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[punkrockvirgin]

Facebook is freaking out and isn't working like it should, so I'll try to repost what I tried to post there, if I can remember it.

Last night I was reading a local 'zine, while I was at a show. I know I know. Reading a 'zine while a show is going on. It's tacky. But the 'zine had me intrigued and this band called The Graduate (who was really good)

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[masticatus]

This isn't what you read is it? http://www.progressivechristiansuniting.org/2006/05/31/creation-science-and-god/

[punkrockvirgin]

No. It was a pastor who was trying to explain what a "progressive Christian" is. It was an interesting article, not that I agree with it entirely. He said that Progressives support abortion and homosexuality and some other radical causes.

So what do you think of the quote?

[masticatus]

I don't know what he's trying to say, but even "Conservative Christians" don't take the bible literally so it's kind of like saying the sky is blue.

[augustine]

"Progressive Christians take the Bible very seriously, so seriously that they know not to take it literally."

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Depends on what you mean. The "literal" sense of Scripture can simply mean the sense that the author meant to convey (which may or may not be meant to be taken literalistically). Under this definition, the "literal" sense of the description of God having a "strong arm" is simply the author wishing to convey God's power, not to imply that he really has an arm.

Under that definition, it is foolish to say that we should not take the Bible "literally", since by "literally", we mean the sense the author wished to convey, which we should always try to understand.

Of course, I think what the author is meaning is we shouldn't take it literalistically. And, of course, everyone already agrees to that. No one takes the Bible completely literalistically. I know very few people who believe God has wings, for instance, even though Scripture describes God in that way. Or believes that Jesus has a sword coming out of his

[lightmanx5]

I'd have to agree with this.

~JOSh-X

[candydoll]

you think reading at a show is bad.. at the last show i went to i was knitting... im addicted... what can i say.