any one out there to help me!

i am in san antoio texas

When people blindly follow a misguided, misinterpreted historical document that Christ’s followers created in his name (aka the Bible), we end up with dead-end nonsensical dogma that does the world more harm than good. From history we know that religious leaders have used the Bible to take advantage of their followers. Religions have caused massive suffering in God’s name, from the crusades to the millions of women killed for money in the witch trials. Today we see the same dogma expressed in radical Islam with more and more terrorists produced by indoctrination of youth. The bottom line is religion and crazy people are a toxic mix.

For those who follow the spirit of Christ’s teaching, there is no need to cling to Biblical phrases cherry picked by religious leaders.

Senator Obama is entirely correct in his statements about the Bible. As much as we of the “Christian Right” would very much like to see America move to a less secular, more theocratic state, it is entirely true and quite disconcerting that some on the “far Right” would want America goverened by a strict and literal interpretation of the Bible.

I hold advanced degrees in Theology and can therefore state with certainty, that much of the current, popular King James Bible of mainstream Christianity should have been excised long ago. This is not a complete or living document in itself. There are contradictions, blatant allegories and metaphors, some truly terrible stories unfit for children and the weak of constitution, and a lot of outdated ideas and glaring mis-interpretations carried over from two thousand years of biased translationary work.

Until Christianity follows the suit of other, better organized religions like Buddhism or Taoism, and pares down the KJ Bible to a more sensible and manageable text, then the Bible will remain a completely worthless basis for any logical, reasonable governing structure.

Thank you.

Dr. Ted Baehr
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