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What are your thoughts on christians (/theists) who interpret the bible (/their holy book) other than as it is written?
This has never made sense to me.
These same people claim that this book is, literally, the word of god.
As far as I'm aware, they have received no further word of god that they may interpret the bible how it suits their agenda/ preconceptions.
For example: christians who are accepting of other religions.
Um, what?
The bible pretty clearly says don't do that.
Deuteronomy 13:6-9
"But that's the old testament!!!"
Alrighty then.
2 Chronicles 15:13
"But you're not reading it in the right context!!!"
Ummm. I'm just reading your book as it is written.
Where is the bible passage that says you can interpret the word of god as you please?
And also, in what context is killing someone because they don't believe in the fairytale as you okay?
"But the bible says love thy neighbour!!!"
Well, yes. But it also says kill thy neighbour if they worship another god.
Religion is multiple levels of whack.
And for clarification:
I, unlike the bible, do not believe nor assert that anyone should kill anyone else because of what they do or do not believe. The concept of cherrypicking just boggles me. Furthermore, the act of cherrypicking by a theist of their holy book, in my opinion,
a) highlights the hypocrisies within that holy book, and/or
b) indicates that the holy book should not be used as a source of morality.
This has never made sense to me.
These same people claim that this book is, literally, the word of god.
As far as I'm aware, they have received no further word of god that they may interpret the bible how it suits their agenda/ preconceptions.
For example: christians who are accepting of other religions.
Um, what?
The bible pretty clearly says don't do that.
Deuteronomy 13:6-9
6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;
8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:
9 But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
"But that's the old testament!!!"
Alrighty then.
2 Chronicles 15:13
13That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
"But you're not reading it in the right context!!!"
Ummm. I'm just reading your book as it is written.
Where is the bible passage that says you can interpret the word of god as you please?
And also, in what context is killing someone because they don't believe in the fairytale as you okay?
"But the bible says love thy neighbour!!!"
Well, yes. But it also says kill thy neighbour if they worship another god.
Religion is multiple levels of whack.
And for clarification:
I, unlike the bible, do not believe nor assert that anyone should kill anyone else because of what they do or do not believe. The concept of cherrypicking just boggles me. Furthermore, the act of cherrypicking by a theist of their holy book, in my opinion,
a) highlights the hypocrisies within that holy book, and/or
b) indicates that the holy book should not be used as a source of morality.