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30 March 2012
My nice letter to the Jehova's Witnesses.
Kingdom Hall
31 Market Street
Sheffield S13 7PD
18th March 2012
Dear Sir or Madam
I have received an invitation today to attend your event on the 5th April, when I am invited to “listen to scriptural answers” and one on the 8th April when I am invited to a “discourse”. In fact your flyer asks me “How I view Jesus” and then invites me to hear “the answer”. Your flyer does not state who will be giving the talks or mention their qualification to do so. It does however mention that “Jesus is now reigning as an exalted king” which I feel I have to take issue with.
I have read much on the subject of the New Testament including A.N. Wilson’s excellent book on the subject of Jesus and I doubt that you have reached the same conclusion as I have about how to view Jesus. I would particularly like to hear about evidence for Jesus’ existence outside of the Bible and what your cult makes of the many virgin birth and resurrection stories that preceded Jesus.
Are you able to confirm that there will be a question and answer each talk? Otherwise it would seem a little pointless to turn-up if I am just going to be preached at.
I look forward to receiving further information about this event so that I can make up my mind if it will be beneficial for me to attend. Alternatively I am happy to address your group separately regarding my understanding of Jesus from an atheist perspective. Do you have guest speakers of different persuasions?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
Philip Gilbert.
31 Market Street
Sheffield S13 7PD
18th March 2012
Dear Sir or Madam
I have received an invitation today to attend your event on the 5th April, when I am invited to “listen to scriptural answers” and one on the 8th April when I am invited to a “discourse”. In fact your flyer asks me “How I view Jesus” and then invites me to hear “the answer”. Your flyer does not state who will be giving the talks or mention their qualification to do so. It does however mention that “Jesus is now reigning as an exalted king” which I feel I have to take issue with.
I have read much on the subject of the New Testament including A.N. Wilson’s excellent book on the subject of Jesus and I doubt that you have reached the same conclusion as I have about how to view Jesus. I would particularly like to hear about evidence for Jesus’ existence outside of the Bible and what your cult makes of the many virgin birth and resurrection stories that preceded Jesus.
Are you able to confirm that there will be a question and answer each talk? Otherwise it would seem a little pointless to turn-up if I am just going to be preached at.
I look forward to receiving further information about this event so that I can make up my mind if it will be beneficial for me to attend. Alternatively I am happy to address your group separately regarding my understanding of Jesus from an atheist perspective. Do you have guest speakers of different persuasions?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
Philip Gilbert.
28 March 2012
Love and Gods.
Love is not about being obedient. It is about being true to what we are. We can only genuinely love if we do not deny the knowledge that is available to us or aspects of ourselves that we are not comfortable with.
Why would we be expected to love someone who sets out to deprive us of loyalty to ourselves, as in the case of Adam and Eve? Only a sadistic pedagogue of a God would tell of the tree of knowledge and then forbid eating its fruit.
Today we have access to almost limitless information and no-one can forbid those of us lucky enough to live in free society from trying to understand and make sense of our role in this World. Atheists can communicate like never before and we have shown time and again how we can come together to challenge religious absurdity. When God’s appointees at the highest mortal level begin to defend their position by attacking militant atheism, we know just how much the tree of knowledge is defeating their dogma.
People now demand the freedom to access knowledge as a basic human right and it is that expectation that will undermine and topple theocracy.
Why would we be expected to love someone who sets out to deprive us of loyalty to ourselves, as in the case of Adam and Eve? Only a sadistic pedagogue of a God would tell of the tree of knowledge and then forbid eating its fruit.
Today we have access to almost limitless information and no-one can forbid those of us lucky enough to live in free society from trying to understand and make sense of our role in this World. Atheists can communicate like never before and we have shown time and again how we can come together to challenge religious absurdity. When God’s appointees at the highest mortal level begin to defend their position by attacking militant atheism, we know just how much the tree of knowledge is defeating their dogma.
People now demand the freedom to access knowledge as a basic human right and it is that expectation that will undermine and topple theocracy.
28 August 2011
MP leads group to clarify religious discrimination.
"Following a series of high-profile court cases, Gary Streeter, MP for South West Devon, is to head the inquiry by Christians in Parliament, an all-party parliamentary group, to "clarify" the legal position for members of the faith, and examine whether their freedoms are being "eroded"."
He voted against the ban on hunting with dogs and against gay marriage. I must also enquire who is paying for this little shindig.
This is my email to him;
Re Inquiry on religious rights.
About time. My rights are being eroded all the time. I want a return to biblical values and I want them enforced. Let's make Christianity the religion of the UK and stop trying to give other 'faiths' an equal voice. Mohammed was a paedophile and it's a disgrace that I can't wear my cross for fear of upsetting someone. Live and let live is what I say.
He voted against the ban on hunting with dogs and against gay marriage. I must also enquire who is paying for this little shindig.
This is my email to him;
Re Inquiry on religious rights.
About time. My rights are being eroded all the time. I want a return to biblical values and I want them enforced. Let's make Christianity the religion of the UK and stop trying to give other 'faiths' an equal voice. Mohammed was a paedophile and it's a disgrace that I can't wear my cross for fear of upsetting someone. Live and let live is what I say.
Ten things I would need to deny to begin to accept that the bible was written by God.
That it is clearly written by people of that time.
That there is no corroborating evidence for the House of David.
That it contradicts itself frequently.
That it promotes murder, misogyny and slavery.
That it contains a virgin birth like so many other myths.
That the Adam and Eve thing is totally absurd and without Eve and the snake there is no reason for Jesus’ death.
That God is needy, demands my attention and if I don’t do things his way, he will torture me for eternity.
That God lets the devil do his work for him.
That according to the bible, heaven is a cube where dragons live and where angels fight.
That the best way an all-powerful god (who had already drowned everything on earth to rectify a previous mistake) could redeem his creation was by impregnating a virgin so that his son could be tortured and killed to save my soul.
That there is no corroborating evidence for the House of David.
That it contradicts itself frequently.
That it promotes murder, misogyny and slavery.
That it contains a virgin birth like so many other myths.
That the Adam and Eve thing is totally absurd and without Eve and the snake there is no reason for Jesus’ death.
That God is needy, demands my attention and if I don’t do things his way, he will torture me for eternity.
That God lets the devil do his work for him.
That according to the bible, heaven is a cube where dragons live and where angels fight.
That the best way an all-powerful god (who had already drowned everything on earth to rectify a previous mistake) could redeem his creation was by impregnating a virgin so that his son could be tortured and killed to save my soul.
19 June 2011
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