The Encyclopedia of Biblical Errancy, C. Dennis McKinsey, Prometheus, 1995. [received, and first seen, 8/18/98] [Must See! (includes exposés of skullduggeries, of Christian apologists)]. Biblicists constantly talk about Christians surrendering their lives willingly in the cause of Jesus Christ. Yet there is no biblical text to that effect and precious little outside the Bible. The willingness of Christians to become martyrs in the cause of Jesus Christ is based far more on Christian mythology than sound history. I can remember attending a meeting several years ago sponsored by a Seventh-Day Adventist church. After enduring a rather protracted discussion of the martyrdom of Peter, Paul, and the Apostles, I had the temerity to ask where that could be found in Scripture. An air of consternation swept through the room followed by some rather feeble attempts to provide evidence of Christian self-sacrifice. When I asked for some biblical confirmation of their long-held, but never examined, beliefs, nothing of substance was forthcoming. Not one person in the audience had really questioned or examined some thing they had been told all their lives. Examples such as this clearly demonstrate the importance of indoctrination at an early age [remember (attributed to Catholics): give me a child before 7...]. If people are given information prior to their ability to critically examine what they hear, a mass of nonsense can slip through the door that would otherwise never be given a second thought. [49]. Conclusion [to Chapter 2] We have now not only completed an extensive analysis of the pamphlet Jesus Christ is the Answer? but simultaneously illuminated twenty-two of the best questions one could ever employ in the struggle against Christianity in general and Jesus in particular. Every rational person should find them to be A WELCOME ADDITION TO HIS OR HER ANTISUPERSTITION PORTFOLIO. [52]. If you really delve into the Bible you will see that it is a maze, a mass, a veritable labyrinth of contradictions, inconsistencies, inaccuracies, poor mathematics, bad science, erroneous geography, false prophecies, immoral comments, degenerate heroes, and a multitude of other problems too numerous to mention. It may be somebodys word but it certainly isnt the product of a perfect, divine being. [501]. A Personal Note On a more personal note, people have often asked me why I would devote so much energy to analyzing the Bible. Why do you spend so much time reading a book you dont believe in anyway? they ask. Why do you waste your time? If the Book is not what it claims to be, then why do you care what it says? If people want to believe the Bible is divinely inspired, then why not leave them alone? The answer to these questions is relatively simple. I spend so much time exposing the Bible because it needs to be done.... The Bible adversely affects millions of people in thousands of ways and it is crucial that both the Books inadequacies and its negative teachings be exposed. Suffice to say, THE BIBLE IS A CONTRADICTORY, DECEPTIVE, INACCURATE, SUPERSTITIOUS, DEBILITATING, HALLUCINATORY CONGLOMERATION OF MYTHOLOGY AND FOLKLORE THAT KEEPS ITS ADHERENTS IN A DETACHED STUPOR MASQUERADING AS A VALID DEPICTION OF REALITY. Time is never wasted when it is devoted to altering the false opinions and beliefs of millions of my fellow citizens WHO vote and otherwise INFLUENCE MY ENVIRONMENT. [501].
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