The Bible without the constraints of religious dogma.
There is a social hierarchy that all of humanity follows to some degree. It is two pronged, with adult on one side and child on the other. Within this structure the adult presides over the child, and the child is subordinate to the adult. This is generally understood and accepted because children possess mental, physical,…
It is no coincidence that the Biblical patriarchs, even Christ himself, do not lay claim to any particular religion. The truth of the matter is that the Bible can indeed stand independent of religion, as it did before the inception of religion. Because, if one understands what constitutes religion, one would soon realize that the Bible is, in fact, brutally anti-religious.
I do not make it a point to address atheists, as I hold true to the philosophy of save your damned self. But, ironically, they have sought me out on several occasions, and I have engaged enough to understand their quarrel with religion.
