"...The Bible imposes such an unquestioning soberness and obedience on its believers that most believers do not see where such a sacred mystical book can be discussed academically. As a result, most of these people are not aware of scholastic biblical studies. To most believers, the only person with the "divine" authority to discuss the Bible is the preacher, and the only day such discussion can take place in "holiness" is Sunday. To these believers, bringing out logical and academic issues in the Bible makes them uncomfortable because the interpreting and controlling class of the Christian mind has told them that such discussions are "unbiblical" and even downright blasphemous. As a result of such teachings, the Bible has always been in the background of people's minds and imaginations in every discussion and undertaking.

Currently, invoking the Bible seems to be the final word on social and moral issues in many societies in the Christian world. That is the magnitude of the control this book has had and continues to have over the lives of millions around the world..." - PAGE 1, "THE AFRICANS WHO WROTE THE BIBLE" BY DR. NANA BANCHIE DARKWAH.

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If you are awake then read, absorb, comment and share. However, if you are asleep -----> turn this alarm off, turn over and go back to sleep since searching for the truth outside the European "lying lore of Christianity" is not for you!

I would take you to task on every point you made except you did use the words; some and many....most kind of makes me wonder but I will give that to you since you did not include all of the confessors of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

I do associate with some churches where the preacher is almost divine in the eyes of the people and himself (not a christian church), some where they are not encouraged to bring their bibles and read and study for themselves and ask questions in bible study and doctrine class (if they have them).

But as for the church where I attend our pastor not only encourages us but never fails to ask us to hold them up before every sermon or bible study. When he teaches he goes word by word, line by line and precept by precept. He also encourages the members to come up on Wed. and do a 10 minutes lesson on any subject they choose and without fail someone always does including the women of the church.

Oh and fine, not to worry...even though the bible is evoked much in matters in this society there is coming a time very soon where it will be very low on the list. The bible teaches us that this time is coming when men (even churches) will prefer speakers who will tickle their ears rather than give them the truth fine.

oh yeah there is a truth of a certainty...And I have never heard a christian say that it was given exclusively to them. In fact after the fall of man (adam's sin) men knew also right from wrong. They knew that their was a supreme being and what He desired of them.

As time went along it became more and more poluted until He sent the truth again through His prophets and then sent THE Truth in the Flesh....

heck even your matt has suffered. was it supposed to be backed by the supreme being? what happened? oh the big bad white man again...