Kind of the same as the other question, but more encompassing. Atheists, agnostics, Buddhists, Muslim, etc. How many of you have not read the bible?
In my observations most atheists and agnostics have read it, but I am also curious about followers of other religions.
And Yes, I have read it. A few different versions. And I am an atheist.
2007-09-21 03:05:01 · 21 answers · asked by most important person you know 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Great , but did you read the "holy" literature of the other world religions ? If you are an Atheist , why did you single out the bible only ?
2007-09-21 03:12:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not religious, perhaps agnostic. Anyways, I was raised in a Christian home and have read much of the bible. Probably about as much as your average Church goer, my observation is that most Church goers have not read the bible in it's entirety, but the parts the Church finds advantageous and Church) and I attended bible study weekly as a teenager and then some extras for an organized bible study. I did go to private Christian schools (run by the Christian Reformed) both which included books about hte bible and then church (mostly baptist, not American fundamentalist Baptist) almost every Sunday from the ages 7 to 18. Yes, I did listen to the sermons which were not nearly as intellectual as my schooling.
2007-09-21 10:18:57 · answer #2 · answered by skunk pie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic here. No, I haven't read the whole thing. I've tried a few times and just haven't been able to sit down and read it all the way through. But I do enjoy looking up scriptures that are recommended to me and I did a bit of Bible study as a child, though none of it really stuck.
2007-09-21 10:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by OhKatie! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I try to read a chapter of the bible every day after I read the Quran, I am also reading the Book of Mormon right now.
2007-09-21 10:22:17 · answer #4 · answered by Brittany 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi I was born and raised chrisitian. I used to go to church 3 times a day in summer and twice a day on my school days. 5 times on sunday. I'm not lieing. I am dead serious. All this time with God made me realise that he doesn't exist. Maybe you'll find out soon enough. WAKE UP!!
PS- I obviously read the bible...and it sounds like a fairy tale to me.
2007-09-21 10:11:44 · answer #5 · answered by Luke V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I have read the bible but not any of the other books. I would like to as I want to try to understand why everyone else is crazy too.
2007-09-21 10:19:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It'd be more interesting to find out how many fundamentalist Christians, who say they believe every word of the Bible, have *read* every word of the Bible.
They don't keep kosher. They don't hesitate to shave. They wear cotton/polyester blends. And they seem to think there's nothing wrong with killing Iraqi citizens.
2007-09-21 10:11:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm an atheist and I have read the KJV and NIV, as well as a few books about the bible and many essays.
2007-09-21 10:08:44 · answer #8 · answered by ★ UFO® ★ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have never read Bible at all.But i respect Bible because it is a Religious text for about 2 billion people.
2007-09-21 11:47:37 · answer #9 · answered by ssrvj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a non-theistc Pagan and I read the KJV.
Not because I wanted to, but because it was necessary for an English class to understand Biblical allusions.
2007-09-21 10:12:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋