Do you think the Bible should be banned? why or why not?
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Yes. It has caused so much suffering\n\nListed are only events that solely occurred on command of church authorities or were committed in the name of Christianity. (List incomplete) \nAncient Pagans\n\nAs soon as Christianity was legal (315), more and more pagan temples were destroyed by Christian mob. Pagan priests were killed. \nBetween 315 and 6th century thousands of pagan believers were slain. \nExamples of destroyed Temples: the Sanctuary of Aesculap in Aegaea, the Temple of Aphrodite in Golgatha, Aphaka in Lebanon, the Heliopolis. \nChristian priests such as Mark of Arethusa or Cyrill of Heliopolis were famous as "temple destroyer." [DA468] \nPagan services became punishable by death in 356. [DA468] \nChristian Emperor Theodosius (408-450) even had children executed, because they had been playing with remains of pagan statues. [DA469]\nAccording to Christian chroniclers he "followed meticulously all Christian teachings..." \nIn 6th century pagans were declared void of all rights. \nIn the early fourth century the philosopher Sopatros was executed on demand of Christian authorities. [DA466] \nThe world famous female philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria was torn to pieces with glass fragments by a hysterical Christian mob led by a Christian minister named Peter, in a church, in 415.\n[DO19-25] \nMission\n\nEmperor Karl (Charlemagne) in 782 had 4500 Saxons, unwilling to convert to Christianity, beheaded. [DO30] \nPeasants of Steding (Germany) unwilling to pay suffocating church taxes: between 5,000 and 11,000 men, women and children slain 5/27/1234 near Altenesch/Germany. [WW223] \nBattle of Belgrad 1456: 80,000 Turks slaughtered. [DO235] \n15th century Poland: 1019 churches and 17987 villages plundered by Knights of the Order. Victims unknown. [DO30] \n16th and 17th century Ireland. English troops "pacified and civilized" Ireland, where only Gaelic "wild Irish", "unreasonable beasts lived without any knowledge of God or good manners, in common of their goods, cattle, women, children and every other thing." One of the more successful soldiers, a certain Humphrey Gilbert, half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh, ordered that "the heddes of all those (of what sort soever thei were) which were killed in the daie, should be cutte off from their bodies... and should bee laied on the ground by eche side of the waie", which effort to civilize the Irish indeed caused "greate terrour to the people when thei sawe the heddes of their dedde fathers, brothers, children, kinsfolke, and freinds on the grounde".\nTens of thousands of Gaelic Irish fell victim to the carnage. [SH99, 225] \nCrusades (1095-1291)\n\nFirst Crusade: 1095 on command of pope Urban II. [WW11-41] \nSemlin/Hungary 6/24/96 thousands slain. Wieselburg/Hungary 6/12/96 thousands. [WW23] \n9/9/96-9/26/96 Nikaia, Xerigordon (then turkish), thousands respectively. [WW25-27] \nUntil Jan 1098 a total of 40 capital cities and 200 castles conquered (number of slain unknown) [WW30] \nafter 6/3/98 Antiochia (then turkish) conquered, between 10,000 and 60,000 slain. 6/28/98 100,000 Turks (incl. women & children) killed. [WW32-35]\nHere the Christians "did no other harm to the women found in [the enemy's] tents - save that they ran their lances through their bellies," according to Christian chronicler Fulcher of Chartres. [EC60] \nMarra (Maraat an-numan) 12/11/98 thousands killed. Because of the subsequent famine "the already stinking corpses of the enemies were eaten by the Christians" said chronicler Albert Aquensis. [WW36] \nJerusalem conquered 7/15/1099 more than 60,000 victims (jewish, muslim, men, women, children). [WW37-40]\n(In the words of one witness: "there [in front of Solomon's temple] was such a carnage that our people were wading ankle-deep in the blood of our foes", and after that "happily and crying for joy our people marched to our Saviour's tomb, to honour
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We would be well to let the Bible interpret itself, and gather all verses on a subject. I would like to encourage everyone to do this.\n\nHere are a few to take a look at:\n\nDaniel 1:8- Daniel refuses wine because he has purposed not to defile himself. I doubt this was new wine, as the fresh juice of the grape does not defile.\n\nIsa. 5:11- Woe to those who drink intoxicating drinks.\nProverbs 23:29-30-More woe...\n\nAlcohol has lead to alot of shame in the Bible. Noah naked (Gen. 9:21), Lot sexually active with his own daughters (Gen. 19:33), The Golden Calf (Ex. 32:6, 25), Amnon rapes his half-sister (2 Sam. 13:28)\n\nWhen you take an honest look at the Biblical record of fermented drink, it is apaulling to think how Christians would try to endorce alcohol as righteous even in moderation!\n\nThe win, grape juice, represented Christ's Blood, and the bread his Body. Just as the bread was "unleavened", leaven representing sin, his blood ought to be considered pure, free from fermentation.\n\nThe Bible is clear on this point, for more info please read:
592255
Do you believe every word of the Bible? Don't you understand that it contains parables not facts? Or do you believe that Methusalah lived 900 years? That it's Ok to have slaves and concubines? That women who commit a sin should be stoned to death? It's all in the Bible.
1177685
No, it's a horrible book. It's definitely a bad book to get your morals from, it's not truth, it's horribly written fiction... the only reason to read the Bible is if you're looking to become an atheist!
450392
I don't see why not.  People take the bible too literally.
1121576
The Bible is clearly against homosexuality.  If you are gay, I recommend not believing in the Bible.
483044
I dont think that it should be banned, even fiction has it's own lessons we can live by. I also believe some of it was actually true. I believe dan brown says some of the book was actually none-fiction and fiction. I think what we can do is, take what we can and believe in and leave the rest behind. I believe that in everything there is a symbolic message for us to understand....
641512
Yes!\nRead the BIBLE! instead of that ^_^
677257
No,  the Bible is already facing a lot of criticism, even the majority of it's followers do not believe the book is literal.  In another 2000 years our knowledge of the Universe will be enormous, such people that believe in the Bible will be considered insane, and probably treated.\n\nIf Science and Society were to push Biotechnology, along with Nanotechnology there is a possibility that some of us could live to see the year 4000.  After all the body is just a machine programmed to live a certain age.
30953
I agree with you and have said the same thing myself many times.  From my point of view the bible is much like Grimms fairy tales.  To be used as and example of right and wrong.
53411
My impression from the Christians on this site (myself included) is that we are trying to at least clear up the confusion about Christianity and the Bible, but whether or not anyone is interested I can't say. \n\n My personal feeling is that if you're going to reject something, say Christ, you should at least know about what you're rejecting.  Some people do understand and reject what the Bible says, but most don't understand at all and have all kinds of pre-conceived notions that they've learned from the culture at large.
994244
The Bible is not the silver bullet, of course. I do believe in God and in Jesus's ressurection, however, there are parts of the Bible that sound like pure nonsense to me while other parts contain great, true wisdoms everyone should live by.
222894
Freedom of speech, dude.\n\nI feel where you're coming from - I'm Agnostic, and there are surely a bunch of bible-thrusting preachers in this site - but it's still their right. More power to 'em.\n\n♥
444629
i don't think that they should, only because it is part of their religion... how would you feel if you did something every once in awhile because it was tradition (like christmas or your birthday) and then all of a sudden it was banned? you would still want to do it right? i don't think that they would have to stop
869143
The Bible was not given to us as a basis of government.  We are supposed to apply it to our personal lives.  If more people applied the Bible to themselves (don't steal, lie, commit murder, commit adultery, etc.), the country would be better off because of fewer broken lives and fewer people in prisons.  That is how the Bible should play a bigger part in society.  I think that too many Christians get caught up in trying to turn the Bible into law rather than convincing other individuals to use the Bible's guidance.
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I think that this is the biggest problem with Christianity.  If you take the whole bible literally, than you aren’t making any logical sense, but it you take parts of it metaphorically than you have to pick and chose which parts to take seriously.\n\nIt’s all pretty self-serving if you ask me.
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Its perfectly OK. C'mon people we are living in the 21st century now.\n\nAnd for all those, who use Bible as a weapon against homosexual desires, I'd like to tell you that its not Jesus himself that wrote it. How can you gaurantee that whosoever wrote it, did not misinterpret Jesus. \n\nIts only the "personal interpretations" of the homophobics that make it against it. Even rayburnlarry above has cited a "version" of Bible, while going against same sex love.\n\nJesus, the messiah always promoted love, understanding and accepting those who might be different from us.\n\nNothing makes God, the Jesus more happier than seeing Love rather than hatred and selfishness.