Did you know that Mary Magdalene wasn't a prostitute? Many people do know this but I'd say an equal number, if not greater, have no clue about the origins of this particular religion/christian myth. The view of Mary Magdalene as a fallen woman actually originated not in scripture of any kind, but in a sixth-century sermon by Pope Gregory the Great. Just another thing that the more orthodox sects of the faith made-up and passed off as fact / history / religious truth.
Little factoid that I thought was interesting the other day. It's always fun to be a religion myth-buster
Busting the myths of yore really doesn't have any negative impact on my faith at all, actually. In fact, it strengthens my spirituality to be able to discern fact from fiction. I have no interest in blindly accepting what the church says is right or wrong, especially considering they set out right-from-wrong in such atrocious ways (burning material, outlawing ideas, and scaring / killing people). At the end of the day, the church (or organized Christianity) and everything that has come from it (including the Bible) is subject to scrutiny and debunking.
Marcus Borg wrote a fantastic book with the subtitled "Taking the Bible seriously, but not literally." This phrase pretty much sums up my view on religion as well. I take my religion and spirituality seriously, but that doesn't mean I'm going to literally accept what falls out of people's mouths (or what falls out of history) as fact. I'm going to discern these things for myself. This "Did you know" factoid is a prime example of why people must discern and ask questions and research, seek, learn, grow..
Stopping this process so that you are solely relying on the word of anyone else for what is ultimately your own personal journey to God, is just plain irresponsible.
Little factoid that I thought was interesting the other day. It's always fun to be a religion myth-buster
Busting the myths of yore really doesn't have any negative impact on my faith at all, actually. In fact, it strengthens my spirituality to be able to discern fact from fiction. I have no interest in blindly accepting what the church says is right or wrong, especially considering they set out right-from-wrong in such atrocious ways (burning material, outlawing ideas, and scaring / killing people). At the end of the day, the church (or organized Christianity) and everything that has come from it (including the Bible) is subject to scrutiny and debunking.Marcus Borg wrote a fantastic book with the subtitled "Taking the Bible seriously, but not literally." This phrase pretty much sums up my view on religion as well. I take my religion and spirituality seriously, but that doesn't mean I'm going to literally accept what falls out of people's mouths (or what falls out of history) as fact. I'm going to discern these things for myself. This "Did you know" factoid is a prime example of why people must discern and ask questions and research, seek, learn, grow..
Stopping this process so that you are solely relying on the word of anyone else for what is ultimately your own personal journey to God, is just plain irresponsible.
