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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
What is the motivation for teaching that literal translation? I'm sure retention of a congregation would be a quick response but would opening up interpretations to mesh with science hurt or help in that endeavor? I say help....but we've already proven I don't do well in this subject.
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Once you being questioning certain aspects of religion or telling people they are free to interpret it themselves leads to a slipperly slope where you lose control of your religion or your foundation of stability and absolute truth on which religion is almost inexorable based. Why do you think there are religious schisms (many leading to bloodshed even) in EVERY major world religion over centuries to modern day? There are hundreds of sects of Christianity, same for Islam...even Buddhism! Different interpretations because people decided they wouldn't toe the literal party line anymore and had different ideas about what they believed in or how things should be done.