on โ10-10-2013 09:21 PM
American Biblical scholar Joseph Atwill will be appearing before the British public for the first time in London on the 19th of October to present a controversial new discovery: ancient confessions recently uncovered now prove, according to Atwill, that the New Testament was written by first-century Roman aristocrats and that they fabricated the entire story of Jesus Christ.
Although to many scholars his theory seems outlandish, and is sure to upset some believers, Atwill regards his evidence as conclusive and is confident its acceptance is only a matter of time. "I present my work with some ambivalence, as I do not want to directly cause Christians any harm," he acknowledges, "but this is important for our culture. Alert citizens need to know the truth about our past so we can understand how and why governments create false histories and false gods. They often do it to obtain a social order that is against the best interests of the common people."
Was Jesus based on a real person from history? "The short answer is no," Atwill insists, "in fact he may be the only fictional character in literature whose entire life story can be traced to other sources. Once those sources are all laid bare, there's simply nothing left."
Is this the beginning of the end of Christianity? "Probably not," grants Atwill, "but what my work has done is give permission to many of those ready to leave the religion to make a clean break. We've got the evidence now to show exactly where the story of Jesus came from. Although Christianity can be a comfort to some, it can also be very damaging and repressive, an insidious form of mind control that has led to blind acceptance of serfdom, poverty, and war throughout history. To this day, especially in the United States, it is used to create support for war in the Middle East."
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11201273.htm
Nooooooooooooooooooo.
on โ11-10-2013 08:22 PM
@**meep** wrote:
@joz*garage wrote:
@**meep** wrote:
@joz*garage wrote:
i was trying to work out who Shima was...........
lol, i figured it out on the chopper thread
were you thinking the same thing?
erm, thinking of what, meep?
โ11-10-2013 08:24 PM - edited โ11-10-2013 08:25 PM
@tommy.irene wrote:Does it matter, did Bhudda exist, Hindus and other numerous religions believe in ancient gods.
Was it marx or Lenin who said that Religion is the opiate of the masses ?
If believng in fairies at the bottom of the garden gives someone comfort and leads them to live a better life , so be it.
What do you believe in..
on โ11-10-2013 08:24 PM
@joz*garage wrote:
@**meep** wrote:
@joz*garage wrote:
@**meep** wrote:
@joz*garage wrote:
i was trying to work out who Shima was...........
lol, i figured it out on the chopper thread
were you thinking the same thing?
erm, thinking of what, meep?
who Shima was..........
on โ11-10-2013 08:26 PM
@**meep** wrote:
@joz*garage wrote:
@**meep** wrote:
@joz*garage wrote:
@**meep** wrote:
@joz*garage wrote:
i was trying to work out who Shima was...........
lol, i figured it out on the chopper thread
were you thinking the same thing?
erm, thinking of what, meep?
who Shima was..........
oh, we were on the same wave length then
on โ11-10-2013 08:27 PM
oh and sorry fukushimaiskillingyouall, i'm not making fun of your ID. I honestly misread it the first time.
on โ11-10-2013 08:27 PM
Tommy are you telling me there is no Fairies at the bottom of the garden ๐
on โ11-10-2013 08:29 PM
@lionrose.7 wrote:Tommy are you telling me there is no Fairies at the bottom of the garden ๐
No ..only little Irish people
โ11-10-2013 08:30 PM - edited โ11-10-2013 08:32 PM
Does it matter, did Bhudda exist
well, he actually brought a technique on how to control the mind into the world
i would argue, what positive aspects of other religions.. gave us?
on โ11-10-2013 08:33 PM
No Tommy that is me, I am the little irsh person at the bottom of the garden hahaha
on โ11-10-2013 08:36 PM
Is this what we believe in....