Hi og
I feel like a puppy dog following you around.
I read this thread with some amusement and surprise. The surprise is that you consider yourself Christian, just that in the previous posts of yours, that I have come across, I did not get a sense that this is where you are coming from, (this is not meant as a judgement). The amusing part; the Christians that disagreed with you made no attempt to understand; at least that's how it appeared to me.
So tell me if I understand your position or belief call it whatever is:
- You consider yourself Christian
- There might or might not be a deity (probably not)
- The Bible contains metaphors for we how should live/understand our lives
- Traditional interpretions of the Bible by today's Christian religions (literal or partially literal) are incorrect
I was wondering if you could suumarize your 'religious' beliefs in bullet form? I apologize this may be a little rude but it's not meant so. And from the little bit I have read, my request is very un-Campbellesque.
Also for more traditional Christians a question or two?
For whom was the Bible written?
Who has the best interpretation and why?
Just curious