[Tupelo]

"were left out for good reasons" Now, For God's sake How would you KNOW that? Any more than I can know that they were not thrown out for some good reason. WE do not. THAT is why I would love to read them. I think I would prefer to make my own decision rather than some "Church Father" that may or may not have had salvation as his main objective.

[Olog-hai]

Well, as far as the Masoretic texts go (which omit all the Apocrypha and or “Deuterocanon”), I’ll trust the apostle Paul when he says that the Jews were entrusted with the “oracles of God” (Rom. 3:2).

[HiTech RedNeck]

Nobody’s stopping you; they can be seen online.

It makes sense to respect existing worship communities, however. The proof of the pudding is in the tasting. The proof of understanding God’s story is in the worship. Accounts that direct too much ultimate attention to man’s affairs and don’t pass the glory back to God are suspect. IMHO.

[higgmeister]

I don't go to Church but I know that those books were banned by the First Council of Nicaea (325AD) as heresy, blasphemy or in other ways did not adhere to accepted orthodox Christian faith. That is why most Christian Churches affirm their faith every week by repeating the Nicene Creed.

I recommend studying this amazing meeting of the early fathers of Christianity, hosted by Emperor Constantine. Even Nikolaos of Myra attended. We know him as Santa Claus.