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There has been so much tampering and otherwise clandestine "editing" of what we call the Bible that sometimes I cast a jaundiced eye on the whole business. One reference in the "Hebrew Bible" casts Yahweh (God ?) as a fire breathing Dragon (Journals.Sage Pub.org), yet the book of Revelations...

I've been to some Mormon services and like their approach to the Sacrament. Many of their other beliefs are too much for me, though I wonder if their beliefs around Joseph Smith and Polygamy are any stranger than some of the Old Testament Practices? I would appreciate your views.

There is a short movie out there that seems to more or less mix in with the Gospels. I am sure that some of you have viewed it. It partially deals with His time in Egypt and Herod's death. No talk of more debatable doctrinal matters. I liked it a lot.

In the Christian Denominations there is so much variance in belief especially when we all use Bibles that are similar. In my wanderings, Judaism and Islam seem the same way, with so much difference in their beliefs. Thinking about all Nations and Kindreds worshiping before God. I wonder how he...

According to Academics Homo Sapiens eventually came from "Lucy" in central Africa, and then somehow multiplied over in present day China. According to scripture it all began down in present day southern Iraq, or with the Persian Zoroastrians with activity eventually moving to the Levant. I...

Yonks ago, I sat down and tried to read the entire KJV as a book. Having had almost no religious training, it was so precious to me. The second time around, I had decided that Jesus the Christ was what most American culture said he was. Oddly, I almost disliked the NT after the book of Acts...

A friend recently told me that the book of Revelation frightened her. I am so in love with God (Allah to some Christians) that I feel I have righteous fear of God. The punishment I receive I will have earned. I spent many years in a denomination where shouty pastors did their best to put terror...

I used to endure all sorts of guilt and shouting from the pulpit until I realized that the very words of God and Jesus were at times being defied. Emotionally I left Christianity and started searching. I still loved God and Jesus but to me the Church had lost it. I briefly looked at Judaism and...

How do Jews interpret, what Christians interpret as Genesis 3:16?

I used to know the reason for The Great Rift but forgot it. As I remember, at the time I thought it was childish.

In my opinion this short movie is almost the best. Jesus Christ Superstar is a close second.

I've long felt that some try to use gen 3:16 and other passages to oppress women. That does not seem to be the case in Judaism, though I am not very knowledgeable about it. I have felt that in Islam, in the Quran, in Surah 4:34 is used for that purpose, and many supposedly knowledgeable men in...

I've sang parts of it twice in a Choir. A few days ago, I found the CD in my collection. I love it.

I have no experience with them. Do they use the KJV?

This passage captured my attention as I was reading this morning for two reasons. Is eternal life that close, but we can not seem to find it? I've read lots about academics speculating on the location of the Garden of Eden. As to eternal life, with the world in its present state, sometimes it...

If one felt the need to present as the other gender, and did it all, including surgery and lifestyle changes, NOT to include sexual Intimacy of any kind. Then much later decided they had made a mistake. Post surgical, is repentance even possible? If not then is forgiveness possible? The surgical...

There are lots of places in the world where Head covering is an issue, some do and some don't. Here in America, aside from Muslims, Hutterites , Amish and others do it, but most Christians do not. I wonder how they decided that? In my experience, despite 1 Cor. 11:5 most women do not. It is a...

Despite the popular Christian belief that we can eat anything, Pork really bothers me, though I used to love bacon. I'll have to study more but I think that prohibition includes Shrimp and Crab. :(

I've been on the fence about it, but now I am against it.

Are they Christian?