Reply #35: I am an Episcopalian [View All]

[dotymed]

In many "religious" circles, that makes me a gay
loving antichrist. Oh well. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was a Humanist.
He believed in helping his fellow man and doing community good
deeds. To me, that is my definition of Christianity. I believe
the Bible (written by man) was a "guide book" to
help people, especially the ancient peoples, survive. It was
further corrupted by man to give power to one tribe over
another. Originally, it said not to eat pork, undercooked pork
led to trichinosis and death. Their were many
"rules" in there to protect man from harmful things.
As science overcame many of the diseases that plagued early
man, The original bible was still full of good advice on how
to live a moral life. "Do unto others."
Unfortunately, we now have a bunch of literalists who pick and
choose what parts of the bible to follow and completely twist
its meaning. My own Priest believed this also.
If you look at the Greek and Latin mythologies which predate
the bible, you will see very similar tales. These were meant
to teach morality.