Burn Thy Bible - Why the Bible is an Evil Book
Why is the pretended word of God the Bible everywhere like a bad rash? The answer is that there is a myth that portrays it as the heart of our civil and cultural systems. None of that is true. The laws in the Bible are more often evil and insane than good. No legal system agrees with the favourite Bible punishment - stoning adulterers etc to death. And the Bible is very Jewish and we do not have a Jewish culture. Even the apostles loved to practice Judaism all their lives. Jesus was a Jew. Because of a lie we are expected to honour the Bible if not as the word of God but as a pillar of our civilisation. That will not do when the book is so full of lies and transgresses on matters it has no authority to speak on and when its pages are spattered with the innocent blood of people who left God for other gods.
Believers are based on assuming the Bible is innocent of lying or erring until proven guilty. But you do not have to look for proof of error. Good evidence is often enough. The believers are going too far. Plus they evilly refuse to admit that things like Jesus telling a woman her daughter was a dog and a woman that she deserved to be stoned to death are errors. It is odd how they would consider proof that Pilate was not in Jerusalem when Jesus was allegedly tried by him to prove an error but a moral error is ignored. An evil book produces such evil. Part of the Christian attitude is down to the fact that contrary to the lies of the pope and many others, the Bible is more concerned with "history" than morality. There are bigger and longer sections about genealogy than about love.
The Bible, consists of the Old Testament and the New
Testament. The Old Testament is the writings before the coming of Jesus. The New
Testament is the story of Jesus and what happened when he came and it holds the
teaching of his twelve apostles who he commissioned to teach the world for him.
The Bible claims in many places to have been authored by God. If the Bible is an
evil book and has error in it then it is not the word of God. The expression
word of God means that it is what God wrote. The Christians agree that the book
is as much the word of God as it is man and how this can be is a mystery that
cannot be understood. We will see that there are nicer and kinder books that are
not thought to be the word of God and that Christian reverence for their holy
book is just bigotry for the book is thoroughly evil.
It says a lot about Christians when they don't see the Bible saying that God
commanded the Jews to stone adulterous people to death as in capital punishment,
commanding Jesus to accept crucifixion and a degrading death, saying people
deserve to suffer for all eternity in Hell and the Bible declaration that
doubting God's word is the ultimate sin as errors. That is heartless. No truly
good person pretends that these are not errors and that the Bible saying Abraham
did such and such and then saying the opposite would be an error!
POISON IN THE REST OF LAW
We have found fatal errors in Exodus. What about the rest of the Law?
In Genesis, a snake tells Eve that she should eat of the tree that God said
should not be eaten of for it would grant her wisdom. He convinced her that
God’s threats about what would happen if she ate its forbidden fruit were false.
She gave into temptation and ate the fruit. She really believed she was doing
right (Genesis 3:6). God asked Eve why she ate the forbidden fruit. She
explained that the talking snake duped her. Then God turned to the serpent and
he told it that many curses would befall it for having done this. He agreed that
she had been fooled but that did not stop him punishing her and all women by
making the husband the master of woman and making childbirth an agonising
horror. This was unjust. The New Testament says the woman was deceived (1
Timothy 2:14) not the man so Adam should have got the worst punishment for he
knew what he was doing better. The punishment for Adam would have affected Eve
as well but God was so evil he was not satisfied with that. The Church teaches
that we have inherited Adam’s sin from the first moment of our existence – this
called the Original Sin. Original sin should be stronger in men than women
because of Adam but the Church does not teach that.
In Genesis 22, God tells Abraham to take his son to the land of Moriah and kill
him as a sacrifice to God. God stopped him as he lifted the knife. God told
Abraham a lie. He had told him that he wanted him to murder his son. He praised
Abraham’s fanaticism implying that anybody who is sane is not a true man or
woman of God for it gives the go-ahead to anybody who thinks God is telling them
to murder.
Leviticus 4 says that you can sin without meaning to. Christians say that sin
here means just breaking the law accidentally and is not sin in the sense of
being responsible for sin. But the Law prescribes the sacrifices that have to be
made to atone. Accidents have to be made up for too, they say. But only when
they do harm and the Law here says that any inadvertent falling short of the Law
needs to be atoned. They do God no harm so when he has to get compensation for
them and is not satisfied with mere repentance and making it up to the people
you hurt it is only to punish them. He does regard them as sins in the sense
that they are something that he feels he has the right to dislike and punish you
for. That is God’s problem when he is so stupid and hostile. You can’t be justly
punished for inadvertent wrongdoing. “If anyone sins and does any of the things
the Lord has forbidden, though he was not aware of it, yet he is guilty and
shall bear his iniquity” (Leviticus 5:17, AB). Living for God is hard enough and
is atonement enough. The God made up in the Bible is being childish.
God says if you swore falsely to avoid making any restitution you have to add
one fifth of what restitution was due and pay the restitution with it and that
you will be pardoned when you give God an animal sacrifice (Leviticus 6). This
completely contradicts the episode later on when the Lord demanded the murder of
a man who insulted him when he was fighting (Leviticus 24). Perjury is worse
blasphemy - it calls on God to bear witness for a lie. It harms others too
unlike blasphemy.
Leviticus 12 says it is dirtier to have a girl than a boy.
God does not want disfigured people to serve as priests (Leviticus 21). The
reason is that they will make God’s sanctuary unclean. But if God is there how
can it be made unclean or dirty merely by a clean person who has deformity or
lost a limb? God’s lack of compassion for the afflicted is striking.
God ordered that the tenth animal in a herd will be his or holy (Leviticus
27:32). The owner is not permitted to give God another animal in its place if it
is not right and is not even allowed to examine it but has to part with it and
the other one he offered in its place.
In Numbers 6, we learn that God forbids Nazirites to enter a house where someone
has just died even if it is their father or mother. The reason given is that the
Nazarite is sacred so paying one’s respects is devilish, the person could do it
and take precautions to avoid becoming unclean.
The Law even tolerates the murder of a person for manslaughter under strict
conditions (Numbers 35). The relation of the dead person is permitted to do it.
Even if this were not evil it could be allowed only through the usual legal
channels such as trials and convictions and letting the avenger work only under
close supervision and should be. The Law contradicts itself here for it said
that we must not commit murder.
God permits parents to have their sons put to death by stoning in Deuteronomy
21. If the boys are stubbornly disobedient and fond of stuffing themselves and
of strong drink parents are given the right to have them killed. The parents
must agree that this is the right course and are the only plaintiffs allowed.
When satisfied that the parents are telling the truth the authorities agree to
the execution. The Law does not say that the authorities have the right to
refuse so they don’t. It is plain that there was no need for killing them so
this law permits the needless killing of bothersome male children. It is not
just for deterring other children though that is one of the reasons. Deterrence
alone wouldn’t justify this. It is not the just penalty for high treason on the
grounds that God was the head of state for it was left up to the parents to
decide if or when they should have their son done in. High treason is the excuse
the Christians and Jews give for defending the murders commanded by the God of
the Law and now we see it refuted in this law. God does not say how bad the lad
has to be before it was permissible to end his life. He would have done if he
wanted all those who were guilty of high treason put to death. He is just saying
that it is just for parents to have their sons killed if they want rid of them.
Christians often condemn this awful law and manage to say that it is inspired
for there is no record of anyone dying because of it (Haley does that for
instance). That does not prove that the law was ignored. And ignored or not it
still proclaims that such killing is just so none can condemn it and maintain
that it is inspired.
(Daughters must be excepted because they could be sold to their husbands to make
a bit of money.)
The rule says that the killing is morally acceptable. Morality cannot change in
itself its expression is what changes according to the times. Updating it is not
denying this.
The Law is full of rules that benefit one class, the priesthood. First, obey the
priests and their Law, second give God the best of your flock and the land and
bring sacrifices which are then eaten. When you read the extent to which it
benefited the priesthood you see that the Law is just an evil sham and a con
trick.
BEATING PEOPLE UP SUCH AS GAYS IS COMMANDED
Deuteronomy 25 When people have a dispute, they are to
take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent
and condemning the guilty. 2 If the guilty person deserves to be beaten, the
judge shall make them lie down and have them flogged in his presence with the
number of lashes the crime deserves, 3 but the judge must not impose more than
forty lashes. If the guilty party is flogged more than that, your fellow
Israelite will be degraded in your eyes.
CONCLUSION
Good is not good when mixed with evil for that is what evil does. It likes to
hide and sting unexpectedly. That is why the Bible should be called evil instead
of pretending there is good in it. The good in the Bible is not the Bible’s
good.
All attempts to prove that the Bible is the word of God fail and are stupid, irresponsible and are fabricated. The Bible commands and commanded much evil and it itself is a clear testimony that religion is not a good thing as it can be dangerous and that those who try to defend it are a disgrace.
Any Bible concordance can show that the texts
saying God loves are outnumbered by ones that call him holy as in
angry and intolerant of sin and evil. See Psalm 7:11, Deuteronomy
32:43, Revelation 19:1-3, for example. The New Testament is no
exception to this feature. The Qur'an too has texts about God's
anger more than texts about his mercy and compassion.
FURTHER READING
A Summary of Christian Doctrine, Louis Berkhof, The Banner of Truth Trust,
London, 1971
A Test of Time, David Rohl, Century, London, 1995
Alleged Discrepancies of the Bible, John W Haley, Whitaker House, Pennsylvania,
Undated
An Act of God, Graham Philips, Sidgwick and Jackson, London, 1998
Answers to Tough Questions, Josh McDowell and Don Stewart, Scripture Press
Bucks, 1988
Attack on the Bible, John R Rice, Sword of the Lord, Murfreesboro, 1965
Belief and Make-Believe, GA Wells, Open Court, La Salle, Illinois, 1991
Biblical Exegesis and Church Doctrine, Raymond E Brown, Paulist Press, New York,
1985
But the Bible Does Not Say So, Rev Roberto Nisbet, Church Book Room Press,
London, 1966
Catholicism and Christianity, Cecil John Cadoux, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1928
Catholicism and Fundamentalism, Karl Keating, Ignatius Press, San Francisco,
1988
Creation and Evolution, Dr Alan Hayward, Triangle, London, 1994
Does the Bible Contradict Itself? Radio Bible Class, Grand Rapids, Michigan,
1986
Encyclopaedia of Bible Difficulties, Gleason W Archer, Zondervan, Grand Rapids,
Michigan, 1982
Essentials, David L Edwards and John Stott, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1990
Evidence that Demands a Verdict, Vol 1, Josh McDowell, Alpha, Scripture Press
Foundation, Bucks, 1995
Free Inquiry, Fall 1998, Vol 18, No 4, Council for Secular Humanism, Amherst,
New York
God and the Human Condition, F J Sheed, Sheed & Ward, London, 1967
God Cannot Lie, David Alsobrook, Diasozo Trust, Kent, 1989
God, Science and Evolution, Prof E H Andrews, Evangelical Press, Herts, 1985
God’s Word, Final Infallible and Forever, Floyd C McElveen, Gospel Truth
Ministries, Grand Rapids, 1985
Hard Sayings, Derek Kidner, InterVarsity Press, London, 1972
How and Why Catholic and Protestant Bibles Differ, Carolyn Osiek, RSCJ and
Donald Senior, CP, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1983
How to Interpret the Bible, Fergus Cleary SJ, Ligouri Publications, Missouri,
1981
In Defence of the Faith, Dave Hunt, Harvest House, Eugene Oregon, 1996
Inspiration in the Bible, Fr Karl Rahner, Herder and Herder, New York, 1966
It Ain’t Necessarily So, Investigating the Truth of the Biblical Past, Matthew
Sturgis, Headline Books, London, 2001
Jehovah of the Watch-tower, Walter Martin and Norman Klann, Bethany House
Publishers, Minnesota, 1974
Let’s Weigh the Evidence, Which Bible is the Real Word of God? Barry Burton,
Chick Publications, Chino, California, 1983
Know What You Believe, Paul E Little, Scripture Union, London, 1973
Know Why You Believe, Paul E Little, Scripture Union, London, 1971
New Age Bible Versions, GA Riplinger, Bible & Literature Foundation, Tennessee,
1993
New Evangelicalism An Enemy of Fundamentalism, Curtis Hutson, Sword of the Lord,
Murfreesboro, 1984
None of These Diseases, SI McMillen MD, Lakeland, London 1966
Our Perfect Book the Bible, John R Rice, Sword of the Lord, Murfreesboro, 1958
Proof the Bible is True, Rev JMA Willans BD, Dip.Theol. Vermont Press, Larne,
1982
Radio Replies Vol 3, Radio Replies Press, Minnesota, 1942
Reason and Belief, Bland Blanschard, London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1974
Remarks on the New King James Version and Revised Authorised Version, DK Madden,
35 Regent Street, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, 7005, 1991
Return to Sodom and Gomorrah, Charles Pellegrino, The Softback Preview, New
York, 1995
Science and the Bible, Henry Morris, Moody Press, Bucks, 1988
Science Held Hostage What’s Wrong With Creation Science and Evolutionism, Howard
J Van Till/Davis A.Young/Clarence Menninga, IVP, Downer’s Grove, Illinois, 1988
Science Speaks, Peter W Stoner and Robert C Newman, Moody Press, Chicago, 1976
Set My Exiles Free, John Power, Logos Books, MH Gill & Son Ltd, Dublin, 1967
Testament, The Bible and History, John Romer, Henry Holt and Company, New York,
1988
The Authority of the Bible, Ambassador College, Pasadena, California, 1980
The Bible Fact or Fantasy, John Drane, Lion, Oxford, 1989
The Bible is the Word of God, Jimmy Thomas, Guardian of Truth, Kentucky
The Bible or Evolution? William Jennings Bryan, Sword of the Lord, Murfreesboro,
Tennessee
The Bible, The Biography, Karen Armstrong, Atlantic Books, London, 2007
The Bible, Questions People Ask, A Redemptorist Pastoral Publication, Liguori
Publications, Missouri, 1980
The Bible Unearthed, Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman, Touchstone
Books, New York, 2002
The Canon of Scripture, FF Bruce, Chapter House, Glasgow, 1988
The Church of Rome and the Word of God, Rev Eric C Last, Protestant Truth
Society, London, Undated
The Early Church, Henry Chadwick, Pelican, Middlesex, 1987
The Enigma of Evil, John Wenham, Eagle, Guilford, Surrey, 1994
The History of Christianity, Lion, Herts, 1982
The King James Version Defended, Edward F Hills, The Christian Research Press,
Iowa, 1973
The New Jerome Biblical Commentary, Edited by Raymond E Brown, Joseph A
Fitzmyer, Roland E Murphy, Geoffrey Chapman, New York 1990
The Theology of Inspiration, John Scullion SJ, Mercier, Cork, 1970
The Unauthorised Version, Robin Lane Fox, Penguin, Middlesex, 1992
Verbal Inspiration of the Bible, John R Rice Sword of the Lord, Murfreesboro,
1943
What is the Bible? Henri Daniel-Rops, Angelus Books, Guild Press, New York, 1958
Which Version Now? Bob Sheehan, Carey Publications, 5 Fairford Close, Haywards
Heath, Sussex RH16 3EF
Who is a Fundamentalist? Dr Curtis Hutson, Sword of the Lord, Murfreesboro, 1982
Why Does God..? Domenico Grasso SJ, St Pauls , Bucks, 1970
Why I Became an Atheist, John Loftus, Prometheus Books, New York, 2008
Why People Believe Weird Things, Michael Shermer, Freeman, New York, 1997
BIBLE QUOTATIONS FROM:
The Amplified Bible