The bible is a "subjective" work as it was written by man, regardless of what acts were observed it cannot but be interpreted by a human being and thus subjective.. and of course if you add to that the limits of the written word, and the many inherent errors in translation... You are bound to end up with an error strewn document. Even if the message is salient still today.
One thing I will say is that religion gave the backbone to our moral framework for centuries.. it gave us something to be frightened of(damnation) and it gave us a place to be our moral authority. (our indignation when we find out that priests are prone to the same weaknesses of flesh as the rest of us , comes from this sense of moral trust being abused..)
And i don't think that it's any coincidence that with the erosion of religious authority and the reducing popularity of church attendance that our moral standards and general behavioural standards of society as a whole are falling badly. (Just my opinion)
All I know is my relationship with God has nothing to do with the Spanish Inquisition or similar extremism. No more than i'm sure 99% of Muslims follow/support Al Quaeda.
One thing I will say is that religion gave the backbone to our moral framework for centuries.. it gave us something to be frightened of(damnation) and it gave us a place to be our moral authority. (our indignation when we find out that priests are prone to the same weaknesses of flesh as the rest of us , comes from this sense of moral trust being abused..)
And i don't think that it's any coincidence that with the erosion of religious authority and the reducing popularity of church attendance that our moral standards and general behavioural standards of society as a whole are falling badly. (Just my opinion)
All I know is my relationship with God has nothing to do with the Spanish Inquisition or similar extremism. No more than i'm sure 99% of Muslims follow/support Al Quaeda.
