Posted by God Delusion on January 12th, 2010
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Ahh the Bible, that ultimate authority for so many Christians. The next time someone says they believe that the Bible is 100% God’s word, you can pull out these gems where the Bible says…
You should kill your child if he strikes you (Exod. 21:15)
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death
If you work on the Sabbath, you should be put to death (Exod. 35:2)
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death
If you curse, you should be stoned to death (Lev. 24:14)
Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
Happiness is smashing children upon the rocks (Psalms 137:9)
Happy shall he be,that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Women should be subjugated by their husbands (1 Pet. 3:1)
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
Tags: children, murder, new testament, old testament, sabbath, the Bible, wives
Category: Christianity, Critical Thinking, Intolerance, Superstition
Posted by Magdalene on October 12th, 2008
The Book is a new spin on an old best-seller.
“The concept originated with a general philosophical dinner table discussion between Michel Gyring and Mats Rabe in Stockholm, Sweden. The conversation asked the question “Why people don’t read historical texts” and they began pondering if the traditional format or design turned people off. They realized there was a huge opportunity to re-design or illuminate these types of old texts. This was the beginning of Illuminated World”.
The first project Illuminated World took on was a sexy, glossy magazine format version of the formerly-holy Bible, with shots of Angelina Jolie, monks on fire, polar bears and brand-name beverages. The “illuminators“, partnered with The American Bible Society, offer “to introduce today’s audience to a…contemporary Bible”, with the “realizing” of the “huge opportunity” being the niche-creating idea that a well-designed, sexy Bible would sell like hotcakes—a page out of fellow Swedish design-dealers IKEA’s book.
From the ‘about us’ page of the so-brilliant-it’s-just-a-crime masterminds behind “The Illuminated Bible: The Book - New Testament”:
Dag Söderberg [Founder & CEO] is a spiritual but not particularly religious individual and his mission is simple; make the Bible accessible and readable.
Previous to publishing The Book, Dag was CEO of one of the largest advertising firms in Scandinavia.
What did we learn in the above paragraphs? The idea man doesn’t believe in the Bible, but he’s a great marketer.
Never ever buy an idea from someone who’s admitted background is in marketing. As much as you practice and are expert in your daily work, marketers spend all their professional time thinking about how to manipulate you out of your money.
We have no religious agenda nor do we support a specific faith.
—Illuminated World’s Mission
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Illuminated World doesn’t even believe in the idea they’re selling—Christianity. They just want…to…get paid…
Ok, now that I’ve figured them out, I must congratulate these canny businessmen! This equal-opportunity swindle targets not only the believer market, but also…everyone else! That’s the genius twist—don’t just take Christian’s money, everyone should check this book out as a historical text. It’s cool to have this by the couch. It’s “smarter, more sensitive to [your] surroundings” to read this book, suggests Larry Norton, Illuminated’s president, whether you’re “religious or not”.
Tags: Illuminated World, marketing, new testament, The Illuminated Bible: The Book
Category: Authors/Books, Culture, Marketing
Posted by God Delusion on July 14th, 2008
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Another installment of Lessons from the Scriptures; this time from the New Testament.
According to some Christians, the Old Testament doesn’t count anymore, even though they still bring up passages from the OT as a means of justifying or defending a position, such as calling homosexuals “abombinations”. So here’s something from the scriptures that count, the New Testament.
1 CORINTHIANS 11:14
4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
Take off your hat to pray boy.
5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
Women, put on yout hats, or veils, or burkas, or a sheet, just something to cover up so we can’t see you praying.
7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
So women aren’t the image and glory of God, just of their husbands.
8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
Is God a misogynist?
14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
Cut your hair you damn hippy!
15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
It’s good for a woman to have long hair so she can cover herself up and not be seen, such as in the earlier verses.
Wow, what great wisdom from the scriptures. I am so glad that so many people regard this work of fiction as the great moral code that we should live by.
Tags: Jesus, new testament, the Bible
Category: Christianity
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