What message is the author trying to get across?
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What message is the author trying to get across?
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Hello! That's okay, you can still discuss the book! I also think they are valid too! I just think he is trying to show that these are his views on the Bible, but also get people to understand you can look at the Bible in more than one way! I question the Bible too, as it is difficult for me to understand why one things is allowed when others aren't. I think it is just the Church's way of controlling people. Also, I think it is super cool that you're a witch!!!!!!!!grassy-lassy wrote: ↑21 Dec 2020, 15:49 Hello! I will admit first and foremost, that I am still in the middle of this book, however, I wanted to start discussing it with others. I think that the author IS trying to show there is more than one way to look at religion, however, he is only showing HIS way so far. While I think it's interesting, at times I find myself scoffing at the way he writes. As a witch who was once a Lutheran, I do think that the contradictions in the bible he brings up are valid and something that I also questioned when reading the bible or attending sermons. To answer your question, I think that the author's message is simply his own views on Christianity and religion and I think he's trying to persuade others to think more like him.
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I agree, I think rather than trying to persuade people to his own ideas, he is trying to encourage them to do the same thing he did, look deeper into it and what your own truth is, rather than the truth you have been told to believe.Kenesha L Fowler wrote: ↑23 Dec 2020, 08:18 I think he's trying to point out the importance of questioning things for oneself, taking a closer look at your beliefs and what or who shapes them. Additionally, I think he means to highlight the pitfalls and hypocrisy in organized religion.
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I agree with every word you have written. That is what I apply in my life. The bible is like guide l use to know, understand and avoid what I view as mistakes even though they are about those who were extraordinary by the will of God. And also tell on what I truly think will be of great assistance, while I sail through this life of mine.Maddie Atkinson wrote: ↑15 Dec 2020, 10:55 Personally, I think the author is trying to show that there is more than one way to look at religion, especially in the context of Christianity. I think he is also trying to make sense of the many contradictions that he has identified between the Bible, the Church and science and in that way trying to get across the message that you don't have to stick to one teaching just because you are told to. You can follow your own heart and your own beliefs and still belong to the religion you were brought up in!
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