The Skeptic's Annotated Bible
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miriam_ehttp://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/
This is amazing!
It has been many years since I attempted to read the bible. I didn't make it all the way through. Many times later I'd gone back to read various parts. I've always been impressed by the utter insanity of the bible and that people can believe in it is a constant source of bewilderment to me. The Annotated Bible helps you to get a grip on the incredible depths of absurdity that it plunges to. It correlates contradictions and notes brutalities and injustices.
This site is an utter gem. I hope it helps to save us from the irrationality driving "christian" society these days.
The bible is a truly terrible piece of work. If someone tried to publish such a piece now they would be hounded by exactly those who call themselves "good christians". It is a book of contradiction, injustice, absurdities, cruelty, intolerance, often insulting to women and minority groups. It is full of sex and violence. In fact the way it portrays its god would be deeply insulting to a sane deity; it is written as being jealous, scheming, unjust, hateful, temperamental, and given to unprovoked viciousness.
This is amazing!
It has been many years since I attempted to read the bible. I didn't make it all the way through. Many times later I'd gone back to read various parts. I've always been impressed by the utter insanity of the bible and that people can believe in it is a constant source of bewilderment to me. The Annotated Bible helps you to get a grip on the incredible depths of absurdity that it plunges to. It correlates contradictions and notes brutalities and injustices.
This site is an utter gem. I hope it helps to save us from the irrationality driving "christian" society these days.
The bible is a truly terrible piece of work. If someone tried to publish such a piece now they would be hounded by exactly those who call themselves "good christians". It is a book of contradiction, injustice, absurdities, cruelty, intolerance, often insulting to women and minority groups. It is full of sex and violence. In fact the way it portrays its god would be deeply insulting to a sane deity; it is written as being jealous, scheming, unjust, hateful, temperamental, and given to unprovoked viciousness.
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Date: 2003-06-22 06:18 pm (UTC)You mentioned the whodunnit aspect. That is an interesting one. People commonly say it was the Romans, but in actual fact the poor guy was crucified by the church. The Romans didn't really want any part in it, but they were the law enforcers and had to do the bidding of the local church priests who insisted in killing him.
It is weird that this damnable book has ended up all around the world. What is stranger is how few christians actually do read the bible. If more christians did read it then they might find their faith a bit more difficult to defend.
Heheheh :) You make a good point that it is odd that someone as anti-religion as I am would read the bible.
Your rules are great ones. I wish more people followed them (though I'm not sure about the 'believe in whatever gets you through the day' suggestion).
I don't mind teasing from you sweetie. :)