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    Default Re: Church leaders do not believe in a literal understanding of the Bible

    Quote Originally Posted by Tiaexz View Post
    I believe the Noah story was influenced by the Babylon's flood myth, Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla might be able to shed more information on that as a History scholar and a Christian, he might have looked for Historical facts to match the myths to reality. I remember there at least being a TV show which discussed a big flooding which might have seemed "global" but was far more local to a big regional area around the Dead Sea, perhaps, or another large land body of water.
    Actually, I think the only knowledge I have of the possible historical orgiin of the flood is that same TV program! To be honest, it never bothered me a great deal.

    Moses, on the other hand, I find quite interesting, but we digress.

    rvg is correct that a truly celibate man can better dedicate his whole life to God, but it does not follow that all priests must be Great Divines who spend two hours on a Sunday preaching the rest working to develop arthritic knees. In Anglicanism the priest usually comes with a wife, and she is as much involved in pastoral care as her husband. They are a team.

    Beyond that, most prists have histoircally either been married, kept concubines, or been homosexual. Not allowing priests to marry because "sex is bad" leads to the absurd situation where consensual sex with an adult becomes equated, in their minds, with child rape. This is far from a modern problem, though historical solution for the offending clerics were far more inventive than today.
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    Default Re: Church leaders do not believe in a literal understanding of the Bible

    Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
    atheists claim that you have to choose between God and Science


    Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
    Actually, I think the only knowledge I have of the possible historical orgiin of the flood is that same TV program!
    This is unacceptable. Choose between your TV and your religion. Now.

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