Well I did it... bought myself a Bible

Originally posted by DeadFlagBlues
Your first mistake was buying it. Faith is faith, and the bible was never meant to be bought or sold regardless of when or how it was made. Seeing this kind of rationale really bums me out and I'm not even religious.

I really don't get your point here. Are you bummed out because I bought a bible?

Are you suggesting owning or reading a bible is against faith?

I don't see how...

cheers

reply to post by Thurisaz


i believe the point is that the bible shouldn't be something purchased but available for free.

Almost ANY church will give you a bible for free.
No strings attached!

reply to post by Clearskies


yeah... that's the thing about propaganda, it's always available for free somewhere.......

good for you thurisaz. i have several versions of the bible and refer to all of them when studying some obscure point. the bible is not just a book for mental exercise (although there's plenty of that-"study to show yourself approved"), but a light for your soul, a refreshing drink of water to your parched emotions.

i commend your courage in coming on a primarily atheistic site and admitting to buying a bible. you'll get flak for that but you'll always get flak from somebody for something; it might as well be for something you enjoy.

i've found it helpful to pray while i read. a lot of things become more clear (or are seen from a different perspective) if the bible is not just read like a disjointed novel.

cheers and all the best to you.

reply to post by madnessinmysoul


This site is free, MIMS, and all the information on it including your opinions. Are you suggesting that the information on this site is propaganda? Are you confessing that your posts/opinions/offerings are propaganda?

reply to post by whitewave


...this would be the most backwards propaganda effort every made. propaganda doesn't include a counterpoint...
so no, my opinions aren't propaganda on here because the counterpoint is provided alongside them quite readily by the same free service...

Originally posted by whitewave
reply to post by madnessinmysoul

 

This site is free, MIMS, and all the information on it including your opinions. Are you suggesting that the information on this site is propaganda? Are you confessing that your posts/opinions/offerings are propaganda?

Must make haste to shove off again but want to lend support to Whitewaves position.

Good for you Thurisaz that you bought yourself a bible. Read it and muse on it in good conscience. Dont let the negativity of others affect you here. It is textbook of the fingerprint of this world and the god of this world.

Also agree with Whitewave here on Prayer. (goodness me..I'm actually agreeing with Whitewave..I'll have to watch myself here carefully) Also about the Bible not being a disjointed novel.

Intresting about the free propaganda angle. Very intresting. Is not that what is or amounts to Public Education today?? How about television programming?? This is what makes it so intresting ..the fingerprint of what people think free actually is?? Freedom from religion...is that too..propaganda?? It's free!!

...this would be the most backwards propaganda effort every made. propaganda doesn't include a counterpoint...
so no, my opinions aren't propaganda on here because the counterpoint is provided alongside them quite readily by the same free service...

Default setting to play through unaccountably..unquestioned. I agree with Whitewaves position here. The counterpoint here is to offer up Salt if necessary.

Be very careful what one thinks is propaganda. It is all around us in many of the most reasonable, logical, and most beautifully decorated/presented formats.

Thurisaz....go ahead and read your bible. Congratulations.

Whitewave...you go girl!!

Oh ..and Thurisaz...agree with you on your OP. Family bibles were the original source of Family arrangements/historys..before public records. Births, marriages, deaths ..adoptions etc etc were recorded in family bibles. It is a good idea to keep one around and not necessarily depend on public records. Two places in history where such records were kept before the advent of public records...in church records and family bibles. This is not much taught in public schools.


Gotta shove off now..it will be a long night tonight.
Orangetom

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