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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 07:53 PM Original message |
Does the Bible need to be trimmed by liberal Christians? |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. bible "books" purged, supporters exterminated over the years as |
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melnjones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. Absolutely not. |
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NAO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-29-05 12:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. I would like to endow a scholarship to study the true meaning of Numbers 31 |
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melnjones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-29-05 11:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Excellent response... |
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Finder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
37. It is a fascinating study really... |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. They are about to publish a "One Hour" Bible..... |
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drb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. Not necessary, and would start a firestorm. The problem... |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 08:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. But the problem is that the Bible doesn't say what Jesus said about |
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drb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 11:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. The whole Bible centers around Jesus.... |
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StatsBabe (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. About those "added" books ... |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 08:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. OK, I did realise that |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 08:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. correct - not all books that Luther did not like were tossed - but |
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melnjones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-29-05 11:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Editing was in force by everyone the whole time... |
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comradebillyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. why? even the catholic church |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 09:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I knew that they had clearly stated the early bits of the OT were allegory |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-29-05 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
13. I believe they already " trim" it. they seem to ignore all the bad |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-29-05 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
14. I agree with Jonny. |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
17. you can start with this....the Thomas Jefferson Abridged Bible |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-11-06 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'd like to see liberal Democratic Christians convene a summit |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 08:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
34. Can you just imagine the wailing and gnashing of teeth? |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 09:52 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. A gender-neutral Bible would do just exactly what you say it will do -- |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 09:07 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. LOL. That all brought a smile to my face this morning |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-12-06 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
19. Why would that be more valid than any... |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-12-06 05:49 AM Response to Original message |
20. It would be better to reintroduce the Apocrypha & "new" gospels |
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neebob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-12-06 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
21. That would be self-defeating |
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godhatesrepublicans (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-12-06 03:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. It's that whole "free will thing." |
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neebob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 12:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Uh-huh, and that whole free will thing |
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godhatesrepublicans (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 06:21 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Exactly! There's something I think you'd get a chuckle out of... |
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neebob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 09:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Honestly, it looks kinda boring. |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-12-06 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
23. Ah, but it already has been revised, and by someone I greatly admire. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-12-06 07:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Strongly agree with you that pressures brought to bear by Stanton |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-12-06 07:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Hello, old friend. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-12-06 08:07 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. It's true we would have to battle for the attention of the world while |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-12-06 08:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Yes, uppity women, all of them. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-12-06 08:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. And much peace to you, good person. |
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bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
31. I think it would be a good idea. nt |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
33. Not at all |
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lvx35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
38. ITs simply time to accept that the Bible was written by men. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 07:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Yup. And to take it slightly further, |
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lvx35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 07:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Probably true, |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:02 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I don't doubt their contributions -- |
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lvx35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. not enough, that's for sure... |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:15 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Yes, true. Perhaps progress is just a painfully slow thing? nt |
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