AdamCrock
Polish Pirate
Lego dudes FTW ! ^^ Jokes aside it is really just a cooler version of Bible 
Let's Read the Bible Once
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AdamCrock
Polish Pirate
Interesting trivia ! ^^ : Bible got's it name from Biblio βιβλιοθήκη bibliotheke (Greek) - means "book" - Now it is the ONLY book common folks got in middle ages (censorship was harsh for no-nobles back then) so it is simply called "the book" for that reason - hence - "The bible" name ^^
classical_hero
In whom I trust
You do realise that the ark is a perfect shipping container and it is very stable in rough waters, which is why now many ships have very similar dimensions to it to make it sea worthy.
rugbyLEAGUEfan
Deity
I'd hazard a guess it's the whole "gathering up of two of each of the hundreds of millions of animal species to repopulate the earth" thing that people question.
I've never heard anyone say "That whole Noah's ark thing is ridiculous. I just can't accept that an ark would be his choice as a seaworthy vessel"
AdamCrock
Polish Pirate
I was under the impression that this dude was banished from this thread for his ignorance !
edit : keel-houled ? xD
rugbyLEAGUEfan
Deity
I was under the impression that this dude was banished from this thread for his ignorance !
edit : keel-houled ? xD
Ignorance? Meh. Who cares. We're all ignorant in the grand scheme of things. CH takes the slings and arrows with good grace and never returns serve. I wish I had the same good humor and patience.
AdamCrock
Polish Pirate
Well maa'be we are all just tumbli'n in de dark - but oh ehhh.... same scene all the same
classical_hero
In whom I trust
read what the Bible says, since it doesn't mention the word species with what he brought,he brought animals after their kind.
Mr. Dictator
A Chain-Smoking Fox
Oh, that's why there's only several dozen varieties of animals.
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
Indeed. That one caught my attention as well. And it is being picked up and repeated by the usual groups which have already been claiming that Christians were a persecuted religion for years with no real proof outside of a few isolated incidents.
While there are more than two billion Christians, which translates to .005% of the population, one would think that we would certainly know if that many Christians were being murdered in Africa, the Middle East and Asia each year due to their beliefs. He is likely including those who die in Africa over the continuing sectarian violence between Christians and Muslims in this number, which isn't really fair. It is essentially a religious war between factions similar to the Crusades.
It also calls into question how many Muslims could be similarly labeled.
Regarding the OP, I have tried to read the Bible cover to cover a number of times. I invariably get bogged down in the Old Testament not far from Exodus and lose interest. Good luck.
AdamCrock
Polish Pirate
If I may say so Muslims and Christians pretty much worship the same god ... I think ...
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
Then you might be surprised at how many Christians don't think so.
rugbyLEAGUEfan
Deity
What could I have been thinking? Do you honestly think that this somehow makes the story any less outrageous? Come on mate
AdamCrock
Polish Pirate
And why ? It's practically the same god - the difference is Muslims got (?) more prophets than Christians ....
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
Abrahamic religions have much in common with each other, including the god.
At least part of it is likely the issue of how can they rationalize hating those who worship the same deity.
At least part of it is likely the issue of how can they rationalize hating those who worship the same deity.
rugbyLEAGUEfan
Deity
What percentage of Christians who don't believe they worship a similar God to Muslims in turn hate Muslims?
From what I've been told, Muslims think Christians worship 3 Gods in violation of the 1st Commandment. God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost. They worship just God. It's all just a misunderstanding about the Holy Trinity since God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost are one being so we still are just worshiping one God.
Eh, it's not the military doing the counting. I'd trust this number about as much as any count of this nature. It does come from the Vatican, and they have a great intelligence service. Maybe if the Pope said it, I'd believe it more. Just got to have faith sometimes
How many Christians are living in the Middle East? How about Jews outside of Israel? Is that number going down each year and if it is why?
That's a great Bible passage
I'll never understand some Baptists hostility to alcohol. Pretty sure Jesus turned water into alcohol, so it can't be all bad.
I'm sure there are warning against being a drunk idiot elsewhere in the Bible. It clearly has good uses like killing off bad feelings sometimes when nothing else will.
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
Based on the posts in this forum, I'd have to say quite a few unless it is oddly unrepresentative for some reason.
If the bible is hard to get through, you could try an illustrated version. Personally, I'm quite fond of the Brick Testament.
If I get bogged down, I'll try switching to the Lego bible for a while thanks!
