Oh, Oh, not politics, religon. What the hell are we thinking?

Thought we would post a couple of things that people believe to be true, but simply aren't, or in some cases we just don't know if it's true or not, but somehow it has become "common knowledge".  Lets start at the beginning shall we. Genesis, Adam and Eve eating of an Apple in the garden of Eden. Actually the Bible never says Apple, what it actually says is the fruit of the "the tree of  knowledge of good and evil."  In middle English the word "apple" is used to describe all fruits and nuts (except berries) and when it was first translated, middle English was the language used. Hebrew scholars usually believe it would have been a fig, or a date. 
    The serpent that convinced Eve to take of the fruit of the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil is not referred to as Satan in Genesis. He (or she, the sex is never mentioned) is referred to only as the serpent "who was more subtle than any of the beasts of the earth."  At no point in the Bible by the way is Satan referred to by the name Lucifer. Nope, not once.
    The Ten Commandments. There are three versions of the Ten Commandments in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). They are at Exodus 20:2-17, Exodus 34:12-26, and Deuteronomy 5:6-21. We could spend hours poring over them. (One version has over 40 commandments.) But the 10 Commandments put forth in Exodus 20 are as follows.
                  
     2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
     What, that's 17 commandments? After much research we at the Crazy have come to the conclusion that it would be impossible to pick just 10 from the 40 different ones found in the Bible. (Or 60 if you add the Talmud into the mix.) 

   Angels. Ok, here we go. A lot of you aren't going to like this. But please understand that every culture puts it's own spin on the religions that they choose to follow.  For example we all know that all angels have wings and look like glowing people. But if you read your Bible you will know that this is simply not true. There are many different types of Angels in the Bible. 
        We will refer to The old testament and the New testament angels as a whole as the descriptions are similar.
          Angels (Ordinary) number in the thousands are messengers, jail breakers, rescuers. They are described in the Bible as handsome young men. And have no wings.
           Archangels (Michael for example.) Possibly 1 but up to 7 of them. Their job is to protect the Jewish Nation and herald the second coming. Described as handsome young men. And have no wings. (Also may be dressed in military armour of the time.)
           Cherubim (the Bible mentions more than one, possibly four.) Described as having four heads with the faces of a man, an eagle and a lion and an ox. They appear to Guard Gods Domain.
           Gabriel (Messenger of God.) only one. Described as a handsome young man. Again NO wings.
            Lucifer. (Oops.) Lucifer in the Bible is a man, the King of Babylon. Not an angel. Nor Satan.
            Seraphim. Six wings. But must cover themselves with them or they will incinerate or blind whoever sees them.What they look like behind the wings is never explained. 
             Satan. Well actually the Bible never says Satan was an Angel, although in Revelations he was cast down. And his angels with him. But it's clear that Satan HAS angels, not that he is one.

    The Bible (which is actually from the Greek for Book) has been twisted and warped by one religion after another to suit their own needs. There is much wisdom in it. And a lot of violence. Women are in many cases treated as property in the Bible. Slaves are accepted and common. Murder is wrong, unless God tells you to kill someone, then it seems to be okay. War seems to not only be condoned, but desired. Even the new testament at times condones killing someone simply because their religion differs from yours. (And different religions have used this to interpret the Bible to mean our religion is right, and yours is wrong.)  We at the Crazy have no problem with people reading the Bible or living by it's ideals. But please make sure you know what it says before living by its ideals. That's about it, ciao for now.