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Dennis D. McDonald's avatar

My goodness. Your experience somewhat parallels mine. Your main point to me is that too many "christians" make a point about enforcing rules that aren't mentioned in the bible. Talk about a power trip!

I too was raised in the Catholic Church and come from a family where members had joined religious orders. The lessons of 12 years of Catholic education never promoted hate nor did they say anything about there being a conflict between science and religion. I had some of the best teachers I ever had, teachers who promoted thinking. After all, God created human brains and science, right? But apparently times have changed.

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LC Sharkey (they/them)'s avatar

This is fascinating. I don't much of anything about the Bible, or the history of Christianity. Most illuminating to me is your explanation about how the different books were originally intended to reach a specific audience, in reference to a specific issue. That explains quite a lot. Thank you for sharing your expertise!

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