thought of the day.93

Strange how humans are at once the most beautiful and the ugliest, the wisest and the most foolish of all the animals.

thought of the day.92

To be pro-life and pro-death penalty is to be a hypocrite more concerned with control and vengeance than life and justice.

thought of the day.91

“Theology” is the study of make-believe.

thought of the day.90

C.S. Lewis said Jesus must either be Lord, Liar, or Lunatic,
dishonestly leaving out the most probable option—Legend.

thought of the day.89

It is plain wicked to hope for a heaven if it comes with a hell.

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Test of Faith. Jeremiah

God said he’d make people eat their
A. words
B. children

God
A. watches over children
B. starves children to death

God said he’d
A. love people unconditionally
B. kill people mercilessly

Jeremiah 19:8-9, 11:22, 13:14

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“It is a fascinating “coincidence” that this year “Easter” - purportedly the day of the resurrection from the dead of Jesus Christ, the “only begotten Son of God” - falls precisely on the last day of the three-day vernal equinox period.

“In reality, this development is no “coincidence,” because the vernal equinox is the real “reason for the season,” and “Christ” is in reality the personification of the SUN of God, revered around the globe for millennia.

“The vernal equinox marks the arrival of Spring, when for three days the SUN is “hung on a cross,” whereby the days and the nights are the same length. At the end of the three days - during which time the sun is said to be in a "tomb," as it showed no movement - the day begins to become longer than the night, and the sun is said to have been “resurrected.” In ancient times, the sun’s resurrection at the end of the vernal equinox was accompanied by great celebrations during which it was shouted, “He is risen!”

— Acharya S

http://www.truthbeknown.com/easter.htm

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Con-artists, I’m sorry, “Pastors” Mike and Hazel Simons, of the Promiseland Television Network invited the public to a local church for a night of miracles. Of course, this I had to see. It was truly shameful. Rather than encouraging these ailing people to seek proper medical help, Mike filled them with false hopes and played ludicrous tricks on these credulous, desperate people such as making an elderly woman's malformed leg miraculously grow a couple of inches as she lay on the floor.

Not content in playing mind games and jeopardizing lives, Mike aims to drain bank accounts too. He says, “Your financial gift of $30 a month” will make a “miracle happen.” Of course, the bigger the gift, the greater your miracle, “Many are standing with us with a gift of $1,000.” And getting your miracle is easy. “You can call our operators 24 hours a day at 1-800-717-0765 and give by debit card, credit card, or check by phone. You can also give online on our secured site at www.mikesimons.com.”

But as despicable as the Simons’ actions are, all religious leaders are guilty of preying on the hopes and fears of their followers when they pass the offering basket in the name of “God.”

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“Religion unites, motivates, and consoles beleaguered people not with knowledge, but with superstition and false promises. Surely there is a better way to bring people together in the 21st century.”

—Sam Harris

thought of the day.84

Heaven and hell are here and now.

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The Lord says, “I hate all your show and pretense—
the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies.
I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings.
I won’t even notice all your choice peace offerings.
Away with your noisy hymns of praise!
I will not listen to the music of your harps.
Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice,
an endless river of righteous living.

Sometimes even an atheist can say “amen.”

Amos 5:21-24

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If Jesus is God then Jesus killed every child in the world with his Flood so how on earth can anyone praise him?

Gn 7:23

thought of the day.81

Remaining silent about a wrong is the same as voicing support for it.

thought of the day.80

I would think it of great import for Catholics to know precisely when the Eucharist ceased to be the body and blood of Jesus. For if Jesus survives chewing and swallowing and is vomited, shouldn’t that Jesus-Vomit be preserved in an urn or something? And if Jesus has the strength to overcome digestion and crosses the finish line, so to speak, wouldn’t it be sinful to flush him? And would that be a mortal or venial sin?

thought of the day.79

Isn’t it a bit ironic that the Vatican now deems excessive wealth a sin?

thought of the day.78

Fear and faith go hand in hand, as do fearlessness and freedom.

thought of the day.77

“Pascal’s Wager” says it’s best to bet that a God exists for the believer gains everything if right and loses nothing if wrong, whereas an atheist gains nothing if right and loses everything if wrong. Following are a few reasons why this is typical poor Christian reasoning.

1. If a non-Christian God exists, a Christian is no better off than an atheist.

2. If the Christian God exists, He would know the difference between belief and betting, and without true belief hell awaits the so called “Christian.” The atheist can accept hell gladly if it means separation from a deity diabolical enough to create one.

3. If no God exists, it means the Christian lived with unwarranted guilt and fear while wasting time and money supporting a delusion whereas the atheist didn’t.

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Jesus got it backwards when he said, “the truth shall make you free.” It’s being free to think, free to question everything, that leads to truth.

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Test of Faith. Acts

Believers helped spread Christianity by
A. writing books
B. burning books

An angel of the Lord
A. showered Herod with God’s grace
B. killed Herod with flesh-eating worms

Ananias and his wife Sapphira were
A. loved by the Lord
B. killed by the Lord

Acts 19:19-20, 12:21-23, 5:1-11

thought of the day.74

An ice cream cone doesn’t last forever and we enjoy it all the same. Isn’t it enough to look at life like that? Each day a different flavor to be tasted, to be savored.

thought of the day.74

Approaching Reality with devotion makes religion obsolete.

thought of the day.73

Bet you didn’t know that today is International Women’s Day. Visit internationalwomensday.com to see the unbelievably ironic video featuring a woman spokesperson who’s head is covered because her male-dominated culture and male-created, male deity demand her submission. No woman will be truly free as long as she accepts the sexist god of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

thought of the day.72

Religion is less the opium of the masses than the pornography.
“God” is the ultimate fantasy, the centerfold at the center of group mental masterbation.

thought of the day.71

Imagine if all the abolitionists would have asked themselves “what would Jesus do” and then held their tongues about the evil of slavery.

thought of the day.70

Ignorance is ignorance whether scrawled on a public restroom wall or written in a book. But when written in a “holy” book the believer often interprets ignorance as wisdom, hate as love, evil as good.

thought of the day.69

A real miracle would be a church that didn’t want your money.

thought of the day.68

A Christian who encouraged others to think for themselves rather than believe like himself would be a true blessing, but then he wouldn’t be a true Christian.

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There can’t be peace where there’s fear and Christianity is rooted in fear — fear of the Devil, fear of the Lord’s Wrath, fear of Hell...

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Just as a garden requires maintenance to flourish, we need to continuously weed our minds of false and harmful ideas.