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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (22639)	3/10/2012 7:03:18 PM
From: r.edwards	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

some interesting viewpoints... "It really shouldn't surprise anyone that the people who brought you the inquisition and crusades among many other atrocities of mankind could have so obviously transmogrified the meaning of the Bible, especially when, in the present time world views have been well established in opposition, but in fact, therein lies the problem. Through the misrepresentation of the Bible by apostate Christianity the atheist and otherwise skeptical of the Bible itself find themselves only having a slight advantage over the average believer when it comes to accurate knowledge of that Bible. The disdain they have for that body of work, however, has formulated into that paradigm that is every bit as difficult for accurate knowledge to penetrate as the beliefs, superstitions, and pagan influence of the uninformed theist. With that in mind I offer a unique look at the Bible from an atheist perspective, The Skeptic's Annotated Bible, and my own response as a former atheist." thetheist.webs.com "Like the trinity from Plato ( Mark 10:18), the immortal soul from Socrates ( Ezekiel 18:4), hell from Dante and Milton ( Psalm 139:8), the rapture from Darby ( 1 Corinthians 15:50), phallic symbol the cross from Constantine ( Ezekiel 8:17), Easter from Astarte, the so called queen of heaven, pagan goddess of fertility and consort of Baal ( Jeremiah 7:18), and Christmas from the pagan celebrations of the winter solstice ( Exodus 32:5-7). The majority of modern day Christian teachings are easily traced back to pagan myth and fables, as the apostle Paul forewarned at 2 Timothy 4:3,4. It doesn't have to be that way." thetheist.webs.com