Has anyone read Paul the Mythmaker? Only if you believe Paul was 'inspired' will you believe what he has written. This is a very good book to read as you do your own research into how the Bible was written - that and the Gnostic writings. We are taught to adhere to the belief that Paul was 'inspired' but in reality who isn't 'inspired' in anything they write? sammieswife.
Paul the Mythmaker
by sammielee24 5 Replies latest jw friends
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Seeker4
Last week I wrote an article for my paper that dealt with the origins of Christianity and Christmas food:
http://www.messagefortheweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=20&ArticleID=849
It was actually supposed to be just on the food, but I had to stretch it a little bit! It appeared in all of the papers in our group of papers, which covers all of southern Vermont and much of south and central NH.
I actually got a rather threatening e-mail about it - in ALL caps, no less - from a highly offended Christian, calling me all sorts of things for daring to question the Bible. Ain't education grand! I've got an interesting response prepared with a bunch of sources for the information in my article.
S4
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sammielee24
makes for some fun conversation as one is munching the traditional ham or turkey with the family at Christmas dinner.
And that is to me what it's all about - communication. I thought the article was well rounded and entirely non offensive. If people would only realize that it's okay to converse about 'what if'..and 'how about'..question the writings, show some skepticism, allow a different opinion to open up discussion - if they would only recognize that such conversations cannot endanger strong spirituality they could embrace the knowledge. If upon reflection, those people run in fear away from these conversations, from whom are they running? They should ask themselves that. sammieswife.
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seeker4
It's interesting what you wrote about the candy cane thing... someone who is trying to recruit me into the evangelical faith (lol, as if ! ) was talking about that recently... I wanted to run away from her, she sounded so crazy to me!
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Seeker4
Religion is a pretty touchy subject, and I find that as I become more open about these matters in my writing, people can get really upset. Sam Harris, who has a bestseller out right now opposing religion, keeps his whereabouts pretty secret. I understand why!
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Seeker4
Got some angry letters to the editor regarding that article linked above.
One is in today's Claremont, NH Eagle Times.
One will be in my paper this coming week, with my response, basically just list of sources I used for the artilce.
S4