The following is a transcript of Samuel Untermyer’s speech made on WABC, declaring a ‘holy war’ by the Jews against Germany, and appealing to the masses of non-Jewish humanity to boycott German-made imports and all merchants who have German-made items in their establishments. The entire speech was published in the New York times on the morning […]
Religion
Is Religion Man-made – Stanley Fish – Link to Webpage
https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/is-religion-man-made/
Proof that religion is a man-made device and why it is outdated – Jason Kruger
1. Introduction 1.1. Christians often assert that their fundamental proof for the existence of god is based on these four basic ideas:– – Their personal relationship with god – – The bible – – The god’s acts and miracles and – – the god frame of reference Whilst we cannot prove whether the first point […]
10 Ways The Bible Was Influenced By Other Religions – MELLOSON ALLEN*
If you are among the approximately 32 percent of the world population that considers themselves Christian, you were probably raised to believe that the Bible was written in some sort of historical vacuum—the various authors being inspired by God alone and having no outside influences whatsoever. However, the many books that make up the Bible […]
The Cure-For-Christianity Library*
See the full list of 200+ titles INTRODUCTION “What do you think about the upheaval in Jesus studies?” THIS IS THE QUESTION I WOULD so much like to pose to my Christian friends—to be met, I am sure, in most instances–with blank stares. “What upheaval?” Because they are not paying attention. In fact, the Jesus question has been […]
Religious Belief and Violence in the Middle East – Jim Walker
The world press continually ignores or does not see the elephant in the room. In every war and every violent conflict in the Middle East, resides a prime reason as to why these brutal conflicts occur. The media mainly reports about issues of politics, land, honor, and terrorism, and although these constitute surface […]
Sweet Phony Moses – Stephen Van Eck*
Intensive study of the Old Testament, reading critically and analytically rather than reverentially and devotionally, casts serious doubt on the historicity of Moses. Now you can point out the lack of extrabiblical evidence for his existence, but this, of course, is unpersuasive to the pious. You can point out the uncanny similarity between the story […]
Why the Bible is False – Textuality
The Bible is false because it asserts the occurrence of events that could not have occurred, events that were – and are – impossible. Shakespeare’s Hamlet tells us the title character was visited by the ghost of his father. Do we believe this? Tolkien’s The Hobbit is set in a time between the dawn of fairies and the dominion […]