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, ...
Interesting, but the acceptance of the bible as historically accurate is rather laughable. At one point, the narrator declares that the four gospels present a consistent and coherent view of Jesus' life. Yet in reality they contradict each other. Even the story of the resurrection isn't consistently recounted.
ReplyDeleteAccurate description of Jesus life? It's rather silent on some 30 years of it, unless you consider non-canonical (that is, politically correct) sources.
ReplyDeleteYou can't have an accurate description of Jesus' life, neither historic nor fictional. The scriptures contradict, and the history is nonexistent.
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