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Originally Posted by Shades
 I'm backing out of this thread. The ignorance from the quoted post alone is simply astounding. 
Keep telling yourself whatever you want to believe so you feel better about your choices. |
I don't believe it's ignorance to ask questions. Lots of my viewpoints of the world have changed by questioning my beliefs and the beliefs of others. That's exactly how we learn and grow.
I edited my above post to add more flaws with reading the Bible strictly.
I believe the Bible is a great book, that has so many great teachings in it. If you read and interpret it believing that it is a tool to help humanity, people grow spiritually, and to have an open and inclusive heart to embrace the love of God and others then there no book that can do more good than the Bible.
If you read it from an interpretation of hate, exclusion, and that all people are not born equal, then it's one of the most dangerous books on the planet.
At the end of the day the Bible is a book written by human beings, assembled by human beings, and taught to human beings. It's about Christianity, and God, but being hundreds to thousands of years old don't be fooled into thinking the words have never changed.
Ignorance is not listening to your fellow man, or engaging in civil discussion when there is a disagreement or varying point of view.
I'm more than open to listen (much more than other posters here) but if I am incorrect, please correct me. I won't be mad, I'll be educated, and thankful for it.