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Category: The Christian Contradiction

An online version of my book, “The Christian Contradiction,” derived from blog posts on this site, and organized in a comprehensive work to address the problems with religion and Christianity in particular.  For an audio version of the book, please check the first 48 episodes of The Oneness of All Podcast.

39. What Does the Lord Require?

By John Cross Posted on April 1, 2016

It can be quite perplexing to clearly understand all of the things the Lord God requires, especially within the context of Christian scripture and theology. On the one hand, it seems we have to be “perfectly holy” in our words, …

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40. God’s Word?

By John Cross Posted on April 1, 2016

Whenever we try to justify our actions or rationalize a position on an issue by saying we “love” and are trying to obey “God’s Word,” our hypocrisy can become immediately apparent to anyone who has even a general knowledge of …

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41. The Opium of the People

By John Cross Posted on April 1, 2016

When a doctor prescribes pain medication to us when our pain is unmanageable, we are grateful to be given relief from that pain. Often, we are in so much pain that all we know is our desire to be rid …

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42. Our Slavery Addiction

By John Cross Posted on April 1, 2016

In the United States of America especially, we continually hear about “freedom.” It is the one value we claim to cherish, perhaps above all others, especially within our secular Western culture. It is therefore quite hypocritical that in the United States …

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43. The Christ Myth

By John Cross Posted on April 1, 2016

VII. Mythical and Historical Problems of Christianity There is an aversion in our society to the word “myth” because we believe this means a story is untrue.  That is not necessarily the case.  Myths, from Ancient Greece such as the “Iliad” and …

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44. The Christmas Myth

By John Cross Posted on April 1, 2016

During the Christmas season, we hear many stories.  We hear stories of a jolly old white bearded man named Santa Claus who brings gifts to little children all over the world in one night while flying through the air on …

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45. Caesar’s Messiah

By John Cross Posted on April 1, 2016

“All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher.” – Lucretius (Roman Philosopher 99 B.C.E. – 55 B.C.E.) I have recently discovered a fascinating book and documentary entitled “Caesar’s Messiah,” by Joseph Atwill, …

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Afterword “Letting Go”

By John Cross Posted on April 1, 2016

I have recently been reminded of an excellent song by the band Kansas entitled, “Dust in the Wind.”  It is a song I remember hearing and enjoying as a child, as it came out in January of 1978 when I …

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