The christian bible - up close and personal
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in christianity - 080100)

The christian bible - the foundational document
of all of the christian sects, including, but not
limited to, the Anglicans, the Church of England
adherents, the Roman Catholics, the Church of
God adherents, the Assembly of God adherents,
the Episcopalians, the Presbyterians, the Baptists,
the Methodists, the Mormons, the Church of Christ
adherents, the Assembly of God adherents, the
Pentecostals, the Mormons, the Lutherans, the
Jehovah's Witnesses, Orthodox adherents, etc. ...

Have you been taught *all* of the bible or have you
just been led to the parts that the christian leaders
would like you to focus on (ignoring the parts they
wish weren't there, as it were)?

Some Reasons Why Humanists Reject The Bible
http://www.americanhumanist.org/humanism/thebible.html
Excerpt: "... In summary, Humanists reject the Bible
because it contains contradictions, cruelties, asser-
tions that are totally inconsistent with the laws of
nature, inaccurate statements about the structure of
the physical world, incorrect prophecies, and histor-
ical inaccuracies.

Other problems with the book could also be cited,
such as the fact that we do not know who wrote most
of it, the fact that much of it was written many years
after the events which it purports to describe, its
many obscene passages, and its promises of salva-
tion for the ignorant and credulous and condemnation
to eternal torture for skeptics and investigators who
have bestowed innumerable benefits upon the human
race.

All of these problems and others constitute clear evi-
dence that the Bible is not the word of God. Instead
of being infallible, the Bible has far more incorrect
assertions and immoral teachings than are contained
in most other books. ..."

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Most probably reject (or dismiss in some manner) the
anti-humanistic, absurd, contradicting, unenlightened,
ignorant, and XXX-rated parts (you know, the parts
filled with sex, foul language, violence, cruelty, and
threats unfit for minors [and pro-humanistic adults
as far as that goes]) ...
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com

bible absurdities
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/abs/long.htm

bible contradictions
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/contra/by_name.html

bible cruelty and violence
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/cruelty/long.html

bible injustices
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/inj/long.html

bible insults to women
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/women/long.html

bible intolerance
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/int/long.html

bible sex
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/sex/long.htm

bible view of homosexuality
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/gay/long.htm

bible conflicts with science and history
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/science/long.html

bible false prophecies, broken promises, and misquotes
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/proph/long.html

bible family values antithetical to modern morality
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/fv/long.html

bible use of foul language
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/lang/long.html

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With the glaring flaws of your foundational document,
don't you think humankind would best be served by
shifting its focus to philosophies more in line with
the likes of FREELOVER principles?
http://prohuman.net/freelover.htm

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