The Casual Catholic Intro (edited)

Hi,

I am The Casual Catholic. Before I go on and post my thoughts on the most powerful book in the world, I'd thought I share a bit about myself:  I am a practicing catholic, I go to church, I sing in the choir, and I volunteer my time as a catechist.  I recently became vividly aware of how little I knew of my faith, especially considering  I had not yet completely read the bible. I did the usual bit and listened to scripture during mass. This is why I call myself the Casual Catholic. I am catholic, but I'm not someone who would  dedicate his life to the priesthood. My life has many facets, and not all of them revolve around the Catholic Church. And since there are certain things that a bound to come up in comments, I might as well address them now:

1. I am opposed to physician assisted non-life threatening abortion. I can't say abortion because that can happen naturally through no fault of the mother or the baby may kill the mother and in that case I say save the mother, the term is really a misnomer.

2.  I will not let a single homosexual person get married inside the catholic church, but since we are in a country that has freedom of religious practices, if your church/state allows it, enjoy.

3. I'm less about the birth control and more about the actions they tend to create more of. Sex has consequences, treat it with the respect it deserves and don't go screwing everything you see because you won't get someone pregnant/ get pregnant.

So here is how I am going to tackle the world's best known book. I am going to read the American Standard Version, so some slight difference may apply from version to version if I give a verse or two. I am going to read it one book at a time in the order it is presented and post my thoughts on the book I just read. I want to approach this a layman who does not know much about the subject matter he is covering. As a Catholic, I have to work on the premise that everything in the bible is true, in the sense that everything happened as it was written. I may make a joke or two along the way, all just to add brevity to the topic at hand. I know what I will post will more than likely offend someone, so I apologize for that now. It is never my intention to offend anyone, but I will not back down on this project because someone might be offended.

With that last statement in mind, feel free to comment, for I am also trying to expand my limited perspective.  I said comment, not attack. Attacks from anyone will not be tolerated very long. I can understand people's strong feeling on this subject, but attacks get us nowhere and in the end just destroy more than help.

That's all i have to say for now, I hope that you all enjoy a Casual Catholics view on the Bible

Best Wishes,
TCC