#mcprobe: Daily Bible Readings are for the Privileged Educated Individual

There's a whole industry of publishing built on the notion that good Christians read their Bibles daily. It's most likely part of the reason that the Bible remains an all time best-seller. It's certainly the reason that any Christian bookstore worth its weight will have a wide selection of "365 days of X for Y" type books. But, this activity, a daily reading of the Bible - normally to be carried out individually and accompanied by some kind of quiet reflection (que the journal industry) - is jammed packed full of privileged educated individual bias.

To easily enter into a daily Bible reading pattern such as above:

there's a a level of privilege 

...not every language has a translation that is readily accessible...not every person has means to purchase their own individual Bible...not every person has the means to have hours of light beyond the rising and setting of the sun...

it needs a certain level of education

not everyone has been afforded an education that provides the reading ability required by the text....not everyone has been enabled comprehension skills for unpacking the range of literary styles within the Bible, and not everyone has been immersed in broader theological insights that enable perspective on difficult passages...

it promotes the individual  

suggesting that this is the way people hear from God places "hearing from God" in an individual framework... it means the regular use of the text is in isolation to the body of faith....and it was not possible for 1500 years of the Church's existence before the introduction of the printing press and mass produced printed Bibles...

As we move into a culture where more and more people being identified as aliteral (can read, but don't read) is the response to encourage daily bible reading more and more? or are their better solutions than this?

Note: if this post has your blood boiling, before you comment, be sure to read #mcprobe: It Started Here