Category: Deconstructing The Bible
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The Bible’s Appaling Treatment Of Women
If the information in the meme is startling to you, you’re having a normal response. The information is correct. The truth deserves to be heard. Here we go, claim by claim, with direct links to Biblegateway.com so you can easily confirm that the Bible clearly demonizes and subjugates women and punishes them unfairly. Burn The…
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Exploring Christianity? Read This First
I was indoctrinated into Christianity from birth. I was taught how to combat any argument that might put a dent into my beliefs. I was very good at defending the faith. However, like many these days, I was able to take some steps back to see the bigger picture and finally, at age 55, started…
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The Horrors Of Slavery Are Condoned In The Bible and Apologists Who Say Otherwise Are Lying
Some Christians will tell you that just because slavery is recorded in Bible does not mean it is condoned. Perhaps they have heard that from their apologetic ‘heros’ that swoop in and seem to “save the day” on controversial matters like these. Other honest Christians who have studied the subject, know full well that slavery…
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The God Who Loves You Immensely Also Wants You Deathly Afraid Of Him
I’d like to address all of this “fear of god” narrative that Christianity espouses. First, Let’s take the most uncomplicated approach and do a quick comparison. Imagine you are a father or a mother. Maybe you are a parent. Is there ever a time when you would want your children to be afraid of you?…
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The Contradictory Accounts Of The Bible’s Empty Tomb Story
In the New Testament, after the death of Jesus, all four gospel writers – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John give an account on who discovered the empty tomb and the events surrounding that. None of their accounts match and there are indeed contradictions. On the day that the empty tomb was discovered, the only consistency…
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Six Weird Things About The Adam And Eve Narrative
There was a time I believed this story verbatim. As a child, I had heard it told probably hundreds of times, having attended church three times a week and for two weeks every year for Vacation Bible School. In my teen years, I also attended Christian Fellowship Club at high school three times a week…
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