Dear Believer
by Dan Barker Dear Believer, — You asked me to consider Christianity as the answer for my life. I have done that. I consider it untrue, repugnant, and harmful. You expect me to believe Jesus was born of a virgin impregnated by a ghost? Do you believe all the crazy tales of ancient religions? Julius Caesar was reportedly born of a virgin; Roman historian Seutonius said Augustus bodily rose to heaven when he died; and Buddha was supposedly born speaking. You don’t believe all that, do you? Why do you expect me to swallow the fables of Christianity? I find it incredible that you ask me to believe that the earth was created in six literal days; women come from a man’s rib; a snake, a donkey, and a burning bush spoke human language; the entire world was flooded, covering the mountains to drown evil; all animal species, millions of them, rode on one boat; language variations stem from the tower of Babel; Moses had a magic wand; the Nile turned to blood; a stick turned into a snake; witches, ...
Will the madness ever end.....
ReplyDeleteWhere's the Jesus on a coprolite or fossilized feci?
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me, that most of the people who see pictures of Jesus in stains on coffee cups and grilled cheese sandwiches, etc., are also the same folks who come to this country and live here all their lives without ever acquiring an adequate command of the English language! There seems to be some correlation here.
ReplyDeleteDan (Who thinks that Catholic priests, cardinals, and popes should be embarrassed every time the put on their funny clothes and pretend to be doing the work of the lord)
Oh, Sweet Jeebus on a Trailer Hitch!
ReplyDeleteOh, Sweet Jeebus on a Trailer Hitch!
ReplyDeleteTHAT'S why there are no more miracles of the feed the 5,000 or heal the sic like you know, when Jesus was on earth! He's too busy making guest appearances on tortilla chips or the windscreens of vehicles or on walls! You can't expect him to answer a desperate mother's prayer for her child when he's working on burning his image on some inanimate surface for the wonder of the believer!
ReplyDeleteI have a mole that looks like Jesus.
ReplyDeleteOnanite
This a good explanation of the phenomenon - http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/lenin.html
ReplyDeleteThis stuff always boggles my mind... They take this stuff to be a sign that their religion is true. Given that premise, who the hell in their right mind would follow a god who's best idea is to manifest himself on a yam in Akron, Ohio?
ReplyDeleteWhat's the thought process here? Does Jesus actually sit there and think "Hmmm... I'd like to give 'em hope, should I appear 100 feet tall in downtown Chicago and tell them all is well, or wait 'til some kids spills the Cheetos and arrange them to resemble me?" With management like that, no wonder the world is screwed up, lol.
This is the 21st century baby, give us bigass widescreen miracles in THX Dolby surround sound!