Very well.
The word used in the Genesis Narrative, the Hebrew "yom" can denote:
1. a period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),
2. a period of twenty-four hours,
3. a general vague "time"
4. a year (in the plural; I Sam 27:7; Ex 13:10, etc.)."
In 64 verses of the...
You'll make ridiculous amounts of money in Pharmacy! Go for it man, whatever makes you happy.
I'm a religious studies major, I'm pretty much destined to be poor. But it's ok, at least I'll be doing what I love!
I did not say that the whole of the bible could be taken completely metaphorically or literally. I was speaking of the creation narrative in Genesis 1. I hope you can back up the claim that Genesis 1 is meant to be read entirely literally, because nearly every respected biblical scholar will...
Roman Catholicism is the largest Christian denomination in the world, with 1.2 billion adherents. The Eastern Orthodox churches come in second, but they're essentially the same in doctrine as the Catholics.
Sorry, it doesn't work that way. Christianity itself is huge, and extremely varied in scope and doctrine. You can't just say the earth was created in 6 literal days and use that as a blanket statement for all of Christendom.
Fundamentalists read the text of Genesis 1 literally and see...
But that attitude is imposed by the church because that is it's purpose - to point individuals towards God.
And why does worshipping Christ mean you must give up pleasure - I mean where have you gotten this idea?