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Atheists & Agnostics

Mr.Bill

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9. The clergy doesn't want you to read or interpret the bible.

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2018, 04:58 PM

Apr 2018

They want you to pay them to read it to you and interpret it for you. At least once a week.

Sort of like how lawyers don't want you to read law books. That's what they do for a living. And they like to become politicians so they can write the laws in ways to make them difficult to understand.

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GQ magazine puts Bible on list of classic books not worth reading, incurs the wrath of Christians [View all] yortsed snacilbuper Apr 2018 OP

The more stridently someone insists it is worth reading (in it's entirety, sans cherry-picking) RockRaven Apr 2018 #1

I'll go ahead and put that guys books on my never read list. SomethingNew Apr 2018 #2

The only Bible I have ever read was a simplified, cherry-picked version for children. With pictures. DetlefK Apr 2018 #3

Oh my goodness! Brainstormy Apr 2018 #7

That is because of it's impact on our society edhopper Apr 2018 #5

Knowledge of Christianity is important, but not the Bible cover-to-cover Jim Lane Apr 2018 #6

You showed him! Iggo Apr 2018 #10

Well, I admire GQ for having the guts to admit this 'hidden' truth about the ... SWBTATTReg Apr 2018 #4

As a young man in my 20s I was a Christian and seriously read the entire Bible elocs Apr 2018 #8

The clergy doesn't want you to read or interpret the bible. Mr.Bill Apr 2018 #9

World's best insomnia cure. lindysalsagal May 2018 #11