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The Bible story of ______ shouldn't be taken literally.
Even the most sincere Catholic here actually said this about the story of Noah. Are there any other stories that shouldn't be taken literally? If so, then why should any part of the Bible be taken literally?
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Huh? What rule? I merely observed that the right half of that chart was invalid.
stone space
Oct 2016
#34
I don't know anything about your rules, except that you appear obsessed with them.
stone space
Oct 2016
#42
The discussion may have no point, other than to spin in well-worn circles
struggle4progress
Oct 2016
#15
So your argument would be, then, that warring parts of the Bible shouldn't be taken literally.
Goblinmonger
Oct 2016
#11
If I tell you that I believe in the 1st Amendment's guarentee of Freedom of Religion, will you...
stone space
Oct 2016
#20
No, the challenge here is to explain why certain parts SHOULD be taken literally...
trotsky
Oct 2016
#7
What "rule" is required to believe that swords should be beaten into plowshares?
stone space
Oct 2016
#21
I do sometimes wonder if trolls have a special tendency to put words in the mouths of others
struggle4progress
Oct 2016
#14