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Summary: Dig up the past
Review: Yes people can misquote the Bible. That is their right, and then they can present it here, as this author has done.To state that some Old Testament rules are the norm of Christianity is absurd! Did this author never see a Christian eat pork? But surely, the Old Testament forbids it! Well, that's because the New Testament allows it! A democracy such as the United States allowed the owning of slaves (up until 1865). Does this mean we should get rid of democracy because of what used to happen? The author's rationale is an attempt to cover her own bitterness. The author misses the mark on so many issues. Slavery? Secularists such as Hume, and Locke favoured slavery. Christians such as Wilberforce and Wellesley forced it to be abolished! Women? Women have been active members of Christianity. Girls were got rid of as being unwanted babies by pagan Rome. Christians put an end to that. Children? Pagan Rome used children for sex. Christians condemned this practice. How many other crimes and misdemenours do people want to mistakenly blame Christianity for?
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Summary: A scathing and truthful look at the Good Book
Review: Yes, Ruth Green is sarcastic and funny about the way she describes many portions of the Book, and that's exactly what I love about the way "The Born Again Skeptic's Guide To The Bible" is written. She does not touch upon the subject with kid-gloves; the Bible is blatantly rife with error and contradiction and Ms. Green meticulously sorts through the problems within it, citing passage and verse as she goes. Keeping a Bible nearby to check her references, one finds she is accurate. I do not find her to be angry in the least, but rather sardonic and probably only because -like most of us - she was brought up to believe something to be true (Christianity in particular, but any religion fits here), something that upon further investigation appears to be highly suspect, if not downright unreliable. When so many passages contradict each other, get basic physics and biology wrong, and encourage such things as human and animal sacrifice, slavery, and genocide - it's astonishing more people don't discount The "Good" Book. More people own the Bible than any other book, but very few people have actually READ it... Fewer still have read it with an unbiased eye. Admittedly, that is because most people have such a strong emotional attachment to their belief that they fear examining it too closely lest they lose their faith. I highly suggest this book as a fantastic guide to the Book we're all told to believe but most haven't actually read. And if reading this book feels like betraying your faith, then I highly suggest reading the actual Bible, whichever version you choose (as there are many), and reading it all the way through. But, trust yourself to think FOR yourself when you do. And if you can set aside all that you've been TOLD, so that you can find out for YOURSELF, so much the better.
Rating:
Summary: A scathing and truthful look at the Good Book
Review: Yes, Ruth Green is sarcastic and funny about the way she describes many portions of the Book, and that's exactly what I love about the way "The Born Again Skeptic's Guide To The Bible" is written. She does not touch upon the subject with kid-gloves; the Bible is blatantly rife with error and contradiction and Ms. Green meticulously sorts through the problems within it, citing passage and verse as she goes. Keeping a Bible nearby to check her references, one finds she is accurate. I do not find her to be angry in the least, but rather sardonic and probably only because -like most of us - she was brought up to believe something to be true (Christianity in particular, but any religion fits here), something that upon further investigation appears to be highly suspect, if not downright unreliable. When so many passages contradict each other, get basic physics and biology wrong, and encourage such things as human and animal sacrifice, slavery, and genocide - it's astonishing more people don't discount The "Good" Book. More people own the Bible than any other book, but very few people have actually READ it... Fewer still have read it with an unbiased eye. Admittedly, that is because most people have such a strong emotional attachment to their belief that they fear examining it too closely lest they lose their faith. I highly suggest this book as a fantastic guide to the Book we're all told to believe but most haven't actually read. And if reading this book feels like betraying your faith, then I highly suggest reading the actual Bible, whichever version you choose (as there are many), and reading it all the way through. But, trust yourself to think FOR yourself when you do. And if you can set aside all that you've been TOLD, so that you can find out for YOURSELF, so much the better.
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