What is the bible?

If you grew up in the South, (of America) you had to love Sundays. At least, I did. It was the Southern fried chicken baby and at our house that also meant awesome moist dinner rolls (hand made of course), white creamed gravy, collard greens (it where I inherited my 'soul') loaded with butter and ham drippins, creamed corn, and topped off with apple pie! Oh yeah!  

Now, if you didn't grow up in the South, your Sunday dinner would look a lot different.

And so it is with the Bible!

If you grew up in the South and called yourself a Christian that was synonymous to BIBLE! Bible and Christianity were one in the same. And it was Southern FRIED Bible too. If you didn't believe the Bible was the words of God spoken from heaven and written by man you were destined to FRY! To most Southern Christians the Bible was what the Pope and Mary was to the Catholics.

Don't mess with Texas?

Don't mess with a Bible-believin' Southern Fried Christian.

But, what if you were born in New York, Wisconsin, Oregon, or place outside of the United States? As with the Sunday dinner, the appetite for the Bible was greatly different as well. As an example, the Christian CREEDS (Apostolic & Nicean Creeds as an example) which are spoken in many churches throughout the world and greatly revered, don't mention a BIBLE! In fact, in historical and traditional Christianity, the Bible itself has NEVER been mentioned as an "Object of Faith".

For most Christians, outside of the Bible Belt (wonder why they call it the Bible Belt? Duh!), and that’s something like 90-95% of the worlds Christians, the Christian FAITH is about believing in Jesus, who became the Christos, and worshipping God through the resurrected Christ.

Having said that anywhere but in the South would get a nod and a smile. To say the Bible is a sacred work but not to be idolized, quoted, or seen as literal in the South of America is tantamount to being looked upon as an unbeliever who soul is going to FRY in hell for all eternity unless one repents: repents of being sane and logical about the Bible.

I jest of course, but not by much.

Me? I've since learned that FRIED FOODS aren't really good for you, just as the FRIED Bible concept that promoted by "fundamentalists" can harm your true nature and identity as well.