| When I was young, I used to love to go to | | | | men from long ago? Men who were writing |
| Sunday school just because I loved to hear | | | | things according to their own preferences and |
| the Bible stories. Quite honestly, even at a | | | | wishes. |
| young age, I realized the church we went to | | | | |
| was full of hypocrites, but that didn't stop | | | | If you are interested in some form of |
| me from learning and enjoying the stories | | | | religion, then you should take it upon |
| that were presented to me. Today, I don't | | | | yourself to find out more. Attend a church |
| often attend church because most of the ones | | | | service and see what you think of the sermon. |
| I have encountered are just as bad as the | | | | Check out a few bible books on the web. They |
| first one, and I certainly don't think | | | | are on there now days. If nothing else, you |
| worshipping with a bunch of hypocrites each | | | | may walk away with peace of mind concerning |
| Sunday is going to save my soul. | | | | what happens after death. One thing I can say |
| | | | about my religious friends is that they're |
| It wasn't until college that I realized how | | | | generally more jovial and satisfied with life |
| many different creeds and religious beliefs | | | | overall. That's a good thing! |
| actually existed. The list goes on forever. | | | | |
| Personally I was raised a Lutheran. Of course | | | | At any rate, there are a lot of great Bible |
| this doesn't mean that I have total faith in | | | | stories out there, and you don't need to go |
| these beliefs still today. | | | | to church to get them. Not all churches are |
| | | | bad, I understand this completely, but there |
| Viewpoints change as you age and travel | | | | are many people like me who hang on to their |
| through life. Experiences and acquired | | | | faith, but aren't interested in joining |
| knowledge can definitely lead you down an | | | | organized religious churches that make a |
| alternate path other than traditional bible | | | | mockery of what they are supposed to stand |
| books do. Once we're molded into adults, | | | | for. You can get Bible stories anywhere you |
| things tend to become a bit clearer. Our | | | | look today, and you can get them at a good |
| individual ethos and personalities are | | | | price too. You can also find coloring books |
| developed more. Where do you stand in this | | | | and puzzles that are fashioned after some of |
| large spectrum of religions and creeds? | | | | your favorite stories. |
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| Back when I was in the 7th grade, I began | | | | Some of the best Bible stories are the ones |
| going to confirmation. This was a regular | | | | that teach a lesson. These are the ones that |
| class at my church that I had to attend in | | | | have two stories in one, almost, and they can |
| order to later become confirmed. I was | | | | be applied to God as well as to regular life. |
| instantly introduced to bible books. | | | | Bible stories are often meant to teach a |
| | | | lesson, and perhaps that is why they were |
| As a group, we read stories from the books | | | | included in the Bible to begin with. Not only |
| that I now regard as parables. Although many | | | | are you learning history, you are leaning a |
| will disagree, I don't take biblical stores | | | | valuable lesson about what God wants for our |
| as actual history. I have no idea whether or | | | | world. They have a good lesson even for those |
| not they occurred at all. From where I stand | | | | who do not believe, and can benefit almost |
| they seem to be designed to teach morals and | | | | anyone in the quest to live a better life. |
| good judgment. They're a kind of lesson plan. | | | | |
| Each one you read, you learn a lesson about | | | | The best thing about modern Bible stories is |
| what's considered right and wrong. This is | | | | that some are now written in a simple |
| all fine and good. I can't see anything wrong | | | | language that children can easily follow. I |
| with it. My wife on the other hand, has no | | | | remember some of the Bible stories I heard as |
| respect for bible books. She feels that they | | | | a child were so complex in language that I |
| far too often degrade the women. Women are | | | | had a hard time following along, as any |
| not viewed as equals, but as something | | | | six-year-old child would. The Bible stories |
| created for the men. They are also often | | | | remain the same, but the language is easy to |
| blamed when something goes wrong. Basically | | | | understand, and the stories are easier to |
| the softer sex is deemed the corrupt one. I | | | | follow when they are written with children in |
| can imagine that many educated women see this | | | | mind. You can find these books in almost any |
| as well. So are we actually to believe that | | | | bookstore, and also in any bookstore that is |
| bible books come from a higher power, or from | | | | affiliated with a church. |