The Horror of Christianity Essay - 1966 Words

quot;A Pagan Jokequot; A Pagan died and, much to her surprise, found herself at the Pearly Gates facing St. Peter. He walked up to her and said, quot;Hello, and welcome.quot; She stared at St. Peter in complete confusion. quot;Wait a minute,quot; she said. quot;I was supposed to end up in the Summerlands.quot; He smiled. quot;Ah, you must be one of our Pagan sisters. Follow me, please.quot; Peter gestured for her to follow him down a small path, which went through the gates and down a bit to the left. They walked for a short while, then he stepped back and gestured her forward. Looking past his hand, she saw the verdant fields and forests of her desired Summerlands. She saw people feasting, dancing, and making merry, exactly as†¦show more content†¦From this mighty pedestal they judge all other faiths and cultures to be inferior. They send forth missionaries and warriors into heathen lands, to bring the true faith to the pagan people. Christians will go into tribes in Africa and New Guinea, preach to the natives, and tell them to go and follow Exodus 22:18 (Thou shall not suffer a witch to live), and kill their healers and shamans. This is not a new idea, however: The Old Testament is riddled with references of God either killing someone not worshipping Him, or telling his followers to put to death those who do not honor him: â€Å"If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; lt;notes.htmlgt; Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you lt;notes.htmlgt;, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. lt;notes.htmlgt;† (Deut. 13:6-9) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;One might wonder WHY the Bible, the cornerstone of a religion and the basis for all Christians morals would be so riddled with these injustices? 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