I call myself a follower of Jesus. Why more people who call themselves Christians don’t follow his teachings is beyond me.
My mother held the KJV as some mystical book—no other books could be set on top of it!
I know it can feel “safer” to agree with a group and belong, but as I’ve deconstructed over the past years I realized just how much I DIDNT want to be part of that. And while there can be some amazing people within a church, there are far too many believing they are more right than anybody.
This was a fascinating article! Thanks for your research.
How odd. The only comment (so far) about something as far-reaching as the KJV.
I'm a Scots Presbyterian turned atheist. I got there not in response to cognitive dissonance about who I am but rather to thinking about the present hypocrisy of fundamental Christian beliefs. Mixed in with James' tinkering with some passages to make his cognitive dissonance easier to live with was a message (multiple messages) of a loving God, a forgiving God, an inclusive God. I'm guessing that the Calvinists skipped over those parts and zeroed in on the Old Testament vengeful God. KJV is a Tale of Two Gods. I guess the point is that you get to pick the one that fits your world view.
My world view is that KJV is one of the most beautifully written books ever produced. The pity is that it is not read for it's beauty but for its most draconian rules. As usual, homo sapiens picked the worst parts to follow.
Nothing is more meaningless to me than the Bible, in any form or translation.
I call myself a follower of Jesus. Why more people who call themselves Christians don’t follow his teachings is beyond me.
My mother held the KJV as some mystical book—no other books could be set on top of it!
I know it can feel “safer” to agree with a group and belong, but as I’ve deconstructed over the past years I realized just how much I DIDNT want to be part of that. And while there can be some amazing people within a church, there are far too many believing they are more right than anybody.
This was a fascinating article! Thanks for your research.
How odd. The only comment (so far) about something as far-reaching as the KJV.
I'm a Scots Presbyterian turned atheist. I got there not in response to cognitive dissonance about who I am but rather to thinking about the present hypocrisy of fundamental Christian beliefs. Mixed in with James' tinkering with some passages to make his cognitive dissonance easier to live with was a message (multiple messages) of a loving God, a forgiving God, an inclusive God. I'm guessing that the Calvinists skipped over those parts and zeroed in on the Old Testament vengeful God. KJV is a Tale of Two Gods. I guess the point is that you get to pick the one that fits your world view.
My world view is that KJV is one of the most beautifully written books ever produced. The pity is that it is not read for it's beauty but for its most draconian rules. As usual, homo sapiens picked the worst parts to follow.