Favorite religious text (gospel, albums, Ching)

cardboard adolescent · 05-22-2007, 05:52 PM

I have to do a scripture reading for my Baccalaureate (sp?) which is some big ceremony in a Church right before graduation, and I don't really feel like reading out of the Bible because even the really ****ed up parts are pretty boring, so I'm thinking of doing reading some other religious/philosophical scriptures... I was looking at the Tao Te Ching a while ago, and that seemed to have some interesting bits in it, but it's hard to just flip through these books and hope to find something really cool. So I figured I'd come here, do any of you have any texts that you really like, and if so, favorite passages? Nothing cheesy or life afirming, the best thing I've seen so far was a Buddhist discourse about everything being emptiness.. that was kind of neat. But yeah. Help me out.

sleepy jack · 05-22-2007, 05:55 PM

The Bible's blind, the Torah's deaf, the Qu'ran's mute if you burn them all together you get close to the truth. - Verse 2, Cassadaga.

Alexander the Grape · 05-22-2007, 07:33 PM

I don't read many religious texts, but the Satanic Bible by LaVey has some pretty logical philosophical parts. He does get too wrapped up in Satan and magic/"psychodrama", though, considering LaVeyan Satanism is essentially a form of atheism.

The Book of the SubGenius started out really good, but it got boring and I never finished it. It had some good stuff, though. I like the concept of Slack, even if I'm not sure how seriously you're supposed to take anything in that book.

Kevorkian Logic · 05-22-2007, 08:50 PM

How in god's name were you picked to do the reading?

anticipation · 09-18-2007, 03:18 PM

The Gospel Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster.

cardboard adolescent · 09-18-2007, 03:26 PM

There's a gospel? Damn, that would have been pretty good.

anticipation · 09-18-2007, 03:44 PM

bow down and worship the Pregocy.

lucifer_sam · 01-06-2009, 02:42 PM

Hmmm... This thread needs a bump (and a move).

I appreciate the Hindu holy book the Bhagavad Gita quite a bit. It has ties to the Sanskrit drama Mahabharata. Unlike other holy books, it is written entirely in verse and the messages aren't preached as they are throughout other holy books.

Inuzuka Skysword · 01-06-2009, 02:59 PM

I am actually interested in all religious texts mainly because it tells a bit about the people who invented it. One day I was watching a Rand interview and Rand said that those who cling to religion have a psychological disorder. That was the first time I applied psychology like that to religion.

The Gospels of the Bible are really good if you know what you are reading. You can't just read it like a novel. You have to know the culture of the time period to get a lot of things Jesus says and does. Not to mention, you really have to dig deep looking at the disciples. The gospels could be considered some of the best works of romantic literature even to an atheist.

cardboard adolescent · 01-06-2009, 03:00 PM

I ended up reading from the Tao te Ching... Buddhism, Taoism and Hinduism are all very interesting religions with a great deal of wisdom.

05-22-2007, 05:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	Favorite religious text I have to do a scripture reading for my Baccalaureate (sp?) which is some big ceremony in a Church right before graduation, and I don't really feel like reading out of the Bible because even the really ****ed up parts are pretty boring, so I'm thinking of doing reading some other religious/philosophical scriptures... I was looking at the Tao Te Ching a while ago, and that seemed to have some interesting bits in it, but it's hard to just flip through these books and hope to find something really cool. So I figured I'd come here, do any of you have any texts that you really like, and if so, favorite passages? Nothing cheesy or life afirming, the best thing I've seen so far was a Buddhist discourse about everything being emptiness.. that was kind of neat. But yeah. Help me out.

05-22-2007, 07:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Alexander the Grape Un****withable Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wyoming Posts: 196	I don't read many religious texts, but the Satanic Bible by LaVey has some pretty logical philosophical parts. He does get too wrapped up in Satan and magic/"psychodrama", though, considering LaVeyan Satanism is essentially a form of atheism. The Book of the SubGenius started out really good, but it got boring and I never finished it. It had some good stuff, though. I like the concept of Slack, even if I'm not sure how seriously you're supposed to take anything in that book. __________________ I'm back like JC lol.

05-22-2007, 08:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	How in god's name were you picked to do the reading? __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

01-06-2009, 02:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Hmmm... This thread needs a bump (and a move). I appreciate the Hindu holy book the Bhagavad Gita quite a bit. It has ties to the Sanskrit drama Mahabharata. Unlike other holy books, it is written entirely in verse and the messages aren't preached as they are throughout other holy books. __________________ first.am

09-18-2007, 03:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	The Gospel Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster.

09-18-2007, 03:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	There's a gospel? Damn, that would have been pretty good.

09-18-2007, 03:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	bow down and worship the Pregocy.

01-06-2009, 02:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Inuzuka Skysword Existential Egoist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,468	I am actually interested in all religious texts mainly because it tells a bit about the people who invented it. One day I was watching a Rand interview and Rand said that those who cling to religion have a psychological disorder. That was the first time I applied psychology like that to religion. The Gospels of the Bible are really good if you know what you are reading. You can't just read it like a novel. You have to know the culture of the time period to get a lot of things Jesus says and does. Not to mention, you really have to dig deep looking at the disciples. The gospels could be considered some of the best works of romantic literature even to an atheist.

01-06-2009, 03:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	I ended up reading from the Tao te Ching... Buddhism, Taoism and Hinduism are all very interesting religions with a great deal of wisdom.