• CableMonster@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    There are some non-christian made up rules, paticularly with the catholics, but many of the things you are referring to are differences in interpretation.

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      8 months ago

      So, the rules of Christianity aren’t written in the Bible. They are written wherever the clergy wrote down their interpretations.

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        8 months ago

        No, the rules are in the bible but people can interpret them differently. I think the issue you are probably referring to are probably the cult types that twist and turn things to not mean what they mean.

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          8 months ago

          but people can interpret them differently.

          Yes, and then they write down those interpretations. And then they judge behaviors of others against those interpretations. So the Amish interpret the Bible to establish a rule against technology. Jehovah’s witnesses interpret the Bible to establish a rule against blood transfusion. They say their rules come from the Bible, you say their rules are interpretations, and only your own interpretations are actually rules.

          The clergy writes the rules. The clergy invents god in their image, and “interprets” rules that benefit themselves.

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            8 months ago

            Sure, but the basis for all of their rules is the bible. And you are right in how its dangerous and that was a big problem and Martin Luther is the example of someone pointing out when they clergy got out of hand and made unbiblical rules.

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              8 months ago

              Very good.

              So the next time someone tells you the rules of Christianity aren’t written in the Bible, you’ll agree with them?

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                  8 months ago

                  You’ve already accepted the role of the clergy in writing and enforcing them.

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                    8 months ago

                    They dont write, they interpret and enforcement is done on a personal or community level typically. Its like you saying that the laws originate with the state not the constitution. No, the constitution is (supposed to be) the main document that the applicable laws are based on, states can go against it, but the basis is the constitution (or at least it is supposed to be).