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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Naomi
I have to say: I would pay a lot of money to hear this guy in person.
This flash file really needs a preloader. I've yet to see anything.
Anyway, I have a magnet on my fridge that states: Yes, I found religion. I found it to be completely worthless. I also have a t-shirt that has the message about there are no gods, no devils, no angels, only our natural world. (etc.) I don't wear it out in public often but did wear it to Lowes last week here in South Carolina and no one noticed it. At least no one commented on it.
I can't watch the video either but will search the internet for this guy. Thanks for sharing it.
William
His maker?....oh, you mean his mom and dad? Yeah, I'm pretty sure they've crossed paths. lol. Dork.
You should have paid attention to the video; you may have learned a thing or two.
Ah! I almost forgot. You already know it all. You don't need to learn anything. Forgive my stupidity.
Don't confuse this with the version that was created for American audiences on NBC (http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/) which was also produced by Ricky Gervais.
Personally, I don't think the American version is any good. The original is much much better. Why do TV executives think they need to change something for american audiences?
btw... what's the problem with the divorce analogy?? I got the reference... but then again, my parents didn't force me to attend church.
huh? How many people would attend church if they wern't forced to attend as childern? Sounds like good christian parents are guilty of child abuse... wonder if we can make that a reality??
-purplejesus... no affiliation with any soul ripping agency.
The full extract from my sig (which I had to edit to make it fit is:
Jesus: Then I did the last supper and I gave them some wine and I said drink this wine, it is my blood!
GOD: You said WHAT?
Jesus: I said: "Drink this wine it is my blood". I was trying to make a ceremony.
GOD: But that's vampirism, a vampiric thing: "Drink my blood!" You've got pagan things right there on day one of the new religion!
Jesus: Oh! Sorry!
GOD: Why didn't you just say, "Drink this wine, it's a Merlot"?
Jesus: Oh, yeah!
GOD: Did you say anything else?
Jesus: Well, what do you mean?
GOD: Well, after you said the wine thing, did you say anything that might have screwed things up for ever and ever?
Jesus: [sheepishly] No.
GOD: Nothing at all?
Jesus: [sheepishly] No.
GOD: Nothing about bread?
Jesus: [sheepishly] Yes.
GOD: What did you say?
Jesus: Well, I said eat this bread... it is... my... favourite! Because it was hot and it had all the crinkly bits in it and I loved it and...! Alright, I said it was my body, okay!
GOD: That's cannibalism! You have got vampirism and cannibalism right at the beginning, oh, and you died on Easter the biggest pagan ceremony in the history of ever! You're going to celebrate your death in a different time each year depending where the moon is, for God's sake! If they don't work out that's pagan I'll just eat my hat!
Jesus: Dad, don't worry! No one's going to work it out for 2000 years until a transvestite points it out in New York.
GOD: Oh, alright.
Jesus: Well, what would you have done?
GOD: I'd have done cheese and wine! Cheese and wine goes together better. "Eat this cheese, it is my body!"
Jesus: But it's Judea, Dad, cheese melts!
GOD: Alright, eat this cheese, it is my central nervous system, alright! Alright, alright, eat these chicken drumsticks, they are my legs! Eat these carrots, they are my arms! Eat this tomato, it is my head! And eat these oysters, they are my kneecaps!
Jesus: If you do that, Dad, your holy communion is going to have priests going around with lots of trays going, "Who ordered the body of Christ, then?"
Priceless!!
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