Bible Thumpers are offensive not the bible
[QUOTE=jp_2;580097]Why is the Bible offensive? I can’t separate the Bible from my life and my conversation since it is the very foundation of my life. I frankly don’t think I should be asked to refrain from talking about it or Jesus any more than refraining from talking about my Mom or Dad just because someone doesn’t like them. Jesus is real, and means more to me than anything—He is my life.
Anyway, I just find it odd that many people are willing to listen to anybody’s point of view, political or otherwise, but if they mention the Bible they are canceled and labeled.[/QUOTE]
There is nothing wrong with the bible. It's those that Bible Thump and tell others what to do that is offensive. Example Joheva Witnesses who come around knocking on doors. People in the Walmart Parking lot carry pictures of Jesus and thrust them on others trying to convert them. Missionaries that travel to other parts of the world trying to convert others who they see as unwashed and unholy.
Like I said that men who wrote the scriptures and hid them in a cave near the Holey Land were wise men with years of experience in how to live with large groups of people peacefully. They have some good lessons to live by. But they don't believe in a story where a man lived and died and then came back to life and walked on top of the water. That is beyond belief to me.
Why don't you invite Jesus to dinner and get a selfie with him if he is so real. You see that is the reason people who are not buffaloed by the Church don't want to talk about Ghosts. I don't believe in Ghosts. They are make-believe and not real. This is why it's best not to talk about religion and politics in this forum for KY fishing stories. All it does is cause problems. This is why people don't talk about religion or the bible unless they are in church or with like people. In a crowd of strangers or on the internet it's not a good thing to quote the bible.
Two topics lead to discorse and not peace IMHO
[QUOTE=Moveon;579971]Please move this post to the offtopic thread area. This is a fishing forum area and is supposed to be about fishing, not politics. Please keep the political type posts off the regular fishing forms bonefish. Your post is good but just in the wrong area.
The problem is that we have two very different types of media that are giving people different opinions. This makes it impossible to know the real facts unless you are there to see things for yourself. Thus the problem. With right-wing talk media and Fox opinion pieces and then the left-wing media like MSNBC and the other center media like PBS, CBS, NBC, and ABC telling different stories from different perspectives it hard to get people to talk to each other. Right now we are talking past each other.
Now since this is the KY fishing forum I expect you to post some fishing stories in here and do away with the bible quotes as poems, please.[/QUOTE]
Talking about religion and politics usually will lead to differences in opinion and not end up being peaceful. So if we want peace we should just take the boat and fishing gear down to the lake and go fishing where we can find a spot and be by ourselves amoung nature. My church is outdoors on a big lake in a quiet cove with lots of big crappie.
And you don't tell Us anything either TimE
[QUOTE=TimE;580092]I think it is clear. I’m not a preacher and frankly move on has already proclaimed this post as offensive. Luke 22:36 doesn’t tell
“Us” anything.[/QUOTE]
Take your sword and fall on it. Do Us a favor and do it quickly.
