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From what I hear, reading The Bible is a lot of people's first steps towards atheism.
🙋♀️ grew up with a religious mother, went to church every Sunday, did bible study and got baptized as a teenager. Then I went to college and continued reading the Bible on my own. Without anyone else shaping/interpreting what I read, I quickly disagreed with the text. It was interesting to see how much the church’s interpretation can differ from your own when reading the same text
Reading bible, understanding what the real teachings of all religionse are at its core (be nice to each other, dont kill, help the poor, dont steal aso) and then have a look how many religiouse organisations work and how they go against their own core beliefs
Matthew 22:36-40
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Basically sums up Christianity.
Good point.
And plus, if you can figure out what "the Lord your God" is supposed to mean, then I think the message in the bible becomes pretty clear.
Problem is Lord your God can really mean a lot of things.
God could be everything and everyone to one person and hating gays to another.
You're right about that. I like how a prime focus on most foss-platforms is the intolerance to hate.