(07-04-2012 05:39 PM)CFMM Wrote: (07-04-2012 01:00 AM)Skarro Wrote: (post snipped)
Just checked your profile:
Quote:Location: Canada
No wonder you don't see things the same way I do. You don't even live in this shithole of a country. I am eternally jealous of you.
Wow, so you literally aren't reading my posts. It makes so much sense now why you are ignoring my points, it's because your not reading them
I said I was canadian...and not from texas.
Also if location matters, and both locations have churches every 15 feet. (exaggeration) then your almost admitting it isn't Christianity itself, but culture.
Edit: Though it may be a bit difficult to move to Canada you are free to move to a northern state btw.
(07-04-2012 11:05 PM)pianomaster42 Wrote: Sort of.
Though the bible was in fact inspired by God, it was still transcribed by man. And translated multiple times by man. This is something a great number of Christians believe.
I'd be very surprised if the bible is completely one-hundred-percent accurate by this point. In fact, I'm quite sure it isn't, given the aforementioned bit about homosexuals. One of my friends has done research on the original hebrew texts, and there isn't anything about homosexuality being an abomination whatsoever. What it did have was more along the lines of "Don't let everyone do this, or the species will die out", if I remember correctly. Apparently the abomination bit was an addition much later, I'd assume it was added about when Christianity was trying to demonize pagan religions and other things.
Yes, I am aware it cannot be 100% accurate as it was translated, not only that but over time words meanings change. In both languages.
That is incredibly interesting. How old is your friend? And are they very fluent in Hebrew?
Edit: I always wished I could do this myself since I always got different points from writings and poetry then others did. But I feel like unless you were learning a language from a young age you could never be fluent enough to understand deep writing.
