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Consider This…..
Christianity is a religion in which events are claimed to have occurred, but
which can never be proven. Those who practice it live by different morals than
are preached by the most holy texts. It is an institution in which the most Holy
Scripture is contradictory, and herein the Supreme Being, by the very
definition, cannot exist. Christianity is, therefore, a fundamentally flawed
religion.
According to the Bible, events have occurred which are even more
miraculous than the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Events such as the stopping of
the sun by Joshua (Joshua 10:12-14), the reversal of the sun's course by Isaiah
(Isaiah 38:7-8), the resurrection of the saints, and their subsequent appearance
to many (Matthew 27:52-53) were witnessed by thousands of people.
The stopping, and reversal of the sun, would have been visible worldwide. The
idea that people could have witnessed these events without having been amazed by
them is, quite simply, ludicrous. Other cultures having witnessed this would
certainly have offered their own explanations in keeping with their own cultural
and religious beliefs. Surely a society existing at the time would have
documented this miraculous event. Yet nowhere have such works been found. In the
instance of the resurrection of the saints, Matthew is the only person to
mention this occurrence in the Bible. Surely other first-century Christians
would have used this as further proof of Jesus' divinity. It would fall to
reason, that Paul and the gospels would have mentioned it. This is not, however,
the case. Nowhere else in the Bible is this mentioned or even hinted at.
These events are then, at best, highly unlikely to have occurred. The fact that
Matthew is alone in writing of the resurrection of the saints leads us to
believe that certain writers of the Bible had differing views on Christianity.
The Christian Bible is highly contradictory, not just to modern day
Christian beliefs, but in and of itself. Today's society is of the belief that
all people are created equal, and Christians submit that there god is of the
same belief. Modern Christians believe that their god loves everyone, and that
they are all equal. However, after Adam and Eve had eaten from the tree
forbidden by god, this deity said to Eve "I will intensify the pangs of
your childbearing; in pain shall you bring forth children. Yet your urge shall
be for your husband, and he shall be your master." (Genesis 3:16).
This tells us that, according to the Christian religion, women shall
naturally be dominated by men. This kind of behavior is not conducive to a being
who believes in inherent equality. Women are repeatedly treated as objects, and
told to be submissive in the Bible. "According to the rule observed in all
the assemblies of believers, women should keep silent in such gatherings.
Rather, as the law indicates, submissiveness is indicated for them. If they want
to learn anything, they should ask their husbands at home.
It is a disgrace when a woman speaks in the assembly." (1 Corinthians
14:34-35).
"Man was not made from woman but woman from man. Neither was man created
for woman but woman for man. For this reason, a woman ought to have a sign of
submission on her head." (1 Corinthians 11:8-10). The Bible also permits
bondage. "Slaves, male and female, you may indeed possess, provided you buy
them from among the neighboring nations. You may also buy them from among the
aliens who reside with you and from their children who are born and raised in
their land. Such slaves you may own as chattels, and leave to your sons as their
hereditary property, making them perpetual slaves."
(Leviticus 25:44-46). This same Bible gives laws on the punishment of slaves.
"When a man strikes his slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies under
his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or
two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his own property."
(Exodus 21:20-21)
We find further examples of prejudice in Deuteronomy. In the Bible, it is stated
that; "No one whose testicles, have been crushed, (Leviticus 21:20) may be
admitted into the community of the Lord. No child of an incestuous or adulterous
union may be admitted into the community of the Lord, nor any descendant of his
even to the tenth generation." (Deuteronomy 23:2-3).
Consider the first statement. If a faithful Christian were to get in an
automobile accident with a resulting injury to his genitals, he would not be
admitted into Heaven. The second statement is even more ridiculous than the
first. If an innocent child, through no fault of its own, is born a bastard, he
may not be admitted into heaven. But more than that, none of his descendants may
ever be admitted. These are not characteristics, which are normally associated
with justice and goodness. These are petty, cruel actions. This is not the only
discrepancy in the Christian Bible. Judah's daughter-in-law, Tamar, is said to
have been a harlot (Genesis 38:24). Because of her harlotry, she became pregnant
(Genesis 38:25). She had twins and named them Perez and Sarah: "These are
the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron was the father
of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab was the Father of Nashon,
Nashon was the father of Salmon, Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the
father of Obed, Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse Became the father of
David." (Ruth 4:18-22). Therefore David, King of Israel, was a descendant
of a bastard and subsequently should not have been allowed into the community
the Lord. This is a huge contradiction, as David is such
An important figure in the bible.
The contradiction involving David pales in comparison, however, too
the one of the very definition of a supreme being. In Christianity, Christ is
central in atoning for the sins of mankind. Had there been no sins of mankind,
there would be no story of Christ. The nature of sin must therefore be analyzed.
It is accepted by Christians that god created everything. If this is true, then
this same god created evil. It is written in the Bible that god is all knowing
(1 John 3:20). God is, in effect, omniscient. If god is omniscient and creates,
he then knows all possible outcomes of all possible creations of all possible
universes. If he created our universe, he chose what its destiny would be. In
doing so, he chose the paths of our lives. Thus, we can conclude that the
universe is completely deterministic to god and, by being a creator, he cannot
allow freewill to exist unless the universe is no longer predetermined to him.
If this is true, then humanity is merely a collection of automatons. If this is
not true, then god cannot be omniscient. If the Christian god were omniscient,
then he
could foresee his own future. If this being knows its own future, he does not
have the power to change it. Considering, however, that god is omnipotent, there
is a major conflict with his omniscient nature. If god were able to change his
future that would mean that god would not be able to foresee when he would make
sudden changes in his future and what would result from those changes,
eliminating the possibility of his being omniscient. Therefore, these qualities
cannot be held simultaneously by one being.
It is important now to look at the possibility of omnipotence. The Christian god
is perfectly good and omnipotent. Yet evil exists. If god is omnipotent and
perfectly good, he could and would dispel evil. Three possible conclusions arise
from these statements. God is perfectly good but evil exists, so he is not able
to dispel evil and thus is not omnipotent. The second possible conclusion is
this: That god is omnipotent but evil exists, and god is therefore not perfectly
good. The last possible, and most feasible conclusion is that god does not
exist.
It can easily be seen that Christianity is a religion based on
Falsehoods, and has many intrinsic flaws. They are seen by the fact that the
followers of this religion do not conduct themselves in the manner proscribed by
their most holy texts. These errors reside in the facts that these same texts
are contradictory, and that there very god cannot possibly exist. These errors
and omissions are then covered by a vague concept: faith.
Revised and edited by Rex D. 01-31-03
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