Caretaker Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 This poll is for Christians to answer. How much of the Bible have you read by yourself, not counting the popular verses you hear so often at church services. Please be honest. It's not like your name is being attached to your vote. If you are not a Christian, you may reply, but please do not answer the poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white_raven23 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Equally important, I think bible study discussions need to be excluded too. Ex-c's know what I'm talking about here. This needs to be limited to "read all by yourself" without discussing and re-hashing the "meaning" (like it needs one beyond the words printed on the page) which always ends up being remembered as the end translation or interpretation which rarely if ever sounds anything like the bare words and text itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MalaInSe Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 If you are not a Christian, you may reply, but please do not answer the poll. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> An exercise in futility. They'll all claim they read it all or most of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white_raven23 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Ohh. Another problem. If we don't answer the poll, we can't see the poll results. Unless Kahn gives us regular updates. edit: Ack! I'm a retard!!! Nevermind!! I just say the nifty show results button! Coffee!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 This will be interesting. The next poll is for the ones who actually read 100% of the Bible, ask them how many times! Personally I read the whole Bible 3-4 times over, and the NT around 10 times. Plus that I memorized 200 verses in Bible school, and read quite a lot of literature too. But amazingly I avoided reading secular literatur, and hence had no point of view from people from the "outside". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixentrox Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Should have added "Just the New Testament" because that's all many Xtians seem to care about when you remind them what a murdering beast thier god really is in the OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white_raven23 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I bet that Rick Warren's "Purpose Driven Life", on the other hand has been read more times over than the bible. Grrrrr. I'm so sick of hearing about that book. If you'd like to read a truly useful book about how our own minds do their damndest to save our own stupid asses, even when we aren't really listening to the danger cues our minds are clearly interpreting from signals we consciously misconstrue or ignore.... Read Gavin DeBecker's "Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burry The Rag Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Hey Board, I have completely read through the Bible two or three times. That's my .02. Peace! BtR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I read it completely through when I was a teenager and bored, and once when I was about 12 but didn't really understand most of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigToe Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Yeah, I've read every word of it, don't know how many times. But I've also read the Tao Te Ching and Bhagavad Gita completely more than once. :-P But then, I'm also probably not who you're really targeting either. heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MalaInSe Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Hey Board, I have completely read through the Bible two or three times. That's my .02. Peace! BtR <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Burry, You haven't actually read it unless you've read it in Hebrew and Greek. That's my .02. Ren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caretaker Posted July 12, 2005 Author Share Posted July 12, 2005 Hey Burry, You haven't actually read it unless you've read it in Hebrew and Greek. That's my .02. Ren No, you truly haven't experienced the Bible until you have read it in original Klingon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MalaInSe Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 No, you truly haven't experienced the Bible until you have read it in original Klingon! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Though I've had offers of tutoring, I think I'll pass. Ren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burry The Rag Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Hey Burry, You haven't actually read it unless you've read it in Hebrew and Greek. That's my .02. Ren <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guacamole Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Read it. Saw the movie. Got the t-shirt. I'm curious to see what logical fallacy about faith and belief can be constructed from this poll... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigile Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Read it. Saw the movie. Got the t-shirt. I'm curious to see what logical fallacy about faith and belief can be constructed from this poll... Damn Dude, you are so fucking christlike I may just have to reconvert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixentrox Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Read it. Saw the movie. Got the t-shirt. I'm curious to see what logical fallacy about faith and belief can be constructed from this poll... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A numbers have listed critical examination of the bible as a big part of why we left the faith. The contradictions, errors, and words that show the Xtian god is murdering beast all contributed to loosing the faith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guacamole Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Damn Dude, you are so fucking christlike I may just have to reconvert. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Let me spell it out for you because I sense that a lot of ex-christians like to throw this line around. I. Don't. Care. Seriously. That's between you and Jesus. If you die and stand before him and he says "Hey Dude, what was up". And you say, "Guacamole was a jag-off", I hope he slaps your shit into the next cosmos. fwiw guac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigile Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Let me spell it out for you because I sense that a lot of ex-christians like to throw this line around. I. Don't. Care. Seriously. That's between you and Jesus. If you die and stand before him and he says "Hey Dude, what was up". And you say, "Guacamole was a jag-off", I hope he slaps your shit into the next cosmos. fwiw guac. I won't stand before Jesus because... :pregnant pause: ...he doesn't exist. You could use a few people skills though. I could give a fuck if you agree with me, but you seem personally offended that we here haven't obtained your enlightened views; or as you stated, we deserve to be slapped into the next cosmos because we are pitiful unbelievers. But then I think it's just great that you've achieved the wisdom that is foolish to mankind and that you got your one-way ticket for glory safely packed away. Kudos. Really. I'm sure you won't lose any sleep on me while I burn in the fiery pit forever, and ever, and ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guacamole Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I won't stand before Jesus because... :pregnant pause: ...he doesn't exist. Aparently you could use some reading skills though... I said "If". You could use a few people skills though. Bullshit. Do you chastize every rude person on this website or does your hypocrisy only extend to practicing christians? I could give a fuck if you agree with me, but you seem personally offended that we here haven't obtained your enlightened views; or as you stated, we deserve to be slapped into the next cosmos because we are pitiful unbelievers. No, I said, in effect, that if you blame me for you're non-belief because I am a jerk, then you deserve to be slapped into the next cosmos. It's a simple logical fallacy, ya see... But then I think it's just great that you've achieved the wisdom that is foolish to mankind and that you got your one-way ticket for glory safely packed away. Kudos. Really. I'm sure you won't lose any sleep on me while I burn in the fiery pit forever, and ever, and ever... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As yes when the "Gee, I'm glad I'm not a Christian anymore" comment doesn't bother me, then whip out the "fiery hell" comment. You're actually right. It doesn't bother me. You're acountable for your self. Deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burry The Rag Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 You're actually right. It doesn't bother me. You're acountable for your self. Deal with it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Guacamole, Well this is ceratinly an intresting twist...Then what does bother you? Peace! BtR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythra Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Seriously. That's between you and Jesus. If you die and stand before him and he says "Hey Dude, what was up". And you say, "Guacamole was a jag-off", I hope he slaps your shit into the next cosmos. fwiw guac. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's not what I'll say. Of course we all know that whackamole is a jag-off, but I would never leave christianity because of that. I'll say God- you are a jag-off. Whack- what if YOU have to stand before Zeus and explain why you rejected his son Hercules? Or, what if you are building up tremendous negative karma in this incarnation through your nauseating spiritual pride? Perhaps you should chant the daimoku and recite the gongyo in order to reduce your penalty in your next incarnation. (You know, to appease the Shoten-Zenjin) as in the Lotus Sutra. Repeat after me: Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo (the more you repeat it, the more it offsets your negative karma) Myoho renge kyo hoben ban nan niji hojo hykushibutsu.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixentrox Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 You're actually right. It doesn't bother me. You're acountable for your self. Deal with it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wonderful Xtian attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Carrion Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I'm so thankful to MYSELF that I've never been such a numb-wit to be inculcated into the apocalypse-mongering, woman-hating, sexually repressed screw up of a faith that is Christianity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a midnight star Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I voted in the poll before I read that only "christians" were suppose to. Sorry. I am an ex christian and will post my testamony as soon as I get it finished. It's long and heartbreaking. But such is life. I have read then entire bible, more than once. I was raised in a WOF household and it was a requirement. Guacamole personifies the "christians" I have come across. They are more concerned with cleaning other's houses, while their own are "a pigsty". They read and judge while at the same time refuse to live up to their own words and religion. Anyways, that is my 2 cents worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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