthodox Jews are under an obligation to bury anything containing God's name. That's one thing which happens. Christians are able to donate them to organisations which can recycle them for use in parts of the world where books of any kind are hard to come by and are gratefully received. In your case, you haven't finished yet. Get on with your reading!
2006-10-20 04:25:11 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fahrenheit 451
2006-10-20 04:24:33 · answer #4 · answered by Clive 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bury. Put in running water. Restore if antique editions or handwritten manuscripts and then donate to a Museum. Recycle if the conscience may not prick; your motive was honest.
2006-10-20 04:13:22 · answer #5 · answered by sunamwal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep it and read it again that is what we muslims do once we pray the holy qura'an we read it again and that's not the only book we read we there are so many books we the popular one is also the hadith where they tell you everything about islam and give you stories on Islam. Or you can give irt to the church if it's a christian holy book or the mosque if it's a muslim holy book.
2006-10-20 04:07:48 · answer #6 · answered by z_u_b_z 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would have thought that burning them is the answer. Seems the least offensive way.
2006-10-20 08:08:41 · answer #7 · answered by Eso_ uk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you mean like an old bible? toss it. give it away. The bible is not god, nor does god live in the bible. the bible is a book. the holy spirit speaks through it, but to treat the bible itself as an abode of God is idol worship
2006-10-20 04:11:05 · answer #8 · answered by free_indeed2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot end up in motel/hotel rooms - maybe that's the disposal method! Sure are a lot of rooms in the world.
2006-10-20 04:06:45 · answer #9 · answered by Skeff 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Treat them just as you would any other old wanted book since they have all been written by men not some imaginary god: INCINERATE!
2006-10-20 04:07:13 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋