Mon, Jul-21-03, 11:24
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Posts: 2,889
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 280/203/200
BF:
Progress: 96%
Location: Dallas, TX, USA
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The Biblical story of creation is mostly allegorical…. The Bible wasn't intended to be a scientific text book…
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The tendency to diminish the authority of certain scriptures is part of the so-called “cafeteria” style of some believers – just take what you want from scripture, and ignore those parts that are difficult to stomach. It would like doing the Atkins Diet without, say, counting the carbs in beer. I’d LOVE to be able to do that, but unfortunately, it wouldn’t work. It would be an untenable compromise to the diet.
The problem Cori and I have is that such accommodations seem dishonest to us. The Bible claims to be the Word of God, virtually the same as God itself. Does it say anywhere, "oh, by the way, this book is just an allegory"?
As a non-believer, I have little trouble with a God that is a metaphor for the highest and best aspirations of humankind, but the old guy raining down lightning bolts from the platinum throne is a bit much.
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the key to being one with God, is to love our neighbor.
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Especially if that neighbor has a well-armed, jealous spouse – one might get to be “one with God” much sooner than one might hope.
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Run fast and far from it.
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...and use a serpentine path and body armor - those bullets can be deadly.
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