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Originally Posted by Dion
I heard that when I was church goer and still hear it today. It's something I never subscribed too. I think all people are capable of knowing what is right and wrong. Not everyone is a Theist but still has the capacity to formulate thier own morals and do good things.
I could be wrong but I think Theists of today are questioning what thier Bible says and how it should be interpreted. We see Denominations moving away from the teaching of homosexuality and more accepting of who they are. It's my belief that we will see more of the above as time goes on.
Many of the Theists I knew back in the day where of an open mind and were always questioning things. The problem I see is getting the heads of all the denominations and faiths to open thier minds to other possibilities.
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so it begs the question....if you follow your own path, why choose religion? The bible or any other religious tome seems to present a path that does not recognize what you aspire to. Be a good person, treat others as you want to be treated, these are not religious ideals, they are human. Why argue for a concept that in your mind does not fulfill your aspirations?
If a "denomination" is moving away from the teachings at its core, what does that say about what it taught for the hundreds or thousands of years before? Where does it suggest in any biblical book that you can take the readings and make them your own, where does it suggest that you are free to "read into" parts of the bible yet take others at their direct meaning? In what other parts of your life do you live like this?