peter12's "Human rights is an exclusively Christian concept." thread

[Dion]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

The bible is considered the greastest story ever told.


Thats all it is a STORY. Nothing more and nothing less.

Is the Bible Literally True?

Why? Because these Bible stories were interpreted history, preserved for future generations, not for their factual accuracy, but their faith-generating component. When these movies are made, however, they are almost always recreated in a way resembling a literalist reading of the story. Which makes them about as believable as the movies Superman or Planet of the Apes. I can remember, for example, the first time I ever saw Cecil B. DeMille's classic story of Moses. As dramatic as cinematography would permit at that time, DeMille captured a compelling but literalist depiction of the Moses epic. Even as a child, however, I found it unbelievable.

None of these Biblical stories, including the ones where Jesus is depicted as defying the laws of nature and performing miracles... as in, walking on water or giving sight to the blind or, most amazingly, raising dead people back to life were recorded as factual, or literal, eyewitness accounts. And, even if they were, they cannot be depicted as such today, if you want any of it to be believed... to be respected... or, to be read with any seriousness.

For much too long, the Bible has been regarded as an encyclopedic collection of factual history complete with divine magic and mystery all bound in one and defying every law of nature we know. This view of the Bible may have worked in a pre-scientific world. It will not, however, work in ours. In other words, it is past time to let go of a literalist reading of scripture. Instead, the Bible should be regarded for what it is: a sacred text of the faith stories as recorded through the Judaeo-Christian traditions. Inside those stories are timeless life lessons just waiting to be discovered by those who seek a more human and divine way of living and loving.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-...b_4966852.html

[Textcritic]

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This is why—for all its flaws, Darren Aronofsky's Noah (2014) is probably the best Bible movie in recent memory.

That, and Denys Arcand's 1985 classic Jésus de Montréal.

[peter12]

Oh to fall before discourse analysis! So this discussion has moved well into the arcane, so let's just agree that I won.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by peter12

Oh to fall before discourse analysis! So this discussion has moved well into the arcane, so let's just agree that I won nothing.

Fixed for proper quotation.

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