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