Candidate (R-Ala.) Insists Bible is Literally True

[babylonsister]

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Candidate Insists Bible is Literally True


Bradley Byrne (R) said he believes that "every word is true" in the Bible and that his position was misrepresented in a recent Mobile Press-Register article when he stated "there are parts of the Bible that are meant to be literally true and parts that are not."

Byrne is running for governor and his comments "could be a concern in red-state Alabama, where nearly eight out of 10 Republicans identify themselves as evangelical or born-again Christians."

The newspaper stands by its original story.

[themaskedliberal]

1. My stance

I've addressed this issue on my own blog, which may be found at themaskedliberal.com

[The_Commonist]

15. That's not a stance.

That's an advertisement.

[themaskedliberal]

24. Stance

Sorry, I'm new. . . my stance is that the Christian coalition is aligned with the wrong party based on a misinterpretation of scripture (i.e. literal instead of metaphorical) and a misunderstanding of Darwin. Furthermore, I see nothing in the Bible that supports any of the Republican stances (i.e. the big business emphasis), but I see a great deal in the teachings of Jesus that supports what Republicans would brand as a "liberal" agenda. Christ taught to love one another, not to judge your fellow man, help those who are not like you, and to treat others as you want to be treated. I see nothing in the current Republican platform that comes anywhere close to these teachings. . . so the entire affiliation between Christians and Republicans, it seems to me, is now based on the abortion issue. . . and while I see little in the Bible that talks about protecting fetuses, I see a lot about helping your fellow man.

[hobbit709]

2. Wonder if he eats shrimp and catfish,

wears polyester blend clothing and a few other things.

[customerserviceguy]

4. Hey, doncha know

you get to pick and choose which parts of ancient texts were superceded by newer parts that aren't inconvenient.

[SpiralHawk]

3. "It ain't necessarily so..."

Thank you, Mr. George Gershwin

Methus'lah lived nine hundred years,
Methus'lah lived nine hundred years,
But who calls dat livin'
When no gal will give in
To no man what's nine hundred years ?

I'm preachin' dis sermon to show,
It ain't nece-ain't nece
Ain't nece-ain't nece
Ain't necessarily ... so !

[blogslut]

13. Lil' Moses was found in a stream

Lil' Moses was found in a stream
He floated on water 'til ole Pharaoh's daughter
She fished him she says from that stream

:hi:

[verges]

17. George did the music.

I think Ira did the lyrics.

[invictus]

5. Almost none of the Bible is true.

[LeftinOH]

6. Or: "I believe whatever most of my likely voters want to hear...."

or, perhaps he really does believe the Babble is literally true, either way- he's got a really good chance.

[Wapsie B]

7. Of course it is.

If you believe the Bible is literal you don't get to slice and dice it like a theologian on crack. It's literally true, cover to cover, Leviticus included, among other books and stories in there.

[unhappycamper]

8. unhappycamper Insists Bradley Byrne (R-AL) Is Nutz. n/t

[DefenseLawyer]

9. obviously it's not meant to be taken literally.

It refers to any manufacturers of dairy products.

[RaleighNCDUer]

16. Blessed are the cheese makers. nt

[verges]

18. They've had such a rough time of it. nt

[joeybee12]

20. What's that? Couldn't hear you...ole big nose here was talking...n/t

[Roland99]

10. He better hope his daughter never lies down with another before marriage.

And were she to get pregnant first? hooo boy, watch out!

[Bucky]

11. This is a burning issue for Alabama's unemployed.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

12. If the wheels of his car aren't hexagonal, he's an hypocrite. -nt

[Are_grits_groceries]

14. So are the directions

on how to cook a can of soup. I don't follow those either.

[jmowreader]

19. There's somewhere between seven and eleven Republican choices for AL gov

As of right now there are some very heavy hitters trying to become Alabama's next Republican governor--a state representative, the state treasurer, Roy Moore and a few businessmen. Bradley Byrne was chancellor of the Alabama community college system--note the "was." He's also running on a "reform the constitution" platform--the Alabama constitution, that is; this constitution has 798 amendments and is the longest constitution in use anywhere in the world.

The only way Byrne thinks he can possibly win this primary is to out-Jesus Roy Moore.

[ddeclue]

21. Umm which one? The King James Bible, the Catholic Bible, the Mormon Bible?

in which language? English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Aramaiec?

:crazy:

[Taverner]

22. King James' Version? How about KING WILLIE'S VERSION!

[Ter]

23. The funny part is, he's the liberal in the Republican primary

Ousted "10 Commandments" Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore is running to his right.

[Toasterlad]

25. I Love the People Who Believe In the Bible, But Not "Literally"

They stand and make fun of a jackass like Bradley Byrne (who more than likely doesn't believe a single WORD of the bible, and is only saying what is politically advisable in his backward, red-neck state), and all the while they continue on going to church each week, and congratulate themselves for understanding that the bible is just a metaphor, except for the parts about Jeebus, who is definitely the son of god and not some made up fictional boogeyman designed to separate the gullible from their cash.