I think that some people take the bible to literal?
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Kudos to the asker.\n\nTo Christians/Catholics/whatevers who cite the Bible: Homosexuality is noted as a sin in the Old Testament. What else was in the old testament? You can't touch a woman when she's on her period. A woman is unclean during her period. In order to become clean again, the woman or the man that touched her must bathe in a river over their head. \n\nYeah, because that totally makes sense...\n\nBesides, a law cannot be made because of a religion. It's called separation of church and state.
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Well Its to bad they don't understand. I don't like to see any walk in darkness. What they should understand is there has been a steady attack on the scriptures for as long as they have been around and by much better scholars than most or maybe any who have ever visited this site. Higher Criticism subjected it to all kinds of scholarly attack along with most of today's "institutions of higher learning". No book has been examined more closely than the Bible and no work could ever stand under that kind of attack. Yet the Word stands and carries on and the old saying that the shovel always verifies the Word remains true.
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I don't know how others rationalize their errors, but as a Christian I can speak for myself. I have read and studied the Bible, but I also believe (right or wrong) that the Bible was written by humans\nand that the Bible has been translated so many times that it would be difficult to even know what was originally written, and it is also open to interpretation.\nSo MY life as a Christian is based on my belief in God, Jesus Christ as his son, live by the 10 commandments and try to do the best I can.
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I feel the The Bible is believed to be the foundation of truth and that those who present it before believe that if you were to touch it, that you are telling the truth because you believe that God's word is true and sacred and that you are using his word as a witness to the truth.  Some people swear on a deceased relatives grave.  For them, it means that they the deceased individual meant a lot to them and that they would never defame their love and resoect for that one dead or alive.  Frankly I don't believe I need to touch anything to convince anyone that I am telling the truth.  I practice being truthful on a daily basis.  Believe me or not, that's up to you.
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There is some evidence that there are hidden messages within the bible.  Primarily, however, we should always take the attitude that what the bible says plainly, is truth.\nThose who study it daily, find they agree more with others who study it daily, also.  It is the casual reader who finds a novel interpretation and doesn't evaluate it in light of other scripture, considered proper hermeneutics, that there is a problem.\n\nhttp://www.bible-researcher.com/biblical-interpretation.html
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Easy!  They just "interpret" the Bible to mean whatever they want it to mean.
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Because they study the Bible as literature, and not the Word of God. This is where belief comes in. You have to believe it, and apply it.
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I walk in the faith that the Bible is a load of codswallup. Especially concerning the parlor tricks of the New Testiment. 1Peter 2-24 included.\n\n-SD-
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I totally agree. People should read the Bible if they are going to question it, praise it, or reject it. Then they are basing their decisions on what they KNOW rather than what they think they percieve.
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That's because parts of it seem contradictory or counter-intuitive if you take them literally, or out of historical or literal context.  After all, the Bible is a set of books written by different people in different languages thousands of years ago.  It is only reasonable that there would be something lost in the translation, especially given the ambiguity of the English language.  It may also require a great deal of research to resolve the issues you confront them with, and they satisfied themselves of what they believe and do not remember how to explain it to you.  Ignorance and laziness are also sometimes reasons, but there are some people who are able to explain those issues to you.  If you really want good answers to your questions, you should try a few apologetics websites.
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I personally agree with much of what you are saying. The bible was written by many different men, and is missing parts that were in it many y&#92;centuries ago. We have the English version (thanks to Henry VIII0, and that is a translated version from thee original Hebrew, Arab and Greek. It is therefore, in my opinion, ridiculous to take it literally. I also believe in God but not in the bible, per say. I believe in the golden rule and being a good person but do not allow myself to be bullied into certain behavior and beliefs by the church out of fear.\nBelieve whatever you want, in the end you have to live with yourself, and should therefore be true to yourself. Who cares what anyone else thinks? Many of the people who would "bash you" for not believing in creationism are just narrow minded people who believe what they were brought up to believe and never questioned any of it.
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The problem might not be with you, but all non-believers have had quotes tossed at them and when I attempt to discus quotes with quotes, the discussion always boils down to me being told that I'm taking the Bible out of context and I'm wrong, of context my argument, some Christians will shut it down.  \n\nI don't know if you are one of these people or one of the Christians that honestly enters into a discussion.
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These aren't errors, exactly, unless you're so fundamentalist that you take every single word literally. \n\nPeople today have expressions that aren't meant to be taken literally - including "to the four corners of the earth." (For example, "You're driving me crazy." Literally, this implies that I'm being driven, that I'm not already crazy, and that I'm a qualified mental health professional who can diagnose 'crazy' when I see it.)\n\nWhen certain verses appear to be incorrect, read them in context and then find other verses about the same topic to be sure how they should be interpreted. Anyone can pick a verse and question it's accuracy. For example, you could combine "Judas went and hanged himself" with "Go and do thou likewise" and come up with a pretty twisted doctrine! But is that how these verses were meant to be understood? I don't think so.
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It is not the words, or their source, that matter but their understanding by the person using them.  Today you have people quoting words of peace and brotherly love while inciting the followers to a "holy" war, for example. The books of the Bible suppose to teach us the golden rule--love your neighbour like yourself--but some people react to the Bible's words as if they were drinking whiskey--they get violent and abusive.
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Its a bit of both. How they perceive the bible that differs.
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Look, I've never read the bible before.\nAll I know is it's all on how you want to interpret it.
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Yup I do and its funny in a weird sort of way how people will adapt what is in the Bible to suit their own needs. The book hasnt changed in a few thousand years I doubt its going to any time soon. Its all a matter of personal interpretation I guess but it shouldnt change every time you read it or speak about it to someone if you are a person of your convictions then it will stay the same.