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Being Completely Honest, Is There A Bible Or Cross Anywhere In Your Home Right Now?

For those of you who didn't know, I have only been Agnostic for 2.5 years now. I guess I am still in a transition from Christianity.

I will be completely honest when I say that I do have one bible still in my home that I have had for years as part of my décor in my living room. Of course it is here merely as a decorative accent but I have now bagged it for garbage.

Please tell me if you have these things still in your home.
No need to be shy or embarrassed unless you are still doing sunday mass and paying Tithe......lol

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twshield 8 Feb 4
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I do not have any religious symbols in my home, but my wife does. She is a devout Catholic who respects my right to disbelieve.

@twshield NO. I do not own or possess those, nor do I display them. They are not mine and I have nothing to do with them.

@twshield No it was not. The question was if I , and I repeat, I have any . . . .

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I have a bible full of notes and citations for debate purposes. I also have copies of tons of other religious texts marked in a similar manner.

Lol, I'm a dick.

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I checked, there is a bible on the bookshelf, my son said he will try and get around to reading it one day, a buddha statue, plaster characters from the TV series "Monkey", some of the armor here has religious type symbols on it, no idea what they are. Best of all, and I suggest you all find a copy and read it is, "Lord of Light" by Roger Zelazny.

BTW "Lord of Light" is a humorous sci fi based on the Hindu pantheon mostly but had Buddha and Christ as well.

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I haven't owned a bible in 10 years. The whole book is online anyway. Spoiler alert we all die and come back as zombies.

Lol

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I have a bible.

Yep.

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I don't have a bible, but since I collect Dia de los Muertos items, a few of them have crosses on them.

what kind of items do you have? sounds interesting.

@Funeralgirl I have mainly skeleton stuff....figurines, some wall hangings, paintings, pictures, floral stuff. Once you start collecting, well, ANYTHING, people find great things to give you. BTW, love the screen name...I hope you are a funeral director!!

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I think there are a couple of bibles still around, hopefully in the box to go to the used book store. As for jewelry, I don't think so unless it is still in the box in the garage to go to Goodwill or some such place. I've kinda been purging stuff I don't use/don't want/don't need. I used to have a huge library and the employers paid for the moves. Doing it on my own, the books had to go.

@twshield That is my goal, to be real and honest.

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Problem with the question as opposed to the choices made available. I have no religious symbols in my house, but I have tons of religious literature I use for reference. I am a follower of Sun Tzu, therefor the literature. I should point out that most of the literature I have is in easy to search computer files, not in the form of paper, though I do have a few physical books.

@evestrat -- Oops, you misunderread my comment. I said I am a follower of Sun Tzu and that is the reason for the literature.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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I have Bible, Bhagavad Gita (x3), Upanishads, Dhammapada, and various (loose-leaf) Buddhist sutras, and half a dozen books on Buddhism. I also have a whole box of Christian books and tchotchkes that I keep getting. Oh I forgot I have several hymn books and a whole library of Christian musical literature.

Do I win?

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No bible or crosses. Plenty of Buddhist symbolism though

It kind of acts like garlic to jehovas witnesses 🙂

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I did not vote in the poll because I don't consider the bible to be a religious symbol for me. (Maybe historical fiction or mythology.) I do have my grandmother's bible in my bookcase. (She was atheist, yet kept the bible on her end table, next to her sofa.)

I do not and have never have had a crucifix, either on my neck or on my wall.

I did purchase the Brick Bible and have it available for my still religious visitors who might be curious to see their beloved bible stories depicted with lego figures. I have books on various religions and mythologies, as well as many books on freethought, atheism, and other subjects.

I consider the bible to be a religious text, more than a symbol. Where as a depiction of a crucifix is a symbol in my mind, but that's just the way I view it. I do have books that are part of my decor, expressing my personality, but they also aren't symbols for me. In any case, I can see how a bible can be a symbol and of family historical value. I just don't choose it to be one for my life, though it's on my top shelf in my bookcase along with other books on religion and mythology.

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I have a couple different copies of the Bible and some other books centered around Jesus and Christianity, but I took quite a few philosophy courses that dealt with religious topics. My love for knowlesge will always trump my disdain for organized religion. How else can I truly know the enemy? Lol.

^^This

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This is the first time I get to tell this one! My mother and I, living separately though both addicted to thrift stores, would both accept (salvation army would give you one free with a purchase) and if the price were right, purchase bibles from such stores.. Where’d they go? Into my compost bin … it was a nice one, and I loved to knowing they were quietly decomposing out of site and out of circulation 🙂

My former wife’s mother died. Catholic, who’d some way managed to raise 3 atheist daughters.. when cleaning out, we volunteered to take the religious stuff … and though I had target practice in mind.. It all became landfill. So nothing here 🙂

Varn Level 8 Feb 4, 2018

@twshield ...you’re welcome.. I’ve often wondered it book composting is anything like book burning 😉

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Yes, I have and have read the Bible, the Quran, the "Communist Manifesto", "Das Kapital", Immanuel Kan'ts "Critique of Pure Reason", books on Buddhism, Aristotle's writings, Plato's writings, Ayn Rand's "Virtue of Selfishness" (and everything else she wrote), and many other books on life and philosophy. I am not ashamed or embarrassed about having any of them.

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Yes, I have a couple of Bibles in my home. I was a Jesus freak in my earlier years until I found by experience that it doesn't work. I used to be interested in hidden meanings in the Bible but now I don't need that stuff. After having original texts along with English versions on my computer at one time and finding that they didn't match up, I got suspicious. That's to say nothing of the inconsistencies throughout the book. For a long time now I believe that I am responsible for me and that no one else can remove my 'sins' (whatever they are). That all said and done, I am a church organist with quite a bit of experience and some of the behaviour I've observed in the name of Christianity makes me shudder. I'm there because I like to play organ but they can keep their silly ideas.

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I love religion personally. I study it. So I have Celtic crosses, Christian crosses, and Greek symbols around my place.

I also have a tattoo of a cross.

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Oh Crap, I answered NO and then remembered I have a 'stage' shirt that has a drawn symbol of a cross using 2 Fender guitars' with "Rock n Roll Religion" emblazoned on the back. Does that count??

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I have no Bibles in my home but I have some earrings that have crosses on them because they were really popular in the 1980s LOL.

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I have a Bible with my name printed on the cover that I was given 50+ years ago by my father. Like listening to Christmas Church music it is a reminder of someone I loved.

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I have multiple translations of the Bible, a Koran, and Book of Mormon. Reference material, you see.

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Oh god yes. My house is chock full of art of every description. Books on all religions, mythologies, and psychologies, images of deities and demons, the first Bible I was issued by the Baptist church I was raised in, an ancient family Bible with dates of births and marriages, etc., and the last one I was issued by the Mormon Church before I finally got all of that kind of psychosis out of my system (I have a much better kind of psychosis now!) and a cross my closest Christian friend custom made for me from a section of bovine vertebrae…

skado Level 9 Feb 5, 2018
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I'm a non believer with two bibles. One older than my mother and the other is "the message" it's the old and New Testament translated into contemporary English. I also have the Book of Mormon

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I have a planter that I got from Beni Hana in Key West shaped like a Buddha. It contained a rum drink when I got it. Does that count? I also have an Aztec carving from Cozumel I bought as a souvenir. No bibles or crosses, though.

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Have 150 year old family bible kept as a family ikon

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I think I have an old bible from when I was a kid packed away somewhere.

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