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I grew up in the Methodist church and Presby church. Neither taught that the bible was the LITERAL word of God. We know that the bible was written by men; some taught that it was God speaking through the writers; some teach that it is the writing of different men, in different times, describing God and Jesus.
I never attended a church that preached literal interpretation of the bible.
But I grew up in a county in southern Alabama (all southern baptist) that most certainly believed in a strict literal interpretation. I was a serious outcast and my neighbors told me all the time that I was going to literal hell where I would burn in literal fire.
Oh yes. Just look at the Fallwells. Ugh.
Might be why it is easier for some of us to make our decisions.
Wow, 99 out of 100 liberals polled. I'm shocked. You people live your lives by fake polls and the fake news to match.
Once you get out of the Baptist Bible Belt in the South, most would be surprised that embracing a literal, rigid interpretation of the Bible is much less common.
I thought Fundamentalism was an American thing started in the 1800's?
Prior to that it was considered the work of 40 or so different authors written 100 years AD.
It does belong in politics.
Either today or yesterday the White House had a picture on it's facebook page of first spouses.
It DID NOT recognize the gay spouse of Luxembourg... until there was an uproar!
I think they did not want to offend their far right religious supporters.
They must have had a bean counter figure they needed the log cabin vote.
The fact that bible belt evangelicals overwhelming broke for a wretch like Donald Trump shows that their interpretation of the Bible isn't literal either.
It really isn't, especially these days. They tend to emphasize the Old Testament and the letters from Paul but de-emphasize the teachings of Christ. The focus on whatever they believe will give them political leverage.
There's nothing quite like combining biblical inerrancy, young eartherism and capitalism together.
Where else but the Ken Ham Creationist Museum or his Ark Encounter can you feast your eyes on a little boy riding a dinosaur like he's a kid in Bedrock. Ya just gotta believe (and dig into your jeans for some $ green).
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