I got this from one of my favorite bloggers, MothandRust over at The Aint-Christian MothandRust got it from Evilbible.com
You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God. You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours. You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.
(Above: Bible Disclaimer--Click image to enlarge for easier reading.
Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" including women, children, animals and trees!
You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.
You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of the Earth (a few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is just a few generations old.
You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving." <----(GOI: This one is my favorite).
While modern science, history, geology, biology, physics and textual scholarship fail to convince you that the Bible may be less than reliable, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" is all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity.
You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply God saying "No."
You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian.
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Sorry James, but I stole this post for my own blog. It was too good not to.
Brent:
Spread it far and wide my friend. :)
Great post!
There's a great site, Early Christian Writings, that includes all the texts we've found from early Christians, including the recent finds of ancient texts. It's interesting to read about the authors and the political environment these texts emerged in, and to just see how wide and different Christian religious thought only a few hundred years after the movement started.
so you put pictures to the list that I stole eh... hmmm, competitive? haha. nice to see it getting propogated.
I posted that list to a forum this week and got a huge detailed rebuttle. I declined the offer of reply due to lack of interest. My bible studying days are behind me.
Joe C:
Thanks man and thanks for the link. I'll be sure to check it out.
Many people believe that much of the Bible (esp. the NT) was written to protest the political climate at the time.
Moth:
Yeah I had to one up ya with the pix. Hehe...
Brilliant, especially the bit about being made from dirt.
I saw Jesus Camp last night and they were espousing a lot of this stuff.
I just wonder how those kids feel about Pastor Ted now.
Fashiongirl,
Those children just think that he sinned and now he is good again because he admitted his sin. Of course they are confused because the adults haven't forgiven him yet.
Fashion:
I so want to see "Jesus Camp." As for Paster Ted? It's amazing how easily people can embrace hypocrisy. They can forgive him but not others involved in the same behavior. Total bullshit.
That pic of those two guys with Phelps ... priceless.
James,
When you watch Jesus Camp, remember that this is real life, not some nightmare. I wonder if the Hitler Youth went through something like this.
Julie:
Yeah it is priceless. I laughed my ass off when I saw it and had to add it to the post.
Brent:
I'm scared already. :/ Maybe I better smoke some doobie so that I can laugh at it instead of cry.
If i still smoked I probably would.
Just discovered this -- fucking awesome. I'll be checking in --
xo-
Scarlet
Scarlet:
Yeah it is pretty funny and rather spot on I must say from being a former radical Christian.
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