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Originally posted by Prince
This does not seem to happen to the Bible, for example. The Bible is not allowed to be touched, it cannot be discredited or seriously examined, because it is the word of God, and thus The Truth. ...Not only is Christianity such an old dog that it cannot be taught new tricks, but it is hard to examine and question material which has no reference, no practical credible background or research behind it to back it up.
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Sadly, you are correct about many of those things, if by Christianity you are purely referencing the conservative strain which is most well known in the US. I would thouroughly disagree if you were attempting to characterize the faith as a whole.
The bible, first and foremost, to me is about relationship. Questioning, criticizing, curious, engaging, experimenting, relationship.
One of my pastors has a saying about that a Christian should treat the bible like a farmer handles a chicken. Carefully, but with a willingness to grab it and dig in. Its a funny way of saying it, but i think it captures the point. Literalism kills the bible...and i'm not the only Christian to think so.
Anyhow, all i ask is that Christianity doesn't get portrayed soley as a conservative endevour. there is a sizable, vocal, and intellectually developed movement that is outside and against fundamentalism.