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My thanks to the many people who are commenting on yesterday\u2019s post listing common mistakes atheists make about Catholics<\/a>. \u00a0I hope it helps lead people to more productive arguments. \u00a0The item that seems to be drawing the most comment is mistake number two \u2013 thinking that Catholics are biblical literalists. \u00a0Now that we established they\u2019re not, most of the atheist commenters on the site, including me, are at a loss as to how exactly Catholics do make sense of the Bible.<\/p>\n

JoAnna<\/a> posted two helpful<\/a>\u00a0resources<\/a>\u00a0in the comments thread (plus a bonus link to a piece on papal authority<\/a>), but I\u2019d love to be able to post some details here and spark a conversation. \u00a0I\u2019d like to invite Catholics (or other non-literalist Christans) to write a guest blog or two on exegesis for the site.<\/p>\n

JoAnna has already linked to a pretty clear overview<\/a>, and I don\u2019t want to put anyone on the spot to defend an entire exegetical method in one blog post (though you\u2019re welcome to try). \u00a0One approach would be picking a verse you were confused by and walking us through how you investigated and resolved your question. \u00a0Another idea would be to contrast two verses that are read in two different senses and walk us through how people realized which style matched.<\/p>\n

Look back through the comments thread of yesterday\u2019s post, and you can find more open questions. \u00a0I\u2019m interested in whether any Christians think some parts of the Bible are just not particularly relevant today (land allocations come to mind) and how you came to that conclusion.<\/p>\n

Email me at leah (DOT) libresco (AT) gmail (DOT) com if you\u2019d like to write a post or comment below with contact info and\/or questions. \u00a0Forward this post to Christian blogger friends who you think would be good at explaining this. \u00a0It\u2019s fine to rerun something you wrote at your own blog here. \u00a0And if you\u2019re writing a guest post, be sure to tell me what denomination you are, so I don\u2019t accidentally create more confusion in an attempt to clarify.<\/p>\n

Finally, thanks again for the patience both sides are showing in the comment threads. \u00a0There\u2019s a lot of confusion about what people believe on both sides, and it\u2019s great to clarify in a non-debate format where people are reading for understanding, not just for ammunition. \u00a0It\u2019s a\u00a0privilege\u00a0having you all.<\/p>\n

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