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marylandblue

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1. No, quotes do not matter, because religion is not a collection of Bible quotes

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 08:51 AM

Oct 2018

It is a set of beliefs and practices. They may claim to follow the Bible and use it as a jumping off point, but in reality, they are following the beliefs and practices of their particular denomination.

Which is how you got Southern Baptists who believed in slavery to split from Northern Baptists who didn't. Their practices were different due to economics, their beliefs followed, and when the divergence got too great, they split.

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Do religious quotes count as arguments if a non-believer uses them? [View all] DetlefK Oct 2018 OP

No, quotes do not matter, because religion is not a collection of Bible quotes marylandblue Oct 2018 #1

A good answer. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #10

Quoting the Bible to Evangelicals, showing their sins, can have SOME useful effect Bretton Garcia Oct 2018 #11

Probably not to most. MineralMan Oct 2018 #2

Yes, it is valid to use quotes, because it is about values. Doodley Oct 2018 #3

No of course not. Its the same as when someone with an opposing political or social view tymorial Oct 2018 #4

It depends on the person with whom you're arguing. thucythucy Oct 2018 #5

No. But the beautiful thing of it is... Act_of_Reparation Oct 2018 #6

No, it doesn't, and it's wonderful TlalocW Oct 2018 #7

I think it's best to assume they're living their lives Mariana Oct 2018 #8

I'll take your headline as a rhetorical question The Genealogist Oct 2018 #9

Yes. Iggo Oct 2018 #12