Quote Originally Posted by hazetwostep
i hear ya.. the tough thing is that one cannot be sure that he/she is interpretting correctly, hence hundreds of denominations from disagreement on interpretation. ya know?

i do commend you for looking and trying to figure things out for yourself though considering most people just blindly follow their agents of religious socialization (priest, pastor guru, etc.).
I've basically RETURNED to the Bible,since readin' Jack Herer's The Emperor Wears No Clothes. I had NO IDEA cannabis was written in the scriptures,'til I read that book! I have NO REGRETS! I've also found in my studies that the manna in the book of Exodus and Numbers happens to be MAGIC MUSHROOMS! Therefore the ORIGINAL hebrew culture and society was a PSYCHEDELIC ONE! Todays MODERN church originates from PAGAN ROME! That's why so many people HATE the church! Start with the Council of Nicea,then on to emperor Constantine,and you'll see how this church got started! It is referred to in Revelation as the GREAT WHORE!