Hi All,
Finally, I am able to read what you've said and talk too. I like reading about how you are thinking about the Bible and church and want to contribute.
I have come to see them as totally separate. It helped when for 7 years, I was a Catholic. In mass, the Bible is paraded down the aisle like a statue or incense holder. Then 3 parts are spoken aloud during the liturgy (one from the OT, then NT, then one of the gospels). Everyone stands for the gospel reading. I see it as almost ornamental, a part of the larger ritual.
nancy
