example... 13:23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. Now this by itself sure sounds great but wasn't Christ talking to someone? He sure as hell wasn't speaking to me. Nowhere in anything he has said does it state that I will be asking this question while watching a grizzly bear maul a television anchorperson... Flipping through religous channels I constantly see something like "I will take all of their first born sons from them.........for I am a loving God." From what I've seen in person during religous ceremonies, pastors/preachers do the same. Reading 1~2 verses from one book then flipping through to an entire different book and reading a select few verses there. You can't do that!! Thats totally taking this book out of context and leads to the missquotings from crazy people like me. This religon has been around for quite awhile but I highly recommend not taking anything anyone says about it at face value.
2007-03-07 06:30:55 · 5 answers · asked by Sleepyriggles 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To the no. 4 poster: Please allow me to chop up my own post by quoting, "crazy people like me." Now why and the hell WOULD you take anything I say at face value retard...
To the original three responders, I appreciate your insight on this but I was really hoping for some kind of rebutal perhaps defending how and why Christian teachers go about quoting the Bible like they do. I for one think its disgusting. I'm sorry just my opinion ya know... ^.~
2007-03-08 13:09:05 · update #1
I completely agree about taking verses out of context! People use what they need and ignore the rest, even though it completely contradicts their argument. It drives me crazy. If someone hasn't read the whole thing, I say, keep quiet until you do. Then you'll be qualified to have an opinion. But something is either true or it's not. The Bible is not open to "interpretation."
2007-03-07 06:37:26 · answer #1 · answered by nmd061105 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a million) Why is it seen suitable to attempt to tension anybody to stay as your Bible dictates in a country... ? ... that may not a theocracy, and the place all are certain basic human rights? it is not. we can't tension human beings to be Christians - and the bible instructs us to not attempt. 2) i'm speaking approximately gay rights That became into not even a *little* bit obvious from what you wrote until now. Gays have same rights to heterosexuals - in each and every specific - interior the U.S. 3) why, in some areas of the US, atheists are actually not allowed to hold public workplace. I in no way heard this. 4) How does it ensue that for the period of 2008 we are nevertheless so hateful and discriminating? You recommend - that we help rules that restrict evil and sell good? Gosh, how *ought to* we behave so badly in spite of everything this time? 5) this is a truthful question, and that i'd rather choose to renowned how we can proceed to apply the words in an historical e book to suppress the rights of those dwelling right this moment. the respond is uncomplicated: ability. ability could be used to suppress the rights of the dwelling. inspite of the undeniable fact that, the situation you refer to is moot. this form of rights you're discussing are purely rights whilst granted (by using those in ability). Our "inalienable" rights stay intact. specific "rights" for specific interest communities, often, are not rather rights in any respect. evaluate: would desire to serial rapists have the appropriate to rape? would desire to 12-twelve months-olds have the appropriate to drink to extra, or to smoke? i ought to bypass on and on.... Jim
2016-12-18 07:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do that because often the bible conflicts with what they truely believe and they want to be able to pick and choose what they believe (or have it spoon fed to them). i completely agree with you--it is wrong. most of the religious zealots dont even read the bible themselves--they just read what priests tell them too. the biggest example of this is when people quote the book of leviticus and the verse demouncing homosexuality. what they dont realize (or choose to ignore) is that that book is the one that lays out the most ultra orthodox jewish laws that no chrisitans follow. if they were to actually read all of leviticus, they'd see how out dated the whole thing is
2007-03-07 06:38:15 · answer #3 · answered by rob 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like taking what you say at face value.Were you on the famous shock jocks radio show game about slow people?You sound really familiar.
2007-03-08 06:36:36 · answer #4 · answered by james i 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are on the path of the enlightened, Put it to the test!!
2007-03-07 06:42:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋