Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:31:14 -0000
From: "amatullah76" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Catholic Church announces Bible is not literally true
Following taken from Alternet.org
It may seem shocking to those of us living under the reign of the so-
called Christians that make up the extreme religious right here in
the U.S., but earlier this month, Catholic bishops in England, Wales
and Scotland announced that some parts of the Bible are not actually
true.
"We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy
or complete historical precision," the bishops write in a teaching
text distributed to the faithful.
According to the bishops, the first 11 chapters of Genesis are among
the made-up portions of the Bible. These are the big sections, the
ones where God makes the Earth and humankind in six days.
Now we're told that these chapters "cannot be 'historical.' At most,
they say, they may contain 'historical traces.'"
Even more shocking to these eyes are the reasons for this change of
story. The Times story says the bishops have announced this new
concept in order to stem the tide of intolerant religious
fundamentalism, while this reader can't help but imagine said bishops
gesticulating furiously in the direction of the United States. The
bishops wrote:
"Such an approach is dangerous, for example, when people of one
nation or group see in the Bible a mandate for their own superiority,
and even consider themselves permitted by the Bible to use violence
against others."
And concerning Revelation, the scary, apocalyptic part of the New
Testament, the bishops add:
"Such symbolic language must be respected for what it is, and is not
to be interpreted literally. We should not expect to discover in this
book details about the end of the world, about how many will be saved
and about when the end will come."
Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins must be pissed. But don't worry, I'm
sure our homegrown, intolerant Christian hatemongers will find a good
way to get back and those English softies.
Be sure to check the end of the Times story, as it has an
indispensible list of which parts are fake and which parts real.
Matthew Wheeland is an Associate Editor at AlterNet
From: "amatullah76" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Catholic Church announces Bible is not literally true
Following taken from Alternet.org
It may seem shocking to those of us living under the reign of the so-
called Christians that make up the extreme religious right here in
the U.S., but earlier this month, Catholic bishops in England, Wales
and Scotland announced that some parts of the Bible are not actually
true.
"We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy
or complete historical precision," the bishops write in a teaching
text distributed to the faithful.
According to the bishops, the first 11 chapters of Genesis are among
the made-up portions of the Bible. These are the big sections, the
ones where God makes the Earth and humankind in six days.
Now we're told that these chapters "cannot be 'historical.' At most,
they say, they may contain 'historical traces.'"
Even more shocking to these eyes are the reasons for this change of
story. The Times story says the bishops have announced this new
concept in order to stem the tide of intolerant religious
fundamentalism, while this reader can't help but imagine said bishops
gesticulating furiously in the direction of the United States. The
bishops wrote:
"Such an approach is dangerous, for example, when people of one
nation or group see in the Bible a mandate for their own superiority,
and even consider themselves permitted by the Bible to use violence
against others."
And concerning Revelation, the scary, apocalyptic part of the New
Testament, the bishops add:
"Such symbolic language must be respected for what it is, and is not
to be interpreted literally. We should not expect to discover in this
book details about the end of the world, about how many will be saved
and about when the end will come."
Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins must be pissed. But don't worry, I'm
sure our homegrown, intolerant Christian hatemongers will find a good
way to get back and those English softies.
Be sure to check the end of the Times story, as it has an
indispensible list of which parts are fake and which parts real.
Matthew Wheeland is an Associate Editor at AlterNet
Salaam (Peace be upon you), Andrea (Saleema)
"To God belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. Whether you show what is in your own selves or conceal it, God will call you to account for it. Then He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills, for God is Able to do all things." (Qur'an 2:284).
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