Man tries to follow all BIBLICAL LAWS for ONE YEAR (see results here) - GoFuckYourself.com

$5 submissions · 10-27-2007, 07:27 PM

http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2007/006/1.9.html

We've all seen the email: a letter to a fundamentalist pastor thanking him for his helpful insights on how vital it is to live all the laws of the Bible. But, the letter-writer continues, this uncompromising stance does raise some sticky questions. How and when should you stone adulterers and Sabbath-breakers? What is the best way to inform your first wife that you'll be adding to the family by taking a second and third? How many human slaves should you strive to own, and where can they be purchased nowadays?

The point of the email, of course, is to sardonically highlight just how far we have come from the culture of biblical times, and how impossible it is to speak of living the Bible literally when our own world is so different. And yet many of us try, out of devotion, to arrive at an unspoiled, untainted biblical meaning?discovering how ancient ways of pleasing God might be relevant for our times.

Such is the agenda of A. J. Jacobs' achingly funny memoir The Year of Living Biblically. Jacobs, the author of The Know-It All, begins by describing himself as a secular Jew. ("I'm Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant. Which is to say: Not very.") In spite of his own detachment from religion, he is increasingly curious about the ways it influences 21st-century American life. Rather than standing on the sidelines or casting himself as an aloof pundit, he dives in head first and decides to spend a year living all the commandments of the Bible?that's right, all of them.

Deputy Chief Command · 10-27-2007, 07:36 PM

you forgot the results

$5 submissions · 10-27-2007, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Deputy Chief Command

you forgot the results

Click the link, pretty interesting (AND FUNNY) results. I like the "kill magicians" one.

BannerAnt · 10-27-2007, 08:03 PM

...yawn...

BannerAnt · 10-27-2007, 08:29 PM

nice to see he has a life

papill0n · 10-27-2007, 08:36 PM

not one of your better threads......

RawAlex · 10-27-2007, 08:41 PM

I saw that on TV a few weeks back. Safe to say that modern life and strict christian beliefs are not exactly compatible right the way down the line.

Pleasurepays · 10-27-2007, 08:43 PM

heard an interview with him on NPR. seemed like a pretty normal guy.

he even got to stone a guy for adultery

minusonebit · 10-27-2007, 10:27 PM

[ScreaM] · 10-27-2007, 11:03 PM

This thread sucks. :p

10-27-2007, 07:27 PM	#1
$5 submissions I help you SUCCEED Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas Posts: 32,195	Man tries to follow all BIBLICAL LAWS for ONE YEAR (see results here) http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2007/006/1.9.html We've all seen the email: a letter to a fundamentalist pastor thanking him for his helpful insights on how vital it is to live all the laws of the Bible. But, the letter-writer continues, this uncompromising stance does raise some sticky questions. How and when should you stone adulterers and Sabbath-breakers? What is the best way to inform your first wife that you'll be adding to the family by taking a second and third? How many human slaves should you strive to own, and where can they be purchased nowadays? The point of the email, of course, is to sardonically highlight just how far we have come from the culture of biblical times, and how impossible it is to speak of living the Bible literally when our own world is so different. And yet many of us try, out of devotion, to arrive at an unspoiled, untainted biblical meaning?discovering how ancient ways of pleasing God might be relevant for our times. Such is the agenda of A. J. Jacobs' achingly funny memoir The Year of Living Biblically. Jacobs, the author of The Know-It All, begins by describing himself as a secular Jew. ("I'm Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant. Which is to say: Not very.") In spite of his own detachment from religion, he is increasingly curious about the ways it influences 21st-century American life. Rather than standing on the sidelines or casting himself as an aloof pundit, he dives in head first and decides to spend a year living all the commandments of the Bible?that's right, all of them. __________________ Need a NON-ADULT income stream? We build your YOUTUBE CHANNEL for only $20 per video! For Hire: $3/hour or $400 per month Marketing Specialist Virtual Assistants

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RawAlex So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In a house. Posts: 9,465	I saw that on TV a few weeks back. Safe to say that modern life and strict christian beliefs are not exactly compatible right the way down the line.

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Pleasurepays BANNED - SUPPORTING TUBES Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I live in a pile of boogers Posts: 11,913	heard an interview with him on NPR. seemed like a pretty normal guy. he even got to stone a guy for adultery

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[ScreaM] Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,664	This thread sucks. :p