Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
thought of the day.386
"There is an anaesthetic of familiarity, a sedative of ordinariness which dulls the senses and hides the wonder of existence. For those of us not gifted in poetry, it is at least worth while from time to time making an effort to shake off the anaesthetic. What is the best way of countering the sluggish habitutation brought about by our gradual crawl from babyhood? We can't actually fly to another planet. But we can recapture that sense of having just tumbled out to life on a new world by looking at our own world in unfamiliar ways."
~ Richard Dawkins (Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder)
~ Richard Dawkins (Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder)
Friday, January 29, 2010
thought of the day.385
All natural occurrences—from an earthquake to an exploding star in a distant galaxy— are completely meaningless. All human actions in and of themselves are also meaningless. Only when we give something meaning does it have one.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
thought of the day.384
So many gods...
Abassi, Abeona, Abgal, Abuk, Abundantia, Ac Yanto, Acan, Acat, Achelois, Achelous, Acolmiztli, Acolnahuacatl, Adamanthea, Adeona, Adimurti, Adityas, Adonis, Adrammelech, Adrasteia, Adroa, Adroanzi, Aegea, Aengus, Aeolus, Aequitas, Aether, Aethon, Aetna, Africus, Agastya, Age, Aghora, Aglaea, Agni... See More, Agoue, Agrotora, Agwe, Ah Bolom Tzacab, Ah Cancum, Ah Chun Caan, Ah Chuy Kak, Ah Ciliz, Ah Cun Can, Ah Cuxtal, Ah Hulneb, Ah Kin, Ah Kumix Uinicob, Ah Mun, Ah Muzencab, Ah Peku, Ah Puch, Ah Tabai, Ah Uincir Dz'acab, Ah Uuc Ticab, Aha Njoku, Ahau-Kin, Ahmakiq, Ahulane, Ahura Mazda, Aida-Wedo, Ailuros, Aine, Airmid, Aita, Aizan, Aizen-Myoo, Aja, Aja, Ajbit, Aji-Suki-Taka-Hi-Kone, Ajok, Aker, Akhushtal, Akkan, Alaghom Naom, Alauwaimis, Alcyone, Alecto, Alectrona, Alemonia, Allah, Alom, Alpan, Alpheus, Ama-arhus, Amaethon, Ama-No-Minaka-Nushi, Amaterasu, Amathaunta, Amatsu Mikaboshi, Amatsu-Kami, Ama-Tsu-Mara, Amaunet, Ambika, Ame-No-Mi-Kumari, Ame-No-Wakahiko, Ament, Amida, Amimitl, Ammavaru, Ammon, Am-No-Tanabata-Hime, Amphitrite, Amun, Amun-Re, Amurru, An, Anala, Ananke, Anansi, Anantesa, Anatu, Andhrimnir, Andjety, Angerona, Angita, Angitia, Angrboda, Anhur, Ani, Anila, Ankt, Anna Perenna, Annamurti, Annapurna, Anouke, Ansa, Anteros, Antevorte, Anti, Antu, Anu, Anubis, Anuket, Anumati, Anunitu, Anuradha, Apa, Apam Napat, Apep, Apet, Aphrodite, Apis, Aplu, Apo, Apocatequil, Apollo, Apsaras, Apsu, Apu Illapu, Apu Punchau, Aquilo, Aradia, Aranyani, Arazu, Ardhanari, Ardhanarisvara, Ardra, Arebati, Arensnuphis, Ares, Arianrhod, Artemis, Artume, Arundhati, Aruru, Aryman, Asa, Asclepius, Ashnan, Aslesa, Astamatara, Astraea, Astrild, Asuras, Asvayujau, Asvins, Aten, Athena, Aticandika, Atl, Atla, Atlas, Atlaua, Atri, Atum, Audhumla, Aurora, Auster, Avatars of Vishnu, Aya, Ayyappan, Azaca, Ba, Ba, Ba Xian, Baal, Baba, Babbar, Babi, Bacabs, Bacchus, Backlum Chaam, Badb, Baku, Bala, Balakrsna, Balam, Balarama, Balder, Bali, Balor, Banba, Banebdjetet, Banga, Banka-Mundi, Baron Cimetiere, Baron Samedi, Baron-La-Croix, Bastet, Bat, Belatu-Cadros, Belenus, Belet-Ili, Beletseri, Belisama, Bellona, Benten, Benzai-Ten, Bes, Beset, Beyla, Bhadra, Bhaga, Bharani, Bharat Mata, Bharati, Bhavani, Bhumidevi, Bhumiya, Bhutamata, Bhuvanesvari, Bile, Bimbogami, Binzuru-Sonja, Bishamon, Bitol, Bixia Yuanjin, Boann, Bolontiku, Bomazi, Bona Dea, Boreas, Borghild, Bosatsu, Bragi, Brahma, Brahmani, Bran, Branwen, Bres, Brigit, Brigitte, Brihaspati, Brono, Bubona, Buddha, Budha, Budhi Pallien, Buku, Buluc Chabtan, Bumba, Buto, Butsu, Bylgia, Cabaguil, Caca, Cailleach, Cailleach Beara, Cai-shen, Cakulha, Calliope, Camaxtli, Camazotz, Camenae, Candelifera, Cao Guo-jiu, Caprakan, Cardea, Caridwen, Carmenta, Carna, Carrefour, Catequil, Cauac, Cautha, Cavillaca, Centeotl, Centzonuitznaua, Ceres, Cernunnos, Cghene, Chac, Chac Uayab Xoc, Chaitanya, Chalchiuhtlatonal, Chalchiuhtlicue, Chalchiutotolin, Chalmecacihuilt, Chalmecatl, Chama, Chamer, Chandanayika, Chandika, Chandra, Chantico, Chaob, Chaos, Charun, Chasca, Chasca Coyllur, Cheng-huang, Chenti-cheti, Chenti-irti, Cherti, Chibirias, Chiccan, Chicomecoatl, Chicomexochtli, Chiconahui, Chien-shin, Chimata-no-kami, Chinnamastaka, Chitra, Chitragupta, Chiuta, Chloris, Chnum, Chons, Chontamenti, Chu Jiang, Chuku, Chup-Kamui, Cihuacoatl, Cinxia, Cit Bolon Tum, Citlalatonac, Citlalicue, Ciucoatl, Cizin, Clementia, Clio, Cloacina, Coatlicue, Cochimetl, Cocomama, Coelus, Coeus, Colel Cab, Colop U Uichkin, Comus, Conditor, Coniraya, Consus, Convector, Copacati, Copia, Coyolxauhqui, Coyopa, Cronus, Cuba, Culsu, Cum Hau, Cunina, Cupid, Da, Dagda, Dagon, Dagur, Daibosatsu, Daikoku, Dainichi, Damballah-Wedo, Damgalnunna, Danu, Danu, Dea Tacita, Decima, Dedun, Dei Lucrii, Demeter, Deng, Devaki, Devapurohita, Devera, Deverra, Devi, Dewi, Dhanapati, Dhanistha, Dhanvantari, Dhara, Dharma, Dharti Mata, Dha-shi-zhi, Dhatar, Dhatri, Dhisana, Dhruva, Diana, Di-cang, Di-guan, Dionysus, Dirae, Dis Pater, Disciplina, Discordia, Disen, Dius Fidus, Djeheuty, Domfe, Dongo, Dong-yue da-di, Dosojin, Dou-mu, Dozoku-shin, Dua, Duamutef, Dumuzi, Durgha, Dyaus Pita, Dyavaprthivi, Dylan, Dziva, Ea, Ebeh, Ebisu, Edinkira, Egestes, Egungun-oya, Ehecatl, Eir, Eirene, Ekchuah, Ekibiogami, Ekkeko, Elli, Ellil, Emma-o, Empanda, Endovelicus, Enekpe, En-kai, Enmesarra, Ennead, Ennugi, Enyo, Eos, Epimethus, Epona, Erato, Erebus, Ereshkigal, Erinyes, Eris, Er-lang, Eros, Erra, Erzulie, Erzulie Dantor, Eseasar, Eshu, Eurus, Euterpe, Evan, Eventus Bonus, Fabulinus, Fama, Fan-kui, Faro, Fauna, Faunus, Faustitas, Favonius, Febris, Februus, Fei Lian, Felicitas, Feng Bo, Feng Po-po, Fenrir, Feronia, Feronia, Fides, Flora, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Fontus, Fornax, Forseti, Fortuna, Freya, Freyr, Frigg, Fudo, Fufluns, Fujin, Fukurokuju, Fulgora, Funadama, Furies, Furies, Furina, Futsu-Nushi-no-Kami, Fu-xing, Gaea, Gama, Gamab, Gandharvas, Ganesha, Ganga, Gao Yao, Gbadu, Geb, Gefion, Gekka-o, Gerd, Ghanan, Gibil, Girru, God, Goibhnu, Gong De Tian, Gong Gong, Gou Mang, Graces, Grand Bois, Grand Maitre, Gratiae, Guan-di, Gucumatz, Guede, Gui Xian, Gula, Gun, Gun, Gunab, Gwydion, Hacha'kyum, Hachiman, Hades, Hah, Han, Han Xian-zi, Haniyasu-hiko, Haniyasu-hime, Hanuman, Hapi, Harihara, Har-nedj-itef, Har-pa-khered, Hathor, Hatmehit, Hauhet, Haya-Ji, He Bo, He Xian-gu, Hebe, Hecate, Hedetet, Heh, Heimdall, Heitsi, Heket, Hel, Helios, Hemen, Hemera, Hemsut, Heng O, Hephaestus, Hera, Heracles, Hermes, Hermod, Hesat, Hesperos, Hestia, Hez-ur, Hike, Hippona, Hiranyagarbha, Hiruko, Hod, Holler, Honos, Horta, Horus, Hoso-no-Kami, Hotei, Hou Ji, Hou Tu, How-chu, How-too, Hu Jing-de, Huaca, Huang Fei-hu, Huang-lao, Huang-lao-jun, Huehueteotl, Huitzilopochtli, Huixtocihuatl, Humbaba, Hun Came, Hun Hunahpu, Hunab Ku, Hurakan, Huve, Hygieia, Hyperion, Hypnos, Ida, Ida-Ten, Idun, Ihu, Ihy, Ika-Zuchi-no-Kami, Iki-Ryo, Illapa, Imana, Imiut, Imra, Imset, Inanna, Inari, Indivia, Indra, Indrani, Inmutef, Inti, Ipet, Irkalla, Isara, Ishkhara, Ishkur, Ishtar, Isis, Isora, Itzamna, Itzananohk`u, Itzlacoliuhque, Itzli, Itzpapalotl, Ix, Ix Chebel Yax, Ixchel, Ixtab, Ixtlilton, Ixzaluoh, Izanagi, Izanami, Jaganmatri, Janus, Ji Nu, Jian Lao, Jin Jia, Jinushigami, Jizo, Joh, Jok, Jord, Jormungand, Jove, Juichimen, Juno, Jupiter, Jurojin, Justitia, Juturna, Juventas, Kaang, Ka-Ata-Killa, Kagutsuchi, Kaka-Guie, Kaksisa, Kali, Kalki, Kalunga, Kama, Kamado-gami, Kami-kaze, Kaminari, Kan, Kanayama-hiko, Kanayama-hime, Kan-u-Uayeyab, Kan-xib-yui, Kari, Kartikeya, Karttikeya, Kauket, Kawa-no-Kami, Kebechet, Kebechsenef, Kemwer, Kenro-Ji-Jin, Khem, Khentamenti, Khentimentiu, Khepri, Khnum, Khonvoum, Ki, Kianto, K'in, Kinich Ahau, Kishi-Bojin, Kishijoten, Kishimo-jin, Kojin, Kombu, Kon, Ko-no-Hana, Koshin, Koya-no-Myoin, Krishna, Kubera, Kui-xing, Kuk, Kukulcan, Kukunochi-no-Kami, Kulitta, Kulla, Kuni-Toko-tachi, Kura-Okami, Kurma, Kusag, Kvasir, Kwan Yin, La Sirene, Lactans, Laga, Lahar, Lakshmi, Lamastu, Lan Cai-he, Lao-jun, Laran, Larenta, Lares, Lasa, Latona, Laverna, Legba, Legba, Lei-gong, Lei-zi, Leto, Li Tie-guai, Liber, Libera, Liberalitas, Libertas, Libitina, Lima, Ling-bao tian-zong, Lisa, Liu Bei, Lleu, Loco, Lofn, Loki, Long-wang, Losna, Lu Ban, Lu Dong-bin, Lucifer, Lucina, Lugh, Luna, Lu-xing, Ma Wang, Maahes, Ma'at, Macuilxochitl, Magna Mater, Magni, Mahes, Maia, Maiesta, Maitreya, Malinalxochi, Mama, Mama Allpa, Mama Cocha, Mama Oello, Mama Pacha, Mama Quilla, Mami Wata, Ma-mian, Mamitu, Mammetu, Manannan mac Lir, Manasa-Devi, Manco Capac, Mani, Mania, Mania, Mantus, Marassa, Marduk, Marinette, Marisha-Ten, Mars, Martu, Maruts, Massim-Biambe, Matarisvan, Matsya, Matuta, Mawaya-no-kami, Mawu, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Mbomba, Meditrina, Mefitis, Mehturt, Mellona, Melpomene, Mena, Mendes, Menhit, Menrva, Mens, Men-shen, Menthu, Mercury, Meret, Meretseger, Mesenet, Meskhenet, Messor, Metis, Metztli, Mextli, Mictlantecutli, Miming, Mimir, Min, Minerva, Minga Bengale, Miro...
“To me, it seems easy to account for these ideas concerning gods and devils. They are a perfectly natural production. Man has created them all, and under the same circumstances would create them again. Man has not only created all these gods, but he has created them out of the materials by which he has been surrounded. Generally he has modeled them after himself, and has given them hands, heads, feet, eyes, ears. and organs of speech. Each nation made its gods and devils speak its language not only, but put in their mouths the same mistakes in history, geography, astronomy, and in all matters of fact, generally made by the people. No god was ever in advance of the nation that created him. The negroes represented their deities with black skins and curly hair. The Mongolian gave to his a yellow complexion and dark almond-shaped eyes. The Jews were not allowed to paint theirs, or we should have seen Jehovah with a full beard, an oval face, and an aquiline nose. Zeus was a perfect Greek, and Jove looked as though a member of the Roman senate. The gods of Egypt had the patient face and placid look of the loving people who made them. The gods of northern countries were represented warmly clad in robes of fur; those of the tropics were naked. The gods of India were often mounted upon elephants; those of some islanders were great swimmers, and the deities of the Arctic zone were passionately fond of whale's blubber. Nearly all people have carved or painted representations of their gods, and these representations were, by the lower classes, generally treated as the real gods, and to these images and idols they addressed prayers and offered sacrifice.”
~ Complete Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersol
Abassi, Abeona, Abgal, Abuk, Abundantia, Ac Yanto, Acan, Acat, Achelois, Achelous, Acolmiztli, Acolnahuacatl, Adamanthea, Adeona, Adimurti, Adityas, Adonis, Adrammelech, Adrasteia, Adroa, Adroanzi, Aegea, Aengus, Aeolus, Aequitas, Aether, Aethon, Aetna, Africus, Agastya, Age, Aghora, Aglaea, Agni... See More, Agoue, Agrotora, Agwe, Ah Bolom Tzacab, Ah Cancum, Ah Chun Caan, Ah Chuy Kak, Ah Ciliz, Ah Cun Can, Ah Cuxtal, Ah Hulneb, Ah Kin, Ah Kumix Uinicob, Ah Mun, Ah Muzencab, Ah Peku, Ah Puch, Ah Tabai, Ah Uincir Dz'acab, Ah Uuc Ticab, Aha Njoku, Ahau-Kin, Ahmakiq, Ahulane, Ahura Mazda, Aida-Wedo, Ailuros, Aine, Airmid, Aita, Aizan, Aizen-Myoo, Aja, Aja, Ajbit, Aji-Suki-Taka-Hi-Kone, Ajok, Aker, Akhushtal, Akkan, Alaghom Naom, Alauwaimis, Alcyone, Alecto, Alectrona, Alemonia, Allah, Alom, Alpan, Alpheus, Ama-arhus, Amaethon, Ama-No-Minaka-Nushi, Amaterasu, Amathaunta, Amatsu Mikaboshi, Amatsu-Kami, Ama-Tsu-Mara, Amaunet, Ambika, Ame-No-Mi-Kumari, Ame-No-Wakahiko, Ament, Amida, Amimitl, Ammavaru, Ammon, Am-No-Tanabata-Hime, Amphitrite, Amun, Amun-Re, Amurru, An, Anala, Ananke, Anansi, Anantesa, Anatu, Andhrimnir, Andjety, Angerona, Angita, Angitia, Angrboda, Anhur, Ani, Anila, Ankt, Anna Perenna, Annamurti, Annapurna, Anouke, Ansa, Anteros, Antevorte, Anti, Antu, Anu, Anubis, Anuket, Anumati, Anunitu, Anuradha, Apa, Apam Napat, Apep, Apet, Aphrodite, Apis, Aplu, Apo, Apocatequil, Apollo, Apsaras, Apsu, Apu Illapu, Apu Punchau, Aquilo, Aradia, Aranyani, Arazu, Ardhanari, Ardhanarisvara, Ardra, Arebati, Arensnuphis, Ares, Arianrhod, Artemis, Artume, Arundhati, Aruru, Aryman, Asa, Asclepius, Ashnan, Aslesa, Astamatara, Astraea, Astrild, Asuras, Asvayujau, Asvins, Aten, Athena, Aticandika, Atl, Atla, Atlas, Atlaua, Atri, Atum, Audhumla, Aurora, Auster, Avatars of Vishnu, Aya, Ayyappan, Azaca, Ba, Ba, Ba Xian, Baal, Baba, Babbar, Babi, Bacabs, Bacchus, Backlum Chaam, Badb, Baku, Bala, Balakrsna, Balam, Balarama, Balder, Bali, Balor, Banba, Banebdjetet, Banga, Banka-Mundi, Baron Cimetiere, Baron Samedi, Baron-La-Croix, Bastet, Bat, Belatu-Cadros, Belenus, Belet-Ili, Beletseri, Belisama, Bellona, Benten, Benzai-Ten, Bes, Beset, Beyla, Bhadra, Bhaga, Bharani, Bharat Mata, Bharati, Bhavani, Bhumidevi, Bhumiya, Bhutamata, Bhuvanesvari, Bile, Bimbogami, Binzuru-Sonja, Bishamon, Bitol, Bixia Yuanjin, Boann, Bolontiku, Bomazi, Bona Dea, Boreas, Borghild, Bosatsu, Bragi, Brahma, Brahmani, Bran, Branwen, Bres, Brigit, Brigitte, Brihaspati, Brono, Bubona, Buddha, Budha, Budhi Pallien, Buku, Buluc Chabtan, Bumba, Buto, Butsu, Bylgia, Cabaguil, Caca, Cailleach, Cailleach Beara, Cai-shen, Cakulha, Calliope, Camaxtli, Camazotz, Camenae, Candelifera, Cao Guo-jiu, Caprakan, Cardea, Caridwen, Carmenta, Carna, Carrefour, Catequil, Cauac, Cautha, Cavillaca, Centeotl, Centzonuitznaua, Ceres, Cernunnos, Cghene, Chac, Chac Uayab Xoc, Chaitanya, Chalchiuhtlatonal, Chalchiuhtlicue, Chalchiutotolin, Chalmecacihuilt, Chalmecatl, Chama, Chamer, Chandanayika, Chandika, Chandra, Chantico, Chaob, Chaos, Charun, Chasca, Chasca Coyllur, Cheng-huang, Chenti-cheti, Chenti-irti, Cherti, Chibirias, Chiccan, Chicomecoatl, Chicomexochtli, Chiconahui, Chien-shin, Chimata-no-kami, Chinnamastaka, Chitra, Chitragupta, Chiuta, Chloris, Chnum, Chons, Chontamenti, Chu Jiang, Chuku, Chup-Kamui, Cihuacoatl, Cinxia, Cit Bolon Tum, Citlalatonac, Citlalicue, Ciucoatl, Cizin, Clementia, Clio, Cloacina, Coatlicue, Cochimetl, Cocomama, Coelus, Coeus, Colel Cab, Colop U Uichkin, Comus, Conditor, Coniraya, Consus, Convector, Copacati, Copia, Coyolxauhqui, Coyopa, Cronus, Cuba, Culsu, Cum Hau, Cunina, Cupid, Da, Dagda, Dagon, Dagur, Daibosatsu, Daikoku, Dainichi, Damballah-Wedo, Damgalnunna, Danu, Danu, Dea Tacita, Decima, Dedun, Dei Lucrii, Demeter, Deng, Devaki, Devapurohita, Devera, Deverra, Devi, Dewi, Dhanapati, Dhanistha, Dhanvantari, Dhara, Dharma, Dharti Mata, Dha-shi-zhi, Dhatar, Dhatri, Dhisana, Dhruva, Diana, Di-cang, Di-guan, Dionysus, Dirae, Dis Pater, Disciplina, Discordia, Disen, Dius Fidus, Djeheuty, Domfe, Dongo, Dong-yue da-di, Dosojin, Dou-mu, Dozoku-shin, Dua, Duamutef, Dumuzi, Durgha, Dyaus Pita, Dyavaprthivi, Dylan, Dziva, Ea, Ebeh, Ebisu, Edinkira, Egestes, Egungun-oya, Ehecatl, Eir, Eirene, Ekchuah, Ekibiogami, Ekkeko, Elli, Ellil, Emma-o, Empanda, Endovelicus, Enekpe, En-kai, Enmesarra, Ennead, Ennugi, Enyo, Eos, Epimethus, Epona, Erato, Erebus, Ereshkigal, Erinyes, Eris, Er-lang, Eros, Erra, Erzulie, Erzulie Dantor, Eseasar, Eshu, Eurus, Euterpe, Evan, Eventus Bonus, Fabulinus, Fama, Fan-kui, Faro, Fauna, Faunus, Faustitas, Favonius, Febris, Februus, Fei Lian, Felicitas, Feng Bo, Feng Po-po, Fenrir, Feronia, Feronia, Fides, Flora, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Fontus, Fornax, Forseti, Fortuna, Freya, Freyr, Frigg, Fudo, Fufluns, Fujin, Fukurokuju, Fulgora, Funadama, Furies, Furies, Furina, Futsu-Nushi-no-Kami, Fu-xing, Gaea, Gama, Gamab, Gandharvas, Ganesha, Ganga, Gao Yao, Gbadu, Geb, Gefion, Gekka-o, Gerd, Ghanan, Gibil, Girru, God, Goibhnu, Gong De Tian, Gong Gong, Gou Mang, Graces, Grand Bois, Grand Maitre, Gratiae, Guan-di, Gucumatz, Guede, Gui Xian, Gula, Gun, Gun, Gunab, Gwydion, Hacha'kyum, Hachiman, Hades, Hah, Han, Han Xian-zi, Haniyasu-hiko, Haniyasu-hime, Hanuman, Hapi, Harihara, Har-nedj-itef, Har-pa-khered, Hathor, Hatmehit, Hauhet, Haya-Ji, He Bo, He Xian-gu, Hebe, Hecate, Hedetet, Heh, Heimdall, Heitsi, Heket, Hel, Helios, Hemen, Hemera, Hemsut, Heng O, Hephaestus, Hera, Heracles, Hermes, Hermod, Hesat, Hesperos, Hestia, Hez-ur, Hike, Hippona, Hiranyagarbha, Hiruko, Hod, Holler, Honos, Horta, Horus, Hoso-no-Kami, Hotei, Hou Ji, Hou Tu, How-chu, How-too, Hu Jing-de, Huaca, Huang Fei-hu, Huang-lao, Huang-lao-jun, Huehueteotl, Huitzilopochtli, Huixtocihuatl, Humbaba, Hun Came, Hun Hunahpu, Hunab Ku, Hurakan, Huve, Hygieia, Hyperion, Hypnos, Ida, Ida-Ten, Idun, Ihu, Ihy, Ika-Zuchi-no-Kami, Iki-Ryo, Illapa, Imana, Imiut, Imra, Imset, Inanna, Inari, Indivia, Indra, Indrani, Inmutef, Inti, Ipet, Irkalla, Isara, Ishkhara, Ishkur, Ishtar, Isis, Isora, Itzamna, Itzananohk`u, Itzlacoliuhque, Itzli, Itzpapalotl, Ix, Ix Chebel Yax, Ixchel, Ixtab, Ixtlilton, Ixzaluoh, Izanagi, Izanami, Jaganmatri, Janus, Ji Nu, Jian Lao, Jin Jia, Jinushigami, Jizo, Joh, Jok, Jord, Jormungand, Jove, Juichimen, Juno, Jupiter, Jurojin, Justitia, Juturna, Juventas, Kaang, Ka-Ata-Killa, Kagutsuchi, Kaka-Guie, Kaksisa, Kali, Kalki, Kalunga, Kama, Kamado-gami, Kami-kaze, Kaminari, Kan, Kanayama-hiko, Kanayama-hime, Kan-u-Uayeyab, Kan-xib-yui, Kari, Kartikeya, Karttikeya, Kauket, Kawa-no-Kami, Kebechet, Kebechsenef, Kemwer, Kenro-Ji-Jin, Khem, Khentamenti, Khentimentiu, Khepri, Khnum, Khonvoum, Ki, Kianto, K'in, Kinich Ahau, Kishi-Bojin, Kishijoten, Kishimo-jin, Kojin, Kombu, Kon, Ko-no-Hana, Koshin, Koya-no-Myoin, Krishna, Kubera, Kui-xing, Kuk, Kukulcan, Kukunochi-no-Kami, Kulitta, Kulla, Kuni-Toko-tachi, Kura-Okami, Kurma, Kusag, Kvasir, Kwan Yin, La Sirene, Lactans, Laga, Lahar, Lakshmi, Lamastu, Lan Cai-he, Lao-jun, Laran, Larenta, Lares, Lasa, Latona, Laverna, Legba, Legba, Lei-gong, Lei-zi, Leto, Li Tie-guai, Liber, Libera, Liberalitas, Libertas, Libitina, Lima, Ling-bao tian-zong, Lisa, Liu Bei, Lleu, Loco, Lofn, Loki, Long-wang, Losna, Lu Ban, Lu Dong-bin, Lucifer, Lucina, Lugh, Luna, Lu-xing, Ma Wang, Maahes, Ma'at, Macuilxochitl, Magna Mater, Magni, Mahes, Maia, Maiesta, Maitreya, Malinalxochi, Mama, Mama Allpa, Mama Cocha, Mama Oello, Mama Pacha, Mama Quilla, Mami Wata, Ma-mian, Mamitu, Mammetu, Manannan mac Lir, Manasa-Devi, Manco Capac, Mani, Mania, Mania, Mantus, Marassa, Marduk, Marinette, Marisha-Ten, Mars, Martu, Maruts, Massim-Biambe, Matarisvan, Matsya, Matuta, Mawaya-no-kami, Mawu, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Mbomba, Meditrina, Mefitis, Mehturt, Mellona, Melpomene, Mena, Mendes, Menhit, Menrva, Mens, Men-shen, Menthu, Mercury, Meret, Meretseger, Mesenet, Meskhenet, Messor, Metis, Metztli, Mextli, Mictlantecutli, Miming, Mimir, Min, Minerva, Minga Bengale, Miro...
“To me, it seems easy to account for these ideas concerning gods and devils. They are a perfectly natural production. Man has created them all, and under the same circumstances would create them again. Man has not only created all these gods, but he has created them out of the materials by which he has been surrounded. Generally he has modeled them after himself, and has given them hands, heads, feet, eyes, ears. and organs of speech. Each nation made its gods and devils speak its language not only, but put in their mouths the same mistakes in history, geography, astronomy, and in all matters of fact, generally made by the people. No god was ever in advance of the nation that created him. The negroes represented their deities with black skins and curly hair. The Mongolian gave to his a yellow complexion and dark almond-shaped eyes. The Jews were not allowed to paint theirs, or we should have seen Jehovah with a full beard, an oval face, and an aquiline nose. Zeus was a perfect Greek, and Jove looked as though a member of the Roman senate. The gods of Egypt had the patient face and placid look of the loving people who made them. The gods of northern countries were represented warmly clad in robes of fur; those of the tropics were naked. The gods of India were often mounted upon elephants; those of some islanders were great swimmers, and the deities of the Arctic zone were passionately fond of whale's blubber. Nearly all people have carved or painted representations of their gods, and these representations were, by the lower classes, generally treated as the real gods, and to these images and idols they addressed prayers and offered sacrifice.”
~ Complete Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersol
Monday, January 25, 2010
thought of the day.383
“The age of science is the age of uncertainty. No more eternal answers console the human heart. No more changeless doctrines pacify the human mind. Religious dogma has been replaced by the humility of testing. Mythical fantasy has yielded to the stingy help of public experience.
The age of science is the age of courage. Bravery is not possible when all is predictable. Only the danger of surprise gives persons the dignity of true freedom. The hero of modern times is no fanatic believer. He is the person of patience who is strong enough to live with uncertainty. He is the person of integrity who is honest enough to wait for what he cannot totally explain.”
~Sherwin Wine
The age of science is the age of courage. Bravery is not possible when all is predictable. Only the danger of surprise gives persons the dignity of true freedom. The hero of modern times is no fanatic believer. He is the person of patience who is strong enough to live with uncertainty. He is the person of integrity who is honest enough to wait for what he cannot totally explain.”
~Sherwin Wine
Friday, January 22, 2010
thought of the day.382
“What makes America great IS our tolerance for the dissent, a concept "true believers" have difficulty with since religion deals with doctrine while a democracy deals with a wide variety of opinions meant to be dealt with on a secular basis under the COTUS that makes no mention of GOD anywhere in it. This was meant to be a religious neutral country, contrary to the way a large group of southern angry white christofascist would have it.
I am not impressed with flag waving and chest thumping, that’s not patriotism, it's a joke. Knowing the constitution and the bill of rights and truly understanding what makes America the exceptional place it is, and living the ideals of our founding fathers, that’s patriotism. And finally courage is going against the prevailing power and standing up for a belief, courage is the lone guy standing in front of the tank in Tiananmen square not the loud mouth bullies waving flags and telling everyone they don't agree with to shut up. If that's what you think patriotism is then keep on dialing in GOP AM Hate radio and drink your koolaid - you're beyond help.”
~ Mark Doyle (my new friend on facebook)
I am not impressed with flag waving and chest thumping, that’s not patriotism, it's a joke. Knowing the constitution and the bill of rights and truly understanding what makes America the exceptional place it is, and living the ideals of our founding fathers, that’s patriotism. And finally courage is going against the prevailing power and standing up for a belief, courage is the lone guy standing in front of the tank in Tiananmen square not the loud mouth bullies waving flags and telling everyone they don't agree with to shut up. If that's what you think patriotism is then keep on dialing in GOP AM Hate radio and drink your koolaid - you're beyond help.”
~ Mark Doyle (my new friend on facebook)
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
thought of the day.379
I understand that it may offer some comfort to the grieving, but seems to me, to say one has “gone home” cheapens death. Death—as far as we can tell—is final. People do not go frolic in a happy place, thrilled to be “home” at last. Nor do they suffer unimaginable torment in a hell hole. Death, as an integral part of life, should be seen for what it is, clearly and if not unflinchingly, at least honestly.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
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“Preachers and televangelists, mullahs and imams, often seem almost to gloat over natural disasters — presenting them as payback for human transgressions, or for ‘making a pact with the devil’. Earthquakes and tsunamis are caused not by ‘sin’ but by tectonic plate movements, and tectonic plates, like everything else in the physical world, are supremely indifferent to human affairs and sadly indifferent to human suffering.”
~ Michael Shermer
~ Michael Shermer
Saturday, January 16, 2010
thought of the day.376
Not in a second. Not in a minute. Not a moment ago. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Not today. Life exists only now. In this moment.
Friday, January 15, 2010
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“I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”
~ Etienne de Grelle
~ Etienne de Grelle
Thursday, January 14, 2010
thought of the day.374
I frequently listen to Christian talk radio when in the car to keep abreast of what the enemies of reason are up to. I almost always feel the need of a long, hot shower after being sullied by so many half-truths, whole-lies and often unabashed hate speech (today’s target was homosexuals). Nothing justifies ignorance like the bible.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
thought of the day.373
If I somehow cured cancer, wiped out world hunger and put an end to all wars I would still consider my greatest personal achievement that of breaking free from Christianity. That my own herculean effort contributed to 2 of my 3 children abandoning their Christianity with great ease makes it all the sweeter.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
thought of the day.372
“Ethics cannot be based upon our obligations toward [people], but they are complete and natural only when we feel this Reverence for Life and the desire to have compassion for and to help all creatures insofar as it is in our power. I think that this ethic will become more and more recognized because of its great naturalness and because it is the foundation of a true humanism toward which we must strive if our culture is to become truly ethical.”
~Albert Schweitzer
~Albert Schweitzer
Monday, January 11, 2010
thought of the day.371
It never fails to astound and sadden me how Christianity corrupts the believer’s sense of common decency. Christians will defend any and all acts of their God, from infanticide to genocide to ecocide to eternal torture.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
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Loving? Not so much.
The number one most often quoted biblical verse is John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Yet rarely are the two preceding verses mentioned. Seems few Christians want to talk about how their “loving” God sent poisonous snakes to kill his people (Nu 21:4-9). Some love.
The number one most often quoted biblical verse is John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Yet rarely are the two preceding verses mentioned. Seems few Christians want to talk about how their “loving” God sent poisonous snakes to kill his people (Nu 21:4-9). Some love.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
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The Test of Faith
Genesis
God said wives were to be
A. equal to husbands
B. subject to husbands
Lot offered up his daughters to be
A. baptized
B. gang-raped
God
A. loved all the children in Sodom and Gomorrah
B. burned all the children in Sodom and Gomorrah
Gn 3:16, 19:6-8, 19:24
Exodus
God is a
A. God of peace
B. man of war
God says daughters
A. are to be cherished
B. may be sold as slaves
Moses commanded his followers to
A. care for family, friends and neighbors
B. kill family, friends and neighbors
Ex 15:3, 21:7, 32:27-29
Deuteronomy
God says a man may take a girl to be his wife
A. if she is willing
B. after killing her family and taking her prisoner
A virgin who is raped
A. shall be comforted by the priests
B. must marry her rapist and never get divorced
A husband encouraged to worship a different deity by his wife is to
A. share the Good News with her
B. kill her
Dt 21:10-14, 22:28-29, 13:6-10
Leviticus
Children who curse a parent must be
A. corrected with love
B. killed with stones
God says children
A. are precious jewels
B. may be enslaved for life
God says everyone “unconditionally dedicated” to him
A. is blessed
B. must be killed
Lv 20:9, 25:44-46, 27:28-29
Judges
God made people
A. love one other
B. kill one other
Jepthah thanked God for victory by
A. baptising his daughter
B. sacrificing his daughter
The Israelites found wives by
A. praying to God
B. capturing girls after killing their families
Judges 7:22, 11:30-40, 21:8-12
Micah
God commands his people to
A. forgive and love others
B. punish and crush others
God
A. guards his people from enemies
B. abandons his people to enemies
God brings
A. enlightenment and mercy
B. ruin, destruction and hunger
Micah 4:15, 5:3, 6:13-16
Amos
God brought his people
A. food
B. famine
God sent his people
A. rain to nourish their crops
B. wind to dry up their crops
God sent his people a
A. miracle cure
B. killer plague
Amos 4:6-12
1 Kings
On his death bed, David called for
A. forgiveness and mercy
B. revenge and murder
Solomon became king after
A. serving people
B. murdering people
God promised Jeroboam he would
A. never punish sons for a father’s sins
B. kill all his male descendants
1 Kings 2:1-9, 2:13-46, 14:9-11
1 Samuel
God
A. keeps his promises
B. breaks his promises
The “spirit of God” made Samuel
A. kind and peaceful
B. furious and threatening
God told his people to
A. love their neighbors
B. kill men, women, children and babies
1Samuel 2:30-36, 11:6-7, 15:1-3, 27:8
Second Samuel
Jerusalem became known as a holy city after David
A. prayed God’s blessings upon it
B. slaughtered its inhabitants
When a man tried to keep the Covenant Box from falling, God
A. blessed him
B. killed him
God punished David for adultery and murder by
A. having him relinquish the throne
B. having his wives raped for all to see
2 Samuel 5:6-10, 6:1-8, 12:5-15
Lamentations
Who invited enemies to murder beloved children?
A. Satan
B. God
Who angrily pursues people and kills without mercy?
A. Satan
B. God
Who brought such starvation that mothers ate children?
A. Satan
B. God
Lm 2:22, 3:43, 4:10
2 Chronicles
God helped
A. heal 500,000 Israelites
B. slaughter 500,000 Israelites
God and his army
A. fought for truth and justice
B. attacked shepherds and stole their sheep
God had the king of Babylonia
A. build schools and hospitals
B. murder men and women, young and old
2 Ch 13:13-18, 14:12-15, 36:17
Jeremiah
God said he’d make people eat their
A. words
B. children
God
A. loves 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
2 Kings
God sent bears to
A. lay down in the manger
B. tear children to pieces
God sent an angel upon 185,000 soldiers to
A. fill them with his holy spirit
B. kill them all
Jesus’ own ancestor, Manasseh,
A. spread the good news about Christ
B. sacrificed his son as a burnt offering
2 Kings 2:24, 19:35, 21:6
Ezekiel
God said he would make parents eat
A. stale bread
B. their children
God punished people by letting them sacrifice their
A. best goats
B. first-born sons
God said he would send
A. angels to protect children
B. armies to burn children alive
Ezekiel 5:9-10, 20:25-26, 23:25
Hosea
God told his people he would
A. surround them with love
B. attack them like a lion and tear them to pieces
God told his people he would
A. nurture their beloved children
B. kill their beloved children
God’s punishments include
A. 40 days of fasting
B. having babies heads smashed and pregnant women ripped open
Hosea 5:14, 9:15-16, 13:16
Isaiah
Horrible, painful diseases are something
A. Satan sent to cause great suffering
B. God sent to cause great suffering
God sent armies of men to
A. feed the hungry
B. bash babies and rape wives in front of their husbands
God says the world will know he is LORD by making people
A. love each other
B. kill each other
Isaiah 10:16, 13:14-18, 50:26
Psalms
Serve God with fear or
A. you’ll be unhappy
B. you’ll suddenly die
The righteous are joyful to
A. do what is right
B. wade through the blood of the wicked
Happy are those that take babies and
A. teach them the ways of the LORD
B. smash their heads against rocks
Psalm 2:11, 58:10, 137:9
Joshua
Upon entering the city of Jericho, God’s people
A. preached about God’s mercy
B. slaughtered everyone
God made the sun stand still while his people
A. distributed food and clothing
B. slaughtered people
Needing a place to live, God’s people
A. searched for uninhabited land
B. attacked a city, killed its people, and claimed it for themselves
Joshua 6:20-21, 10:12-14, 19:47
Proverbs
He that loves his children
A. nurtures them like a garden
B. beats them with a rod
To deliver a child’s soul from hell
A. pray for them
B. beat them with a rod
A child learns wisdom by being
A. taught well
B. beaten with a rod
Proverbs 13:24, 23:14, 29:15
Numbers
When people complained about being hungry, God sent
A. bread to nourish them
B. poisonous snakes to kill them
God was pleased when Phinehas saw a foreign woman and
A. shared the Bible with her
B. drove a spear through her
Moses had his men take thousands of moms and kids and
A. baptize them
B. butcher them
Numbers 21:4-6, 25:1-13, 31:1-18
Job
Satan killed all of Job’s sheep and shepherds after
A. God forbid such wickedness
B. God allowed such wickedness
Satan killed all of Job’s children after
A. God forbid such wickedness
B. God allowed such wickedness
Satan caused Job great physical suffering after
A. God forbid such wickedness
B. God allowed such wickedness
Job 1:16, 18, 2:1-10
NEW TESTAMENT
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
1 Timothy
Women in church are
A. equal to men
B. not allowed to teach men
Women in church
A. are free to speak
B. must keep quiet
Slaves of Christian masters must be
A. set free for it’s a sin to own a human
B. especially obedient
1 Timothy 2:8-15, 6:1-2
Matthew
Jesus said he came to bring
A. peace
B. a sword
Jesus called a mother and daughter
A. God’s children
B. dogs
Jesus said to fear
A. nothing—for he will protect you
B. God—for he can burn you in hell
Matthew 10:34, 15:21-28, 10:28
Revelation
Jesus promised to throw Jezebel
A. a party
B. on a bed and make her suffer terribly
Jesus’ angels will
A. bless all of mankind
B. kill a third of mankind
Jesus will rule the world with
A. love and wisdom
B. an iron rod
Rev 2:22-23, 9:15, 19:12-16
Mark
Jesus reminded people about the command to
A. love and protect children
B. kill children who curse their parents
Jesus referred to a mother and her sick child as
A. his precious sheep
B. dogs
Fathers who leave their children for Jesus’ sake will be
A. cursed for abandoning their families
B. rewarded with 100 times more children
Mk 7:10, 24-28, 10:29-30
Luke
Jesus told his friends not to fear people, but
A. fear only fear itself
B. fear God, who after killing, may throw them into hell
Jesus came to bring the world
A. peace and harmony
B. division and family strife
When Jesus comes again it will be like
A. heaven on earth
B. when God slaughtered everyone in Sodom
Lk 12:4-5, 12:49-53, 17:22-30
more to come...
Genesis
God said wives were to be
A. equal to husbands
B. subject to husbands
Lot offered up his daughters to be
A. baptized
B. gang-raped
God
A. loved all the children in Sodom and Gomorrah
B. burned all the children in Sodom and Gomorrah
Gn 3:16, 19:6-8, 19:24
Exodus
God is a
A. God of peace
B. man of war
God says daughters
A. are to be cherished
B. may be sold as slaves
Moses commanded his followers to
A. care for family, friends and neighbors
B. kill family, friends and neighbors
Ex 15:3, 21:7, 32:27-29
Deuteronomy
God says a man may take a girl to be his wife
A. if she is willing
B. after killing her family and taking her prisoner
A virgin who is raped
A. shall be comforted by the priests
B. must marry her rapist and never get divorced
A husband encouraged to worship a different deity by his wife is to
A. share the Good News with her
B. kill her
Dt 21:10-14, 22:28-29, 13:6-10
Leviticus
Children who curse a parent must be
A. corrected with love
B. killed with stones
God says children
A. are precious jewels
B. may be enslaved for life
God says everyone “unconditionally dedicated” to him
A. is blessed
B. must be killed
Lv 20:9, 25:44-46, 27:28-29
Judges
God made people
A. love one other
B. kill one other
Jepthah thanked God for victory by
A. baptising his daughter
B. sacrificing his daughter
The Israelites found wives by
A. praying to God
B. capturing girls after killing their families
Judges 7:22, 11:30-40, 21:8-12
Micah
God commands his people to
A. forgive and love others
B. punish and crush others
God
A. guards his people from enemies
B. abandons his people to enemies
God brings
A. enlightenment and mercy
B. ruin, destruction and hunger
Micah 4:15, 5:3, 6:13-16
Amos
God brought his people
A. food
B. famine
God sent his people
A. rain to nourish their crops
B. wind to dry up their crops
God sent his people a
A. miracle cure
B. killer plague
Amos 4:6-12
1 Kings
On his death bed, David called for
A. forgiveness and mercy
B. revenge and murder
Solomon became king after
A. serving people
B. murdering people
God promised Jeroboam he would
A. never punish sons for a father’s sins
B. kill all his male descendants
1 Kings 2:1-9, 2:13-46, 14:9-11
1 Samuel
God
A. keeps his promises
B. breaks his promises
The “spirit of God” made Samuel
A. kind and peaceful
B. furious and threatening
God told his people to
A. love their neighbors
B. kill men, women, children and babies
1Samuel 2:30-36, 11:6-7, 15:1-3, 27:8
Second Samuel
Jerusalem became known as a holy city after David
A. prayed God’s blessings upon it
B. slaughtered its inhabitants
When a man tried to keep the Covenant Box from falling, God
A. blessed him
B. killed him
God punished David for adultery and murder by
A. having him relinquish the throne
B. having his wives raped for all to see
2 Samuel 5:6-10, 6:1-8, 12:5-15
Lamentations
Who invited enemies to murder beloved children?
A. Satan
B. God
Who angrily pursues people and kills without mercy?
A. Satan
B. God
Who brought such starvation that mothers ate children?
A. Satan
B. God
Lm 2:22, 3:43, 4:10
2 Chronicles
God helped
A. heal 500,000 Israelites
B. slaughter 500,000 Israelites
God and his army
A. fought for truth and justice
B. attacked shepherds and stole their sheep
God had the king of Babylonia
A. build schools and hospitals
B. murder men and women, young and old
2 Ch 13:13-18, 14:12-15, 36:17
Jeremiah
God said he’d make people eat their
A. words
B. children
God
A. loves 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
2 Kings
God sent bears to
A. lay down in the manger
B. tear children to pieces
God sent an angel upon 185,000 soldiers to
A. fill them with his holy spirit
B. kill them all
Jesus’ own ancestor, Manasseh,
A. spread the good news about Christ
B. sacrificed his son as a burnt offering
2 Kings 2:24, 19:35, 21:6
Ezekiel
God said he would make parents eat
A. stale bread
B. their children
God punished people by letting them sacrifice their
A. best goats
B. first-born sons
God said he would send
A. angels to protect children
B. armies to burn children alive
Ezekiel 5:9-10, 20:25-26, 23:25
Hosea
God told his people he would
A. surround them with love
B. attack them like a lion and tear them to pieces
God told his people he would
A. nurture their beloved children
B. kill their beloved children
God’s punishments include
A. 40 days of fasting
B. having babies heads smashed and pregnant women ripped open
Hosea 5:14, 9:15-16, 13:16
Isaiah
Horrible, painful diseases are something
A. Satan sent to cause great suffering
B. God sent to cause great suffering
God sent armies of men to
A. feed the hungry
B. bash babies and rape wives in front of their husbands
God says the world will know he is LORD by making people
A. love each other
B. kill each other
Isaiah 10:16, 13:14-18, 50:26
Psalms
Serve God with fear or
A. you’ll be unhappy
B. you’ll suddenly die
The righteous are joyful to
A. do what is right
B. wade through the blood of the wicked
Happy are those that take babies and
A. teach them the ways of the LORD
B. smash their heads against rocks
Psalm 2:11, 58:10, 137:9
Joshua
Upon entering the city of Jericho, God’s people
A. preached about God’s mercy
B. slaughtered everyone
God made the sun stand still while his people
A. distributed food and clothing
B. slaughtered people
Needing a place to live, God’s people
A. searched for uninhabited land
B. attacked a city, killed its people, and claimed it for themselves
Joshua 6:20-21, 10:12-14, 19:47
Proverbs
He that loves his children
A. nurtures them like a garden
B. beats them with a rod
To deliver a child’s soul from hell
A. pray for them
B. beat them with a rod
A child learns wisdom by being
A. taught well
B. beaten with a rod
Proverbs 13:24, 23:14, 29:15
Numbers
When people complained about being hungry, God sent
A. bread to nourish them
B. poisonous snakes to kill them
God was pleased when Phinehas saw a foreign woman and
A. shared the Bible with her
B. drove a spear through her
Moses had his men take thousands of moms and kids and
A. baptize them
B. butcher them
Numbers 21:4-6, 25:1-13, 31:1-18
Job
Satan killed all of Job’s sheep and shepherds after
A. God forbid such wickedness
B. God allowed such wickedness
Satan killed all of Job’s children after
A. God forbid such wickedness
B. God allowed such wickedness
Satan caused Job great physical suffering after
A. God forbid such wickedness
B. God allowed such wickedness
Job 1:16, 18, 2:1-10
NEW TESTAMENT
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
1 Timothy
Women in church are
A. equal to men
B. not allowed to teach men
Women in church
A. are free to speak
B. must keep quiet
Slaves of Christian masters must be
A. set free for it’s a sin to own a human
B. especially obedient
1 Timothy 2:8-15, 6:1-2
Matthew
Jesus said he came to bring
A. peace
B. a sword
Jesus called a mother and daughter
A. God’s children
B. dogs
Jesus said to fear
A. nothing—for he will protect you
B. God—for he can burn you in hell
Matthew 10:34, 15:21-28, 10:28
Revelation
Jesus promised to throw Jezebel
A. a party
B. on a bed and make her suffer terribly
Jesus’ angels will
A. bless all of mankind
B. kill a third of mankind
Jesus will rule the world with
A. love and wisdom
B. an iron rod
Rev 2:22-23, 9:15, 19:12-16
Mark
Jesus reminded people about the command to
A. love and protect children
B. kill children who curse their parents
Jesus referred to a mother and her sick child as
A. his precious sheep
B. dogs
Fathers who leave their children for Jesus’ sake will be
A. cursed for abandoning their families
B. rewarded with 100 times more children
Mk 7:10, 24-28, 10:29-30
Luke
Jesus told his friends not to fear people, but
A. fear only fear itself
B. fear God, who after killing, may throw them into hell
Jesus came to bring the world
A. peace and harmony
B. division and family strife
When Jesus comes again it will be like
A. heaven on earth
B. when God slaughtered everyone in Sodom
Lk 12:4-5, 12:49-53, 17:22-30
more to come...
Friday, January 8, 2010
thought of the day.368
Ahhh, such sweet Christian love...right out of the "Good" book:
"Whoever does not love the LORD — a curse on him!"
~ 1 Corinthians 16:22
Paul curses unbelievers in this life and Jesus promises eternal torment for them in the next. Lovely gentlemen those two.
"Whoever does not love the LORD — a curse on him!"
~ 1 Corinthians 16:22
Paul curses unbelievers in this life and Jesus promises eternal torment for them in the next. Lovely gentlemen those two.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
thought of the day.367
We’ve come a long way, baby!
On this date in 1527, Felix Manz was drowned under sentence of the Zurich city council for believing in baptism for cognizant adults rather than infant baptism.
On this date in 1527, Felix Manz was drowned under sentence of the Zurich city council for believing in baptism for cognizant adults rather than infant baptism.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
thought of the day.366
Mark Twain, describing the Christian Bible in Letters from the Earth, 1909:
“Also it has another name – The Word of God. For the Christian thinks every word of it was dictated by God. It is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history; and some good morals; and a wealth of obscenity; and upwards of a thousand lies… But you notice that when the Lord God of Heaven and Earth, adored Father of Man, goes to war, there is no limit. He is totally without mercy – he, who is called the Fountain of Mercy. He slays, slays, slays! All the men, all the beasts, all the boys, all the babies; also all the women and all the girls, except those that have not been deflowered. He makes no distinction between innocent and guilty… What the insane Father required was blood and misery; he was indifferent as to who furnished it.”
“Also it has another name – The Word of God. For the Christian thinks every word of it was dictated by God. It is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history; and some good morals; and a wealth of obscenity; and upwards of a thousand lies… But you notice that when the Lord God of Heaven and Earth, adored Father of Man, goes to war, there is no limit. He is totally without mercy – he, who is called the Fountain of Mercy. He slays, slays, slays! All the men, all the beasts, all the boys, all the babies; also all the women and all the girls, except those that have not been deflowered. He makes no distinction between innocent and guilty… What the insane Father required was blood and misery; he was indifferent as to who furnished it.”
Saturday, January 2, 2010
thought of the day.365
“I will seek elegance rather than luxury, refinement rather than fashion. I will seek to be worthy more than respectable, wealthy and not rich. I will study hard, think quietly, talk gently, and act frankly. I will listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with an open heart. I will bear all things cheerfully, do all ...things bravely await occasions and hurry never.”
~ William Ellery Channing
~ William Ellery Channing
Friday, January 1, 2010
thought of the day.364
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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