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, ...
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Interestingly enough Kulhman died at the age of 67. So much for god's healing power.
I can't believe that Popoff guy is still going.
His show has just started here in Australia. It's the dodgiest looking of all the christian shows on.
The thing I don't get though is that he's constantly promoting his 'miracle water' (probably just tap water), but he's not charging for it.
It doesn't make sense, knowing he's a fraud.
I wish I could figure out his angle.
Here's a true story about the Rev. W.V. Grant: When I was about 10 or 11 years old, Mr. Grant came to our city to preach and "heal" at our high school's Performing Arts Center. My family being heavily involved in church at the time, as i recall we showed up early to the event for some reason, I think our church had something to do with hosting the event. Anyway, I remember being backstage and playing with a new transformer toy I had got earlier in the day. I was back in the dressing room, and two gentlemen came in, it was W.V. Grant and his assistant. They looked at me like I was some stupid little kid (which I'm proud to say I was!) and just told me to "get out," in a harsh tone. Apparently they had to prepare in private for that particular evening's fabrications.
What I find most interesting in your post is that you say you are not religious and you apparently don't know much about christianity except that it has obvious credibility problems. What you might find surprising is that most christian denominations preach the exact opposite of what you are advising us to do: be tolerant of other people's differences.
Don't be misled by our ire and our candor. Most (if not all) of us have friends and/or relatives who are christians just like your grandmothers. So, believe me, we know how to allow room for difeerences.
I'd love to see a video on "prophets" like Kim Clement. My husband's cousin is a HUGE supporter and defender of this fraud. Does anyone have any information on this guy that exposes him as such? Hey Webmaster Dave, how about it?
LIFE INTO HIS.
Big woop.
From wikipedia:"A similar state with loss of external awareness and motor control occurs as the result of a variety of rituals and dances in various religious and cultural traditions; see the article on religious ecstasy, Many are of the opinion that these events can be explained by psychological antecedents which could be a variety of different feelings, like "fire","electricity", " holy laughter", or a "cool wind".
Similar experiences are also reported by those who experience a Kundalini awakening."
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