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, ...
Thanks for posting! This ones really good. Made my day.
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ReplyDeleteIsn't that an awesome idea though?
I think it deserves repeating here:
http://www.earthsgreatestlawsuit.org/index.php
for anyone who wants to at least sign the petition/s.
Love Pat!
ReplyDeleteI only have one slight disagreement; I think most televangelists are parasites rather than predators because they feed off their victims but seldom kill them outright.
Pat is always fun to listen to. I also agree with Twincats that most TV evangelists are parasites. My grandmother gave money to them out of fear until she died of old age at 90 years. My mother had to deal with all of the junk mail that kept on coming in.
ReplyDeleteI love this guy!!!Pat, keep those cards and letters coming!
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