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USA: religious evolution?

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Egeides

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We all know that religions tries to adapt in hard time. Church got made of simili-crystal, simili-ambiance, and even simili-preacher preaching like car sellers. Well now, it gets really bad since USA gets simili-teen magazine. They lie to the readers about what's the content inside, etc etc. " "Guys Speak Out on Tons of Important Issues," declares one, hinting that the guys holding forth aren't Matthew, Mark, Luke and John."

Read the whole thing, it's funny (or sad, depending). Oh, and girls shouldn't date boys: the Bible says so (where please?!).

http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/10/09/revolve/

ordos45

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Seen it, been disgusted. There is cleavage on that Bible! On its cover!

Are you dating a Godly guy? Beauty tips? The worse part is its probably selling millions of copies.

Caid Ivik

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Well, that picture could be taken on some youth gospel festival and "popular" subscripts are the easiest reading for consuming society. I would not call this an abomination, if inside we have a good description. Bible was written to all people, not only to those who want seriousness...

Egeides

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Caid, the main problem is that I doubt about how it's serious and believe it's alot more about saying "The CORRECT interpretation of the Bible is THIS", which is curiously the opposite of why the Reform was made. The Protestants were, in general, against the Catholic way to say "obey to OUR version". Now some are doing exactly the same and trying to kill people's critical sense. It could be done otherwise.

ordos45

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For External view? Because by the external view, my mind associates it with teen magazines full of half naked girls and how those magazines are called fashion, most likely.

Egeides

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Caid, was what you said adressed to me? If so, I believe that the quotes I got gave me a part and that a magazine having ONLY these parts wrong would already have a weakness as a whole. Now, is it like this in the whole magazine or are these cases of exception, this will only determine if they only have SOME serious weaknesses or if the whole thing is really imposing a view instead of letting critical sense.

Edric O

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The Religious Right must be getting really desperate if they have to resort to this kind of filth.

And I think the proper term for it would be "McReligion".

Edric O

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Cover is just an advertisment. Inside can be a deep thought. Some people won't take the product if it doesn't look by fashion at first view.

The problem is that the inside is no better than the cover... They're trying to "sell" religion the same way they sell cosmetics.

Caid Ivik

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Same I can say about those people selling rosenkranzes and images of saints on large meetings. We can say like Jesus, "get the hell out of Father's house!", but how could they get in then?

Tio_Holtzmann

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ive read it. it looks like a teen magazine.. but the message inside is fine as far as i gathered. i think it's a good example to be perfectly honest. and what is wrong with it looking like a magazine? you think keeping bibles looking like the leather bound big books they have been is going to help young girls read the bible? it hasn't compromised the message.

it's not a crime for girls to be beautiful, why shouldn't the destructive line that it's what's on the outside that counts be channeled into helping girls cultivate inner beauty?

that article in salon was just sarcastic and anti-christian basically. they were pointlessly cynical about the idea of praying for famous people. goodness knows sometimes people need prayer?

Edric O

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Why is everybody acting so surprised? Are you guys saying that you didn't know that religion is just another business? :O

No filthy capitalists will corrupt my religion with their greed! Not as long as I'm alive to fight them! >:(

SurlyPIG

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Why is everybody acting so surprised? Are you guys saying that you didn't know that religion is just another business? :O
No filthy capitalists will corrupt my religion with their greed! Not as long as I'm alive to fight them! >:(
I believe that ship sailed the day that dirty looks were shot around like bullets at an NRA convention when the collection basket passed by without being topped...

Oh, and BTW, McReligion sounds like the perfect name for this...uh...phenomenon, although I would have gone with MS Religion Professional Edition.

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