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In response to "Well, kinda, it does, IMO. If you're telling me "these parts of the book...they're not to be taken as literal events...but THESE are" it calls into " by Jim

Are you even differentiating between the Old and New Testament here? There's only about a thousand years' difference between them... -- nm

Posted by con_carne Dec 9 '09, 09:04

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Why should it matter though. Did God change his mind in those thousand years? As I understand it, they're both supposed to be The Word Of God. - musubi Dec 9, 09:06 5
- Frankly, I think TV evangelists have confused us a lot on how we should take the Bible. "Believe this entire book" is simply not a majority view. -- nm - con_carne Dec 9, 09:09 3
  - What with differing adherence to church doctrine, I don't doubt it. My question is with regards to church doctrine though. - musubi Dec 9, 09:16 2
    - For my denomination, they have had this to say: - oblique Dec 9, 09:21 1
      - "In fact, to deny the possibility that evolutionary processes were used is seen by some as an attempt to limit God's power." - TFox Dec 9, 09:35
- The OT God was all piss and vinegar. The NT God is all sweetness and light. - TWuG Dec 9, 09:09

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