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The guiding moral philosophy of Golden Rule Christians does not specifically refer to traditional religious texts and beliefs. Although it is certainly based on the Bible, a literal reading of it is not what it represents. In Portland, for instance, activists are slightly more liberal than Golden Rule Christians, while evangelicals are a good deal more conservative. One of the reasons for this difference lies in the fact that the large number of immigrants played a great role in the diversification of the city and in establishing their religious denominations they had to use the Portland Translator. While Golden Rule Christians defend the position that the Bible is an immaculate source of inspiration, which is rather conservative, the evangelicals take liberal positions on the Bible. However, both groups hold every possible position on the Bible as the main source of religious knowledge. Golden Rule Christians would have looked very unorthodox, given only those alternatives for beliefs about the Bible. Another reason for the division over the Bible may be the culture war that has also influenced American religion recently.

It is true that an important part of people’s lives is the Bible, and it should be learnt by both children and adults. Being defined less by doctrine and more by practice and choices, the use for Scripture is not something they do not have only because they do not accept traditional definitions of inerrancy and inspiration. What Scripture serves for is to provide the necessary guidance, motivation and inspiration. Though their knowledge of Scripture may not be very deep, they have at least some sense that the Bible is a book worth taking seriously, especially as a tool for making one’s own life and the life of the world better. Being probably the most colorful community in the world, New York residents should serve as the best example. In the past they were in great need of the NYC Translation in order to gain more profound knowledge of the English religious terminology in order to interpret the Biblical terms as they brought their religious expressions with them. Developing a coherent theological system is not the primary objective of Golden Rule Christians, as the research shows, they are not very clear in their mind about salvation, either.

God stands for what makes you hope that you can be a better person - this view was expressed by a member of Carmel United Methodist Church, who had recently emigrated to Phoenix, As he did not speak very well, his reflections were translated by the Phoenix Translation Services who helped him and many other immigrants integrated in the new social and religious environment. Another one said that God was the way he lived his life. In class for new members, a discussion of salvation reached the conclusion that it was not a one-time experience, but a constant process of demonstrating with your life the value of what you have learned about God. Being a caring establishment whose primary objective is to strengthen the community is what readers perceive a Phoenix newspaper to be. This is why they said they took pride in being a Christian newspaper.