I read a lot of posts on MN that say the Bible shouldn't be taken literally and is about interpretation.
I'm wondering why any religions still bother with it? It's full of the racist, bigoted, sexist views of men who lived in a completely different time and culture. Surely in this day and age it is somewhat redundant, especially since it's so questionable that it needs to be 'interpreted'.
All Christians know the fundamentals of their religion, i.e. being kind and thoughtful and charitable etc. We don't need passages from the bible to tell us this. Why do we need those parables? Why not use examples from modern life?
Anyway, just a thought. Would be interested to know yours ...
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Why do Christian religions still use the Bible?
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RoLoh · 01/08/2013 09:28
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