Catholics don't view the Bible as sole authority. But I have been studying it quite seriously recently.
It makes me wonder about the average Catholic who has very little knowledge of scripture outside the gospels. Does it really matter? maybe not. Our Christian action is the main thing.

What motivating factors were there to write down and bring together an accepted, true version of what took place in New Testament times?

What's up with this ?

Muslims Declare That They Must Cannibalize Human Flesh For Allah, They Take An Innocent Man, Carve His Heart Out And Eat It In Islamic Ritual...

Why do we resist change? I can understand why those that are comfortable and most of the people who run things would resist but the people who beg for change, resist it as well. Scientist, have determined that life, itself, is in a state flux and yet each day we wake up, we look for things to be as they were when we closed our eyes. Why are we afraid, things that stand still, begin to decay.

Sometime we mistakenly take something as the truth. If we cling to it so much, even when the truth...

If Christians give Jesus the glory, then is Jesus responsible for a christian's actions?

Why or why not? Do atheists think existence came from one thing, or a no thing? I think one thing seems unlikely enough I wouldn't speculate more.

I was an atheist without religion. I was an atheist with religion. I'm a theist with religion. I've never been a theist without religion.

I understand people exist who believe in a deity but don't exactly subscribe to religion. Even a mix of religion. To be honest I have a harder time putting that in context, probably because I never personally experienced it.

So I have a little question; If you are a theist who doesn't subscribe to religion, do you believe that religion is wrong about...

Is it acceptable to cherry pick the religious scriptures and only follow the parts you agree with?

The real intent of the first chapters of Genesis is not to provide a record for the creation of the universe, earth, and its inhabitants. There are some useful pieces of the information about creation is in there but it is not the intent of Genesis. There are two different creations mentioned in Genesis. One creation becomes cursed and hence Gods wants it removed from the earth and replace it with a new creation made in his likeness. I am not going to go through the usual difference in...

I saw a clip of the pope and his men chanting lucifers name and declaring christ is his son.
Explain this to me.