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workingman
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I goofed on the other pole for a complete comparison. Sorry I got distracted by the little ones. I will see if I can get a moderator to bump off the thread to this one. Sorry again.
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aspirant
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Thanks! Sorry I cannot yet vote in your poll. I hope there are many responses. 
(I guess our Orthodox brothers and sisters will have to sit this one out?)
(I guess our Orthodox brothers and sisters will have to sit this one out?)
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GrahamAPhone
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This pole still makes little sense
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workingman
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Sorry was not thinking of my Orthodox brothers and sisters. My apologies.Thanks! Sorry I cannot yet vote in your poll. I hope there are many responses.
(I guess our Orthodox brothers and sisters will have to sit this one out?)
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workingman
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I created it under the generalization in the what to do with a KJV Bible thread. When the broad statement was made that majority of Catholics do not read their Bible. So I wanted to see pole results. Hope it makes a little more sense.
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graceandglory
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I just want to say that there is** nothing** in the bible that suggests we read the bible every day. Shocking, I know. Bibles weren’t in print until Christianity was 1500 years old. Most people throughout history have been illiterate and unable to read. That is why we know as Catholics that the bible says,
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faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ
Romans 10:17
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Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."[f]
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear **without someone preaching to them? **And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
Romans 10:13-15
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Daily communicants at Mass hear more scripture than the majority of faithful sola scriptura people I have ever known.
Not everyone likes to read, and that has never been a determinant of someone’s faithfulness.
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adstrinity
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“Ignorance of the Scritpures is ignorance of Christ.” – St. Jerome
Oh man. I’ve been meaning to start (daily), but, no, no I don’t.
I really must start, though. I have since read most of Revelation since converting to Catholicism and it makes MUCH more sense as a Catholic…I bet the rest of the Bible does, too. If it counts, I have read Genesis in its entirity, Tobit (twice…I love that one so much!), um, 2nd John, probably, Jude, and Revelation, and, you know, bits and pieces of the Gospels. tries to justify my sloth and avoid the question some more…
Oh man. I’ve been meaning to start (daily), but, no, no I don’t.
I really must start, though. I have since read most of Revelation since converting to Catholicism and it makes MUCH more sense as a Catholic…I bet the rest of the Bible does, too. If it counts, I have read Genesis in its entirity, Tobit (twice…I love that one so much!), um, 2nd John, probably, Jude, and Revelation, and, you know, bits and pieces of the Gospels. tries to justify my sloth and avoid the question some more…
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GrahamAPhone
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Duh, Who said it was?
Are you opposed to people reading the bible?
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graceandglory
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No GAP, why so rude?
I’m responding to the protestant argument that workingman posed in the OP.
Protestants think we’re less than Christian because we don’t carry our bibles to church with us. I know. I was one.
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GrahamAPhone
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Ok I understand
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aspirant
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Speaking from experience, I’d say it makes a lot more sense.
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Shaken
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I don’t know but excerpts from the Bible are part of the daily Catholic mass
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chessmane4e5
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I am a Catholic who does not read the Bible regularly. I have read the entire New Testament, and the first couple of books of the Old Testament.
I feel it is better for me to read Catholic commentaries on the Bible. I see no reason why I should even be able to understand the depth of the scriptures in English, therefore I prefer to read the works of other more qualified persons.
I just finished Desmond Birch’s “Trial, Tribulation, Triump Before, During, and After Antichrist” which explains the Catholic teaching on the Endtimes. I am currently reading “Upon this Rock” by Stephen Ray and plan to read all five volumes of Warren H. Carroll’s “A History of Christendom”.
I feel it is better for me to read Catholic commentaries on the Bible. I see no reason why I should even be able to understand the depth of the scriptures in English, therefore I prefer to read the works of other more qualified persons.
I just finished Desmond Birch’s “Trial, Tribulation, Triump Before, During, and After Antichrist” which explains the Catholic teaching on the Endtimes. I am currently reading “Upon this Rock” by Stephen Ray and plan to read all five volumes of Warren H. Carroll’s “A History of Christendom”.
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aspirant
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Since I can’t actually vote in the poll: I am a Catholic who reads from (and prays!) the Bible daily.
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Byzantine_Wolf
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Well I see Catholic, Protestant…but I’m Orthodox. We got left out. 
So I had to categorize myself as “none Christian [sic].”
Any who, I recently bought one of those note-taker Bibles, and I’m in love with it.
Allows me to take notes, refer to various passages, and exegete scripture much more than I could before.
So I had to categorize myself as “none Christian [sic].”Any who, I recently bought one of those note-taker Bibles, and I’m in love with it.
Allows me to take notes, refer to various passages, and exegete scripture much more than I could before.
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aspirant
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Now you’re going to skew the non-Christian results.I’m Orthodox. We got left out.
What is this? A wide margin Bible, or something else?Any who, I recently bought one of those note-taker Bibles, and I’m in love with it.
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Byzantine_Wolf
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Some of them are wide-margin. The specific one I got was an NIV that had scripture on one page, and a blank page on the opposite side. I will admit that at first I thought it was a goofy thing to buy and would probably end up being a waste of money, but I’ve fallen in love with it. I’ve kept references and lists of certain scriptures on my computers before, but for some reason it’s nice to have it in a written, organized form. Whenever I read the Bible and see something that catches my eye, or something that I realize is related to something else, I can take notes and have it ready for whenever I have to make reference.What is this? A wide margin Bible, or something else?
After a quick search, I found the specific note taker’s Bible I got: the NIV NoteWorthy Bible. I’ll admit I’m not entirely fond of the NIV (I’ve had to scratch out and replace a few words and phrases that are rather bad translations), however it serves a wonderful purpose for my spiritual life.
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Publisher
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I have no idea who reads the Bible more…it isn’t my concern. I read scripture 4-5 days a week…usually every morning when I get up for about an hour…along with prayer and Centering. I find scripture a huge part of my life and those days I miss…a “hole” is present.
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Eric_Hyom
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I thought the readings at mass would cover most of the Bible over a three year period, but I was a bit shocked to read the following stats. If you go to mass every Sunday and feast day for three years, you only hear about 4 % of the OT, and about 41 % of the NT.
More details at http://catholic-resources.org/Lectionary/Statistics.htm
blessings
Eric
More details at http://catholic-resources.org/Lectionary/Statistics.htm
blessings
Eric
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