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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When millions die because of Disney movies I will stop allowing those too. No brainier. Till then I have no problem with them, and will continue to avoid the bible.[/quote]

I think this is a really unhealthy, bad attitude towards religion in general.  And a real misread of history too!  People never killed each other because they read the Bible and flew into a murderous rage as a result.  People have killed each other over the millennia over money, and power.  If you read about the history of medieval Europe you figure this out very quickly.

This is why people are freaking the crap out over Muslims- they're too lazy to actually look at the Quran and figure out what is going on for themselves.

I came from a very religious family and read the entire Bible from a very young age.  I am continually amazed by just how little most people know about the Bible and about Christian history.  This includes people who seem very "religious" and a lot of people on this forum.  Reading the Bible (or the Quran or any other religious book) is not going to indoctrinate you against your will.  Reading a text from a religious point of view versus a historical point of view is completely different.

Further, the Bible can be extremely fascinating to read.  Beyond the "basic" stories that kids learn in Sunday school there are many interesting stories.  There are so many idioms and cultural references in the English language that you just go "Oh wow there's that!" whenever you read the Bible.  And there's a lot of beautiful poetry and generally wise advice.

JMHO[/quote]

Yes, there's lots of good stuff in the Bible  (and bad stuff too) and lots that's good about religion ( and lots that's bad too) - so why give it such a lofty position?  You can aprreciate it, without  living by it, or otherwise giving it special privilege in your life.[/quote]

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