Leaving Religion

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

So, Jesus is the same, forever.  Which, since he is God, would mean God is the same forever.  Which means, since he wrote the Bible (using men, of course, because you know, God can’t physically write something himself… that would be unbelievable), the Bible is never changing.  Most christian churches believe that the Bible is the perfect, unfailing, word of God.  Not the words of men.  So… if the Bible is unchanging, and the same FOREVER…  then I’d like to understand why the Christian Church is so quick to say that certain parts represent the time when it was written and don’t apply in the same way today.

Things like women not having rights (well, except the right to cook, clean and have babies).  Things like women are not allowed to be leaders in the church.  Things like slavery being okay (well, you know, as long as you give them the sabbath off).

When I have asked Christians, both leaders and non-leaders, about these issues, and others, I get the run around.  Something that sounds nice, but in reality… just isn’t true.  If they believe the Bible is wonderful and good and 100% true and correct… then they need to explain these pieces better than they do.  For, it was either written by men and is not perfect, or it is perfect and the church is just deciding to gloss over the aspects that don’t fit in with today’s culture.  Can’t have it both ways.

So, which is it?