Christians can’t help themselves. They really can’t. In a world where science is progressing day in and day out, they are stuck with the other bronze age religions, languishing in a pit that their invisible friend will never left them out of. It is easy to see why, then, that Christians are happy to tolerate all other forms of religion (no matter how at odds with their own one-true-god they may be) but save the real damnation for Atheists.
Writing in the Times yesterday, the Rev Dr Peter Mullen (“Chaplain to the Stock Exchange” ffs) opened up with an attack on atheism that is so old and worn it is shocking anyone still tries it. It is shocking to people who are capable of learning, so it is actually less shocking that the theists demonstrate the complete inability to develop their thoughts…
Reading the article, I honestly think Dr Mullen lives in some bizarro world where he is scared the evil Atheists will climb into his bedroom and torture him for being a man of God (*). He begins his scare piece with drivel:
Far worse than the threat from international terrorism is the aggressive process of secularisation that has gripped our country, and most of Europe, and which is becoming ever more frenzied.
Erm, no. Appeal to fear noted and from there it just becomes nonsense and lies. Remember, lies make baby Jesus cry… This is actually the most sense you get from the madman so I can only assume the Times gave him space to rouse the rabble into responding. Well done The Times.
For example, I guess not many people are aware that it is against the law for state schools to teach the Christian faith as true. Teachers are allowed only to teach about religions. This is atheism by decree, for the only perspective from which one can teach about all religions is the secular perspective.
Wow. It really does make your eyes water as you try to follow this logic. But, Dr Mullen has made his point. I am offended that State Schools can not teach the truth of Odin, Thor, the Bifrost Bridge and Ragnarok. How dare they not teach the traditional religion of this nation…
“Atheism by decree” – what nonsense. I am amazed that clerics and theologians feel their belief is so fragile that unless children are completely, and continually, brainwashed they will stray to the Evil Atheism. Just goes to show that deep down they are all aware their crap is just crap and given time to think even children will realise this.
From this bad start, Dr Mullen goes on to talk about homosexuality and abortion with equal measures of idiocy and nonsense. There is nothing new, just the shameful regurgitation of old nonsense, vitriol, hatred and scare-mongering. The latter is something which appears to be a theme in Dr Mullen’s whole article. Basically he is trying to frighten people into the church. What a kind and nice deity these Christians worship.
Last point, as well as being the Stock Exchange’s chaplain, Dr Mullen is also the Rector of the Parish Church of St Michaels, Cornhill. If you thought his writing seems to be odd for a UK Anglican and felt more American Baptist, a clue may be in the Church’s webpage: (emphasis mine)
We are traditional Church of England – real Anglicans. We use the Authorised (King James) version of the Bible (1611) and the Book of Common Prayer (1662).
Hmm. Makes you wonder…
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(*) Interesting: given that Jesus sacrificed himself for others, isn’t it strange how many Christians are happy to sacrifice others for themselves…
Jesus sacrificed himself for others because it was mandated by a blood-thirsty god. To me, this is as unethical as it gets. One essential element of morality is that we need to help people avoid needless suffering and trauma. For a supposedly omnipotent deity to demand blood sacrifice as a way to avoid death–death being the “wages” of sin and something God arbitrarily dictated–is not ethical. When morality is based on a faulty foundation such as Christian theism, it is no wonder the Christian paradigm of morality is skewed as well. Needless sacrifice is not a mark of “love,” let alone morality.
Great post.
A most unusual Biblical presentation. If you have not seen it, think you
will enjoy.
Straight to the point.
This is so beautiful!
John 3:16
A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner,
the people were in and out of the cold.
The little boy was so cold that he wasn’t trying to sell
many papers.
He walked up to a policeman and said,
‘Mister,
you wouldn’t happen to know where a poor boy could
find a warm place to sleep tonight would you?
You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and
down the alley and it’s awful cold in there for tonight.
Sure would be nice to have a warm place to stay.’
The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, ‘You
go down the street to that big white house and you knock
on the door. When they come out the door you just say
John 3:16, and they will let you in.’
So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the
door, and a lady answered. He looked up and said,
‘John 3:16.’ The lady said, ‘Come on in, Son.’
She took him in and she sat him down in a split bottom
rocker in front of a great big old fireplace, and she went
off. The boy sat there! for a while and thought to himself:
John 3:16 .I don’t understand it, but it sure makes
a cold boy warm.
Later she came back and asked him ‘Are you hungry? ‘
He said, ‘Well, just a little. I haven’t eaten in a couple of
days, and I guess I could stand a little bit of food,’
The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table
full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldn’t eat
any more. Then he thought to himself:
John 3:16 .Boy, I sure don’t understand it but it sure
makes a hungry boy full.
She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub
filled with warm water, and he sat there and soaked for a
while. As he soaked, he thought to himself: John 3:16…
I sure don’t understand it, but it sure makes a dirty boy
clean. You know, I’ve not had a bath, a real bath, in my
whole life. The only bath I ever had was when I stood in
front of that big old fire hydrant as they flushed it out.
The lady came in and got him. She took him to a room,
tucked him into a big old feather bed, pulled the covers
up around his neck, kissed him goodnight and turned out
the lights. As he lay in the darkness and looked out the
window at the snow coming down on that cold night,
he thought to himself: John 3:16 …I don’t understand it but
it sure makes a tired boy rested.
The next morning the lady came back up and took him
down again to that same big table full of food. After he
ate, she took him back to that same big old split bottom
rocker in front of the fireplace and
picked up a big old Bible.
She sat down in front of him and looked into his young face.
‘Do you understand John 3:16 ?’ she asked gently. He
replied, ‘No, Ma’am, I don’t. The first time I ever heard it
was last night when the policeman told me to use it,’
She opened the Bible to John 3:16 and began to explain
to him about Jesus. Right there, in front of that big old fireplace,
he gave his heart and life to Jesus. He sat there
and thought: John 3:16 — don’t understand it, but it sure
makes a lost boy feel safe.
You know, I have to confess I don’t understand it either,
how God was willing to send His Son to die for me, and how
Jesus would agree to do such a thing. I don’t understand
the agony of the Father and every angel in heaven as
they watched Jesus suffer and die. I don’t understand the intense
love for ME that kept Jesus on the cross till the end.
I don’t understand it, but it sure does make life worth living.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.
If you aren’t ashamed to do this, please follow the directions .
Jesus said, ‘If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed
of you before my Father.’ Pass this on only if you mean it.
I do Love God. He is my source of existence.. He keeps
me functioning each and every day. Phil 4:13 If you love
God and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things he
has done for you, send this on.
Take 60 seconds & give this a shot!
All you do is:
1) Simply say a small prayer for the person who sent you this,
‘Father, God bless this person in whatever it is that You know
he or she may be needing this day!’
2) Then send it on to ten other people.
Within hours ten people have prayed for you,
and you caused a multitude of people to pray to God for
other people. Then sit back and watch the power of God
work in your life for doing the thing that you know He loves.
Concerned Christian – you seem to have mistaken this blog for one of your “email friends” and sent your chain letter here.
I am sure your chosen
fairydeity appreciates you sending this pagan, superstitious nonsense out, however it is opening yourself for ridicule here.Have you actually read any posts here, or are you one of those fantastic hit and run theistic commenters we get?
wtf is that?
I think it’s a two part story. Here’s the follow-up.
A little girl was selling newspapers on the corner,
the people were in and out of the cold.
The little girl was so cold that she wasn’t trying to sell
many papers.
She walked up to a policeman and said,
‘Mister,
you wouldn’t happen to know where a poor girl could
find a warm place to sleep tonight would you?
You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and
down the alley and it’s awful cold in there for tonight.
Sure would be nice to have a warm place to stay.’
The policeman looked down at the little girl and said, ‘You
go down the street to that big white house and you knock
on the door. When they come out the door you just say
Psalms 137:9.”
Obviously it pays to catch God on a good day.