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Subject: Reading the bible if you're atheist, etc.
Date Posted: 5/31/2010 4:08 AM ET
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Date Posted: 5/31/2010 5:18 PM ET
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Kat:  I suppose you mean "have read the Bible as sacred scripture" ?   That's a different exercise than reading the book as literature.  Biblical r more...
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Date Posted: 5/31/2010 11:32 PM ET
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No, I meant as lit more...
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Date Posted: 5/31/2010 11:51 PM ET
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Date Posted: 6/11/2010 5:04 PM ET
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I tried reading all the wa more...
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Date Posted: 6/18/2010 1:47 AM ET
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I have read it even when I was young it felt lik more...
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Date Posted: 8/4/2010 11:28 PM ET
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I've tried to read the Bible in it's entirety, have read Genesis several times, and do plan on reading through it someday.  I keep a copy of it to read through when someone quotes something at me.  But then again, I also have copies more...
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Date Posted: 8/6/2010 5:41 PM ET
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Melva, how 'bout the story before that whe more...
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Date Posted: 8/6/2010 7:44 PM ET
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Vitallia, you may be interested in Old Te more...
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Date Posted: 8/7/2010 12:37 AM ET
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More than o more...
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Date Posted: 8/7/2010 11:23 PM ET
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Consider the development of "Christianity" as a HISTORICAL event . . . . Judaism had introduced not just monotheism but an ETHICAL monotheism to the pagan world of the "B.C. E. (Before the Common Era) times.  And the "deity" was rather a more...
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Date Posted: 8/10/2010 6:16 PM ET
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Chris, Vanessa - I know, right! The most virtuous man in all the land more...
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Date Posted: 8/21/2010 12:50 PM ET
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I grew up Catholic and have read the Bible in its entirety only once (good lord the book of more...
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Date Posted: 8/21/2010 7:07 PM ET
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Oh, Kelly, how true, your concluding remark especially . more...
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Date Posted: 8/21/2010 7:13 PM ET
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Melva:  yeah, I feel sorry for those youn more...
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Date Posted: 8/25/2010 3:23 AM ET
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you know what i find funny, is if you can find a ' more...
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Date Posted: 8/25/2010 3:56 AM ET
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back to the original question, Kat. the bible is a VERY important book to read and understand for non-christians! it is VERY important. Our entire legal system is based on that book. more...
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Date Posted: 8/28/2010 5:27 PM ET
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I was raised in a religious home, more...
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I understand your point Matt but I don't think you have to have actu more...
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I really can't agree, Chris.  I'm not saying you have more...
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Date Posted: 9/6/2010 3:15 PM ET
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I've been a life-long atheist -- and I have read the bible more...
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Yes I find that very true in America right now the bible seem t more...
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I'm an ex-Christian who is now an atheitst and I studied the Bible in a lot of de more...
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