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Subject: Leaving the Fold Author: XOX [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 17:33:06 04/30/04 Fri One woman story on leaving Christianity... ************************************ Just as I was disappointed with sexist and hypocritical Christians, I was soon influenced by non-Christians who impressed me. ......They were happy and loving and delighted with their marriage and I saw more "fruits of the Spirit" in them than I saw in most Christians. For an anthropology class, I wrote an extensive paper about the cultural context of sexism in the Bible. I maintained that the comments about women in the Scriptures were understandable by examining the times. I said that they were descriptive, not prescriptive for us. I wanted to think that our faith could be relevant, that Christianity could change with the modern world and still be the viable truth. But despite my effort, sermons at church about "women's place" became more and more intolerable to me. ..........as I learned to relate more openly to a variety of people (since everyone has to eat), I became more accepting and appreciative of human diversity. Gradually I stopped filtering and twisting information. I learned more and more and felt better and better. I didn't want to see people only as potential converts. I wanted to love them for who they were and I wanted to love life here and now. Eventually I stopped categorizing people as sheep and goats, saved and damned. I was on my way out. ********************* For more...Leaving the fold Any comment? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date The Bible should be read within its cultural environment. Liberal 13:48:12 05/01/04 Sat Re: The Bible should be read within its cultural environment. -- XOX, 14:20:27 05/01/04 Sat