General Discussion

Silent3

(15,540 posts)

21. There are many Christians who don't put much credence in the Bible

Tue Apr 30, 2024, 08:14 PM

Apr 30

The worst "Christian" behavior comes from the people who claim the Bible is the literal truth. Liberal and progressive Christians generally take the Bible with a huge grain of salt, as allegory not literal truth (or not very much of it as literal truth), and as a book with some ugly historical baggage that isn't even good as allegory.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

38 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Voddie Baucham: Why I Choose To Believe The Bible [View all] ancianita Apr 30 OP

Voddie Baucham is spouting so many lies Stardust Mirror Apr 30 #1

Miss me with your comparison to Cox. Tell it to the 48% of your fellow Democrats who are Christian and ancianita Apr 30 #3

The U.S. Constitution gives people the right to practice their religion walkingman Apr 30 #6

This is what he stands for... Phoenix61 Apr 30 #10

Gotta keep women sequestered gay texan Apr 30 #16

Or they just say that they are so that they can climb the social ladder.... nt DontBelieveEastisEas Apr 30 #27

That was good for a laugh gay texan Apr 30 #2

Tell it to the 48% of your fellow Democrats who are Christian and ancianita Apr 30 #4

cool, now tell me bout the slavery genocide rape and omniscient germ theory Stardust Mirror Apr 30 #5

Cool, cuz if you read it you'd know that nothing you say about the science or power hungry men is even in or from that ancianita Apr 30 #9

LOL gay texan Apr 30 #11

You do realize, I trust, the best predictor of faith dpibel Apr 30 #37

Whatever gay texan Apr 30 #8

If someone tried to get me to join an organization and told me a little of its history which included, massacres, brewens Apr 30 #31

Yeah, and if they tried to "convince" me the way you are FrankBooth Apr 30 #15

There are many Christians who don't put much credence in the Bible Silent3 Apr 30 #21

Or they just say that they are so that they can climb the social ladder.... nt DontBelieveEastisEas Apr 30 #28

He's a disgusting piece of misogynistic shit. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 30 #7

Ever wonder why preachers like him use hands free microphones? gay texan Apr 30 #14

ROFL! Yeah, and I'd guess because it also leaves them free for 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 30 #17

By the way, he's a homophobe and a bigot gay texan Apr 30 #12

Why would you post someone like that here? To discredit Christianity? muriel_volestrangler Apr 30 #13

You are right about his other attributes as a Christian. And I agree and am solidly against any ancianita Apr 30 #20

Well, hopefully this thread will be locked too, for the same reason muriel_volestrangler Apr 30 #22

I'm okay with that. Since the first Brian Cox OP was locked. ancianita Apr 30 #24

You're a young earther?? dpibel Apr 30 #25

No, I'm not doing that at all. It's the Bible's timeline of its story of humans coming to god consciousness. I'm NOT ancianita Apr 30 #32

Then what does this mean? dpibel Apr 30 #35

That's nice . . . hatrack Apr 30 #18

He starts out so well describing bad reasons for believing in the Bible... Silent3 Apr 30 #19

ancianita, Is the Bible the truth? keithbvadu2 Apr 30 #23

Keith, there are a LOT of truths. There's a lot of misplaced faith in truths of all kinds. I'm aware. ancianita Apr 30 #26

All that to avoid saying 'yes'. keithbvadu2 Apr 30 #29

The Bible is a book with some beautiful poetry; a bloodstained history; Ping Tung Apr 30 #30

... demmiblue Apr 30 #33

Amen. n/t Xavier Breath Apr 30 #34

Not sure if it is sad edhopper Apr 30 #36

After an alert and discussion with the hosts, locking. Emile Apr 30 #38