Are Religious Books Behind the Times, Do we need an Update?

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The Religious Books were written thousands of years ago, they are history books. For today's teaching, and to encourage prople to be religious, do you think new books need to be written that convey the needs of the 21st Century?

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Accepted Answer

Updating the text is part of the reason why Christianity in particular has become the greatest voice of hatred in these modern times. If people were given the opportunity and education to read the text as it was originally written (in this case, the new testament was written originally in Greek and the old testament in Hebrew) they would be able to better understand the original intentions of Christ and his disciples and how modern texts strip away a great deal of that messaging in favor of creating cultural scapegoats to give them reason to buy into that religion more so than they already do. The word “homosexual” didn’t appear in the bible until the 1940’s during a huge Lavender Scare (if you don’t know what that is, I trust you to be smart enough to look it up) and the word they replaced with it originally meant “pedophile.” This egregious mistranslation has gone on to influence massive generations of christians to hate the queer community that Jesus actively accepted and blessed (See Matthew 8:5-6, the word originally used to describe the centurion’s “slave” was a specific term to denote a lover in Greek) and allow the existence of abusive pedophiles in their folds instead. Honestly, the only reason they’ve gotten as far as they have with that kind of power is because a majority of congregations haven’t even read the modern translations of the bible when they should absolutely be encouraged to learn and read on their own rather than relying on the word of their pastor.

HelpfulWoman · Accepted Answer

i guess. they're just fiction written by people that those with no personality base their life off of.

NicholasRedone · Accepted Answer

Anglicans do a better job aka Church of England - then you'll progress to Gnosticism ; then Fat Laughing Buddha not connected to Buddhism - then you'll arrive at Gnosticism and finally Zoroastrianism and then you'll realise - ahhh it all makes sense.

The best way to be is agnostic - like. Not agnostic 100 percent - just like secularly.

lightbulb27 · Accepted Answer

sure just find a person that dies and is resuscitated much later, and base your thinking on their teaching. don't think gonna improve the story of Jesus.

Advisor Smith · Accepted Answer

Religious texts hold deep spiritual and historical significance for many. While they offer timeless moral and ethical guidance, modern interpretations and supplementary writings can provide context for contemporary issues. Updating doesn’t mean rewriting core texts but creating relevant discussions around their teachings. Many religious communities do engage in such evolving dialogues, ensuring that ancient wisdom remains pertinent in today's context. This balance allows traditions to remain accessible while addressing the needs of the 21st century.

Anonymous · Answer

Are you familiar with Good News For Modern Man?

Abbycado · Answer

No, they still print them fresh in the Sunday paper. Check the comic section.

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

Religious books are not history books, they are fictional tales. Fictional tales don't need updates. People should not be religious.

IslaTheWitch · Answer

they are definitely outdated :D

jahaims · Answer

Fiction is timeless

Are Religious Books Behind the Times, Do we need an Update?

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