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Originally Posted by Truthseeker
Amazing how there can be extremes on both ends on something like sex. One group says no sex for a married couples while the other extreme says everything goes, even perversion, just because they're married.
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People bro, people are people. How many religions are there? In Islam you have what is called "innovators" individuals who break off from both mainline groups and form their own little sect. You name the religion and there is an offshoot. The Branch Davidians came out of the Seventh Day Adventists, which came out from the Millerite movement. Mormons came out of the Great Awakening which led up to the Millerites. Mormons have a few different sects which came out of their original and later formations. In Hinduism the different schisms are endless as their Gurus who make it up as they go along. Rabbinical Judaism makes Hinduism look like Baptists. Because Rabbinical Judaism has a central set of books called Talmud which is compiled over debate, arguments, and what ifs? So, to say Rabbinical Judaism believes XY and Z you will find another Rabbi who would argue that. So, while they may look like a text book following religion they have differences within their own circle.
The Roman Catholic church didn't have problems with Bible translations, they had a problem with people coming up with their own conclusions. Meaning that they wanted to people to follow the structure they voted on during their ecumenical councils. They didn't want people like Steve and Mary, having Bible study with a small group and teaching that they could be enlightened, by committing suicide. Or that behind close doors a pious Chuchian couple could pull out whips and chains. A reason why many different churches and sects don't allow their people to read other material. Or have private Bible studies outside of their group. Let's face it, some people come up with the dumbest teachings when they separate themselves. Sadly they lead others not only away from 'truth" but away from Jesus Christ the giver of the Truth.