Religion

[chocolatecatty]

Oh my goodness.....I've just had to catch up on 18 freakin pages! Thought it would never end!

First - great topic. Can't believe you've reached 18 pages with such good behaviour!

Yep, Mere Christianity is one of my favourites too (I try to read it at least once a year). C.S.Lewis & Tolkien were mates, were in the same bookclub etc.

If NKJ version is too hard for you to read, try the New King James Version. A lot easier to understand. I personally prefer the New American Standard as it's more literal than others and I like that.

As for atrocities, baby killing etc. in the OT - well, it's mostly historical books. Go read about the other people who lived during those times and you'll find they're doing worse stuff. C.S.Lewis actually didn't believe in the imprecatory psalms which is interesting but anyway.

About someone's in-laws being pushy born again'ers....I think you'll find that if they weren't Christians they'd probably still be pushy people! Just cos I have a chocolate addiction and I'm a Chrsitian doens't mean all Chrsitians have chocolate addictions, iygwim? Or if I'm short on tact, doesn't mean all xains are tactless...

Nowhere in the Bible does it talk abotu Mohammad. Or the Qur'an (sp). I finished my Bach of Theology a few years ago and never once heard of that???

I reakon we should have a religion thread too....I suggested it in my BB survey a while ago but I guess there weren't enough comments? It's such a can of worms though...

Aaaah. Can't remember anything else. Love this thread though.