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<blockquote data-quote="Sammie" data-source="post: 513232" data-attributes="member: 8657"><p><em><span style="color: darkgreen">The skeptical part began when I was a kid and would sit thru a certain denomination whose ministers declared fire and brimstone on other branches of Christianity other than their own. And as an adult there were other instances but I'll list one; when I began going to church on my own and was chastised more than once for not "tithing" enough. </span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="color: darkgreen">What I know of the Bible really started when a high school friend returned from being held captive in Nam. He was a wreck and I spent a lot of time with him. He turned to religion and became a Methodist minister. We argued clear back then about our different views regarding religion and that included a fair amount of Bible time. He has not turned away from faith but now owns a landscaping company.</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="color: darkgreen">My husbands best friend received a masters degree from the Iliff School of Theology here in Denver. But for various reasons, he never used that education. He and I don't see eye to eye on religion, but we've had countless discussions about it. It's a fascinating topic. </span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="color: darkgreen">My oldest grandchild's dad lives about a mile away from us and I see him</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: darkgreen">fairly often. He's turned his life around and become very religious, which</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: darkgreen">is great for him. For the past 15 years he's has shown me countless Bible passages while trying to convince me that it's the real deal. </span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="color: darkgreen">So no, I haven't read it from cover to cover, but I've discussed it</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: darkgreen">for a lot of years with a lot of people and with the little dab I think I</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: darkgreen">know about history, that's my conclusion. </span></em></p><p> </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sammie, post: 513232, member: 8657"] [I][COLOR=darkgreen]The skeptical part began when I was a kid and would sit thru a certain denomination whose ministers declared fire and brimstone on other branches of Christianity other than their own. And as an adult there were other instances but I'll list one; when I began going to church on my own and was chastised more than once for not "tithing" enough. [/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen]What I know of the Bible really started when a high school friend returned from being held captive in Nam. He was a wreck and I spent a lot of time with him. He turned to religion and became a Methodist minister. We argued clear back then about our different views regarding religion and that included a fair amount of Bible time. He has not turned away from faith but now owns a landscaping company.[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen]My husbands best friend received a masters degree from the Iliff School of Theology here in Denver. But for various reasons, he never used that education. He and I don't see eye to eye on religion, but we've had countless discussions about it. It's a fascinating topic. [/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen]My oldest grandchild's dad lives about a mile away from us and I see him[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen]fairly often. He's turned his life around and become very religious, which[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen]is great for him. For the past 15 years he's has shown me countless Bible passages while trying to convince me that it's the real deal. [/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen]So no, I haven't read it from cover to cover, but I've discussed it[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen]for a lot of years with a lot of people and with the little dab I think I[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen]know about history, that's my conclusion. [/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen] [/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR][/I] [/QUOTE]
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