Talk religious to me...

[colliemommie]

So, flist, what is your religious state? What do you self-identify as? Are you part of an organized religion? If so, what sect? Do you consider yourself devout? How often do you attend serivces? Hw often do you pray/meditate/otherwise practice at home? If you are not part of an organized religion, do you consider yourself a religious/spiritual person? Why is my return button not working? Any religousy thoughts you want to share? How do you feel about original sin / mysticism / intercession of saints / the resurrection of the body / life everlasting? Manifestoes welcome! *Disclaimer: I will not try to argue anyone out of any beliefs, convert anyone to anything, be disrespectful or make fun. I will probably ask questions, but I majored in Religious Studies in school and I'm fascinated by all traditions, so it's coming from a place of genuine interest. Anyone who can explain vicarious salvation to me in a way that makes sense gets all the internet cookies in the world!

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[coendou.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I really don't get it. It's not like Jesus (who is supposedly God himself) didn't talk in parables all the time. That's kind of his thing. But when it comes to the old testament, oh no, it's word-for-word exactly what actually happened. (And let's not get into the fact that even if the Bible is divinely inspired, it was written down by, translated by, and its books chosen by fallible men who could have introduced all kinds of their own errors and biases in the space between God's mouth and their pen. I can't possibly take it as anything more than a general approximation of God's word at best.)