Originally Posted by DBT
Originally Posted by Thunderstick
An avowed skeptic reading the Bible is similar to an avowed communist reading our constitution.


Nothing like it. Believers reading the bible interpret its narrative through the filter of their own beliefs, their faith, which often means ignoring or dismissing all that is inconvenient.

The proof of that lies in the numerous interpretations and offshoots in Christianity, which began almost immediately. Plus of course, Judaism does not recognize Jesus as the prophesied Messiah.

The charge is true for some liberal christians but not all Christians. While the skeptic will typically reject and misinterpret the message just like a communist who would read our constitution. A plethora of offshoots still would not in any way dismiss the true. The counterfeits do not disanul the real.