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, ...
Good job wm. I like to recycle also.
ReplyDeleteI love it!!
ReplyDeleteWow, I haven't had such a good laugh in quite a while!
ReplyDeleteThe song reminds me of a Mr.Bean episode--I think.
ReplyDeleteI like the layering of the Bible's dangers. Obviously, not all Christians are mass murderers. But if taken too seriously, the book may lead people to much evil.
It is a simple video but very profound, in my opinion.
My DH, for example, calls himself a Christian but doesn't take it too seriously. I like to say that he doesn't let the Bible bother him. He is, therefore, a nice guy (most of the time).
I love this:) where is the code?
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