Interesting article from CNN, I agree with a lot of what is said here.
Great read!
(Source: meow--zedong)
Santorum Takes Climate Change Denial To A Biblical LevelClimate change denial has become a litmus test for modern Republicans, but Rick Santorum, in his fondness for melding faith and government, has become one of the precious few to cite the Bible as evidence that the science-accepting crowd has it all wrong — and apparently the first to bring that thinking to the presidential stage.
“We were put on this Earth as creatures of God to have dominion over the Earth, to use it wisely and steward it wisely, but for our benefit not for the Earth’s benefit,” Santorum told a Colorado crowd earlier this month.
He went on to call climate change “an absolute travesty of scientific research that was motivated by those who, in my opinion, saw this as an opportunity to create a panic and a crisis for government to be able to step in and even more greatly control your life.”
THE ENTIRE WORLD IS WATCHING THIS HAPPEN IN AMERICA! THE ENTIRE WORLD! Yes that was in all caps because I was yelling. I’m so embarrassed and I’m not the one saying this shit. But people will say, “Americans are stupid” not just Santorum and his ilk. I can’t not blog about politics because our politicians have turned into televangelists. Un-freaking-believable! ~ Kim
Just a friendly reminder. The bible supports abortion and even says how it should be performed.
Numbers 5:27
If she has made herself impure and been unfaithful to her husband, this will be the result: When she is made to drink the water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering, it will enter her, her abdomen will swell and her womb will miscarry, and she will become a curse.
read more in the bible
I was literally told this on Reddit. Then I had to refute that with how bullshit that was. There are so many versions of the Bible and none of them really have any literary merit, I’ve read Shakespeare, Ivanhoe, most of Dickens, Austen, Little Women, Hemingway, etc. etc. etc. The Bible has nothing on them.
The Bible IS an interesting document from a historical perspective. There are questions of how it was created, why it was created, who wrote it, what ancient myths it was based on, why people claimed that their ancestors lived for hundreds of years, etc. But it has no more literary merit than a frog that one is dissecting might have.
Haha. I do agree it’s interesting from a historical standpoint as far as the hows and whys as to they way it was created, but the bible is full of continuity errors and contradictions, it’s not even that great of a book in literary terms.
(Source: atheism-shitthatblows, via skepticalavenger)
Wow, I didn’t know about this verse!
Galatians 5:2-4(KJV)- “Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.”
So… *AHEM* what were all you circumcised folks saying about god hating homosexuals?
You guys are in big trouble too, right?
Someone on reddit got it right.
This is the way I’ve ALWAYS seen this.
Now clearly we are thinking about two different Bibles. The Bible I’ve always known is among the most historically supported documents in existence… which bible are you thinking of?
Please tell me you are being sarcastic.
oh no, not in the least. Would you like for me to provide examples?
Historically supported document that has changed with translations?
You know the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is tracking the inconsistencies in the New Testament and there are over 17,000 pages of variations.
So basically you are saying that the historical validity of the Bible is unknowable because it has changed so much over time?
Please realize that the same can be said when you point out “inconsistencies” in the New Testament which by your logic can merely attributed to variance and editing over time.
Yes. I am saying that. How can the Bible be historically accurate if it’s been edited over time and there are 17,000 pages of variation? Did you read the article?
There are different endings to stories, for example, from the article I linked to:
Take the story of Christ’s resurrection. As the gospel of Mark tells it, on the third day after the crucifixion, Jesus rose from the tomb and appeared to various people, including his disciples.
But Bill Warren, the professor leading the project, tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz that in the original manuscripts for Mark, the story of Jesus visiting the disciples is nowhere to be found.
Then I can refer you to this post I just put up.
If the Bible has this many inconsistencies and differences between versions and different accounts of stories, there is no way it’s a historically accurate document.
You would have to do some pretty strong denial to claim otherwise.
Someone on reddit got it right.
This is the way I’ve ALWAYS seen this.
Now clearly we are thinking about two different Bibles. The Bible I’ve always known is among the most historically supported documents in existence… which bible are you thinking of?
Please tell me you are being sarcastic.
Historically supported document that has changed with translations?
You know the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is tracking the inconsistencies in the New Testament and there are over 17,000 pages of variations.
Real Christians Don’t Have Christmas Trees
Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen…. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Jeremiah 10:2-4, KJV
(via sanityscraps)
Why Leviticus isn’t the word of God
By reddit user Antiperspirant
The book of Leviticus was primarily a set of rules governing the rituals and traditions of the Jewish priesthood and their people. They had strict codes regarding hygiene, diet, marriage and divorce, ritual procedures, property rights, etc.
These weren’t “God’s Laws,” they were regulations written by humans trying to interpret what they believed was God’s will. For comparison, consider the relationship of federal, state, and local laws to the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution dictates the ideals, and Congress writes laws to try to establish a society which lives up to the Constitution. But no one claims US Law is infallible — laws are created and changed and repealed constantly, and we have a Judicial system dedicated to interpreting whether these laws uphold the spirit of the Constitution.
Similarly, the laws of Leviticus were human attempts to create laws which they believed upheld the spirit of their covenant with God. No one ever claimed God said “thou shalt not eat shellfish.” They had strict dietary and hygienic rules because they believed certain foods and behaviors to be unclean, and they felt that maintaining certain standards of physical cleanliness was necessary for holiness. Other rules in Leviticus were motivated by a sense of cultural identity—the desire to set themselves apart as “chosen people” who eat, dress, behave, etc. in a way that is more strict and unique than the masses.
People often cite Jesus’ “not a jot of God’s law will disappear” line as evidence that he supported the laws of Leviticus. But his entire life and ministry demonstrates that he did not consider these laws to be the will of God. On several occasions he and his friends deliberately and specifically broke and opposed the laws of Leviticus (and others). Just a few examples:
- When he was criticized for having a meal without going through the required cleansing rituals, he called them hypocrites and accused them of clinging to human traditions as if they were God’s law. Mark 7
- When he and his disciples were criticized for picking grain on the sabbath (which was unlawful), he responded with “The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.” Mark 2:23-28
- Jesus actively opposed the legally-prescribed punishment of stoning prostitutes when he said “let he who is without sin cast the first stone” John 8:1-11
- He actively opposed the Mosaic/Levitical law of “an eye for an eye” when he commanded his followers to “turn the other cheek” instead Matthew 5:38-42
- When they asked him what was the most important commandment (trying to trick him into blasphemy), he responded “love god, love your neighbor — all of the law and the prophets boils down to this” Matthew 22:34-39
- He broke the law by healing a man’s hand on the sabbath, telling the Pharisees that it’s more important to good deeds than to heed traditional laws Luke 6:6-11
- He actively overturned all laws regarding dietary restrictions Mark 7:14-23
You don’t have to believe in Christianity to follow this line of reasoning. Even if you consider every word in the bible to be fiction and analyze it from a purely textual, literary perspective, it’s quite clear that the character Jesus did not abide by Levitical law — and in fact he dismissed or opposed it at nearly every turn.
New American Humanist campaign to raises awareness of discrimination against Atheists set to run in cities that have discriminated against Atheists. Bigotry in any form should never be acceptable. Full article available here.
It’s a pretty funny book.
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Put the JESUS CHRIST! back into Christmas!
Next time your family starts quoting scripture at you,
knock’em dead with ridiculous real biblical verses!
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