kenzieB wrote:

Just wondering if any of you folks have ever actually read the Bible. Old or New, it's all nasty stuff.

Actually I have read the Bible, several times, both, in English and in German. In my book-shelf there are the King James Bible, the German Luther Bible, and the so-called "Einheitsübersetzung", which is the unified translation and used by most Christian churches in Germany.
I also have read the Book of Mormon, the Q'ran, the Baghavat-Gita, Hinduistic and Taoistic scriptures, even (lately) texts which are much more "dark-side" (just to name one: the Grand Grimoire) and cabbalistic texts. Though I'm not a theologist, I use to like to be informed about things I just hear (or read) discussions about, before I can make statements about them.

(3x about in one sentence? - is this right? I don't know. But otherwise, this is not my origin language anyway)

Jeffrey wrote:

You're assuming that I'm a Catholic... ;)

Well, the impression came close.

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To be honest, I’ve only ever read the King James version. It was enough to turn me into an atheistic leaning agnostic. Didn’t much care for the way women were treated…

To be honest, I’ve only ever read the King James version. It was enough to turn me into an atheistic leaning agnostic. Didn’t much care for the way women were treated…

So you turned into one of these? http://www.control-z.com/pages/agnosticism.html

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To be honest, I’ve only ever read the King James version. It was enough to turn me into an atheistic leaning agnostic. Didn’t much care for the way women were treated…

So you turned into one of these? http://www.control-z.com/pages/agnosticism.html

Thanks. I remember reading that article years ago. Put it this way: I definately do not believe in any religion (as I noted,they are all too mysogynistic.) God...unlikely, but remotely possible. Thus, an athestic leaning agnostic.

I would love to know peoples reaction to what seems to be a popular cause at the moment, which is the "redemption of Judas" as in he was not a traitor but doing what Jesus asked???

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redemption of Judas

Only God knows... ;)

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It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . .

You're assuming that I'm a Catholic... ;)

I'm assuming you're Mormon casting the illusion of being Catholic.

redemption of Judas

Only God knows... ;)

But what do YOU think?

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Easter at the beach!

Peace a resounding Easter theme
Holy Land crowded as calendars of Orthodox, Western faiths align

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I'm assuming you're Mormon casting the illusion of being Catholic.

I don't 'cast illusions'... ;)

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It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . .

I'm assuming you're Mormon casting the illusion of being Catholic.

I don't 'cast illusions'... ;)

The illusion of the first stone.

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How about studying Vedic religion for seti science?

I heard a rumor or a fact that many physicists including Einstein studied vedic books sometime? was that true or?

Vedic god


Another vedic book?


Zodiac or vedic calculator


Getting nirvanate


Vedic

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To be honest, I’ve only ever read the King James version. It was enough to turn me into an atheistic leaning agnostic. Didn’t much care for the way women were treated…

And how many texts, any religion, philosophy, or whatever ... before 1800 (or even after) are you going to find that are much better?

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To be honest, I’ve only ever read the King James version. It was enough to turn me into an atheistic leaning agnostic. Didn’t much care for the way women were treated…

And how many texts, any religion, philosophy, or whatever ... before 1800 (or even after) are you going to find that are much better?

How horrible the BOTD thread was!

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To be honest, I’ve only ever read the King James version. It was enough to turn me into an atheistic leaning agnostic. Didn’t much care for the way women were treated…

And how many texts, any religion, philosophy, or whatever ... before 1800 (or even after) are you going to find that are much better?

Sigh. Kind of my point.

You're assuming that I'm a Catholic... ;)

I'm assuming you're Mormon casting the illusion of being Catholic.

Why do you assume that Misfit? If he is a Mormon, he knows even less about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints than he does about the Roman Catholic Church.

he knows even less about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints than he does about the Roman Catholic Church.

I wouldn't bet on that... ;)

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It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . .

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I would love to know peoples reaction to what seems to be a popular cause at the moment, which is the "redemption of Judas" as in he was not a traitor but doing what Jesus asked???

I know this thought, and found it reasonable though a bit strange: It was necessary for Jesus to be arrrested, to follow the Scriptures which had prophesied about Him, so because the Pharisees did not arrest Him while He was teaching, He sent the person who already was kind of disappointed (Judas) to have the Pharisees go get Him. IMHO Just a kind of calculation to show these Pharisees their own cowardness.
I think that Judas is the only one not punished for suicide (if this suicide has happened that way; may be the other apostles were so disappointed about Judas' trait that they spread this story to show what a traitor deserves?
Well, the Bible was censored 1700 years ago by the Vatican council anyway, so there may be a difference between the original epistles and what's written in the Bibles nowadays.)

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I like that pic :D

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