So I found an issue with Modern Christianity. Is it just me, or should a religion be more flexible like the Constitution? To cope with the changing world, it seems like Christians will simply ignore a new verse or something...Thoughts..?
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I would need to have a specific example, but I think that many religions have been flexible to changes in world. But I think that it is also wrong that the Constitution has become flexible. I don't think it should be.
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there are no "new" verses. Christianity has changed enormously since it's creation and has changed with the times and with new adherents. It's has absorbed pagans and their celebrations and beliefs into itself as well as the beliefs of a variety of people. Christianity has been far from stale or inflexible. I don't think you thought your "issue" through well or researched it at all.
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a new verse? what new verse? Secondly, Christianity has been, for the most part, very flexible in the areas that are not of basic importance (eg facts of belief, what is taught in Scripture). If you look throughout the Christian world, you will see that music, church services, clothing, art and general lifestyle are all very much part of the cultures the believers belong to.
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Since christianity has been around longer than any single constitution, and the very idea of a God who changes is contradictory to it's most fundamental doctrine, I think your issue is completely unwarranted.
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in my opinion, this is a moot point since christian religions can't even agree amongst themselves what the bible does or does not say...they all choose to ignore or interpret biblical verses as they see fit for their own benefit (i.e., protestants don't even have as many books in the bible as catholics, some bibles ignore verses that the interpreters have deemed "spurious", etc.)...
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That is a very good issue. Most Christian religions were founded with core beliefs. A law can be changed because it is open for change, but core religious beliefs are what built the religion. If you change the belief you change the entire religion. Churches in some cases have become flexible to issues such as abortion or gay marriage but they have always had to create a new religion or branch of religion. Christians believe in things and if they didn't they wouldn't be Christian. If you are part of the flexibility that modern Christianity is not open too then you should find somewhere to be accepted or consider your situation. Some issues are fine to allow but others are not. Religions should not bend if it negates a belief that founded the religion, unless it is not humane.
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I tend to think the opposite, I think religion is TOO flexible, as a former christian, member of a few different types of christianity when I was younger and someone who has studied a lot of different religions (but still athiest) I notice how churches tend to "interpret" verses differently and some people twist them to fit their own agenda. For a book that is supposed to be a law, there's a whole lot of room for people to disagree. Let's also not forget the bible says one thing and then another later on (ie love thy neighbor, an eye for an eye)
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Ok everyone to clarify what my thought was because I couldn't make it concise enough in the question format space. So I was thinking that a lot is left to ambiguity. I mean, A LOT. The core beliefs tend to be similar, sure, but the bible covers such a large amount of issues from EVERYTHING that if something new comes up in the world, the process is to simply disregard it. EX: Stoning a child, gays, etc. So wouldn't it be better if a religion was more like the constitution where it's more just "Here's the basic concept, go have fun." I mean the Constitution basically gives the process for government, but it doesn't have any SPECIFICS, which is what I'm thinking would be spiffy for religion. Hopefully I cleared everything up my idea.
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