Monday, June 15, 2015
The Humanist Ten Commandments
1) Thou shalt strive to promote the greater good of humanity before all selfish desires.
2) Thou shalt be curious, for asking questions is the only way to find answers.
3) Harm to your fellow human is harm to humanity. Therefore, thou shalt not kill, rape, rob, or otherwise victimize anyone.
4) Thou shall treat all humans as equals, regardless of race, gender, age, creed, identity, orientation, physical ability, or status.
5) Thou shalt use reason as your guide. Science, knowledge, observation, and rational analysis are the best ways to determine any course of action.
6) Thou shalt not force your beliefs onto others, nor insist that yours be the only and correct way to live happily.
7) If thou dost govern, thou shalt govern with reason, not with superstition. Religion should have no place in any government which represents all people and beliefs.
8) Thou shalt act for the betterment of your fellow humans, and be, whenever possible, altruistic in your deeds.
9) Thou shalt be good to the Earth and its bounties, for without it, humankind is lost.
10) Thou shalt impart thy knowledge and wisdom gained in your lifetime to the next generation, so that with each passing century, humanity will grow wiser and more humane.
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Where's the Historical Evidence for Jesus?
The Fact Is... there is no extra-biblical evidence that Jesus existed, not one iota of evidence anywhere at all. Although there were over 40 major contemporary historians that produced a voluminous amount of literature in one of the most well documented periods of history, as well as Roman records, there is no mention whatsoever of the New Testament Jesus other than the New Testament Bible.
The following verses from the New Testament were devised to deceive us into believing that Jesus was a very famous and important person of the time, as he surely would have been had he actually lived and the things attributed to him were true.
Matthew 4:24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them.
Matthew 9:26 News of this spread through all that region
Matthew 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus.
Matthew 28:15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.
Mark 1:28 News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee.
Mark 1:45 Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.
Luke 4:14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.
Luke 4:37 And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area.
Luke 5:15 Yet the news about him spread all the more so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
Luke 7:17 This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.
Jerusalem was on a major trade route at that time, so if what the bible says about Jesus was true, his miracles would have certainly come to the attention of foreign travelers and been recorded somewhere. It was also under Roman control and the Romans documented everything of even minute importance that took place within their empire. It was also under the scrutiny of governor Herod, who was in charge of tax collection for Rome, of which one of the above text claims Herod had received reports about Jesus. Yet no one recorded a single word about him.
It is true that the Romans later suppressed and destroyed practically every religious and philosophical writing in existence that opposed their sanctioned Christian doctrines, but they would have had no cause to suppress information about the Jesus figure. They were the ones who invented the "Jesus is God in the flesh" fraud in the first place. For info on this please refer to the video "Caesar's Messiah" on my blog post "Who Invented Christianity". They certainly chronicled other Jewish rabble-rousers of the time.
Christian apologist can only point to these four sources in their desperate attempt to manufacture extra-biblical literary evidence for Jesus (and hope to retain a hint of credibility) and these writers were not even alive during his supposed lifetime. They are Josephus, Pliny, Tacitus, and Suetonius. Yet, these sources are nothing more than pious fraud. They are either forgeries or are tortured to misrepresent the truth.
Please refer to the website TruthBeKnown.com by noted scholar D.M. Murdock aka Acharya S for detailed studies of these:
Please refer to the website TruthBeKnown.com by noted scholar D.M. Murdock aka Acharya S for detailed studies of these:
Josephus
Pliny, Tacitus, and Suetonius
Archaeological Evidence For Jesus
Not a shred of archaeological or physical evidence anywhere.
"No one has the slightest physical evidence to support a historical Jesus; no artifacts, dwelling, works of carpentry, or self-written manuscripts." Jim Walker, NoBeliefs.com
"Although Jesus of Nazareth is a universally recognized figure, no one has ever found any evidence for his existence apart from texts. "A Clue to Jesus?". Kenneth Woodward - Newsweek
"None of the physical evidence of Jesus' life and death hold up to scientific scrutiny." "Who Was Jesus, the Man?". Heather Whipps
"There is no abbey so poor as not to have a specimen. In some places, there are large fragments, as at the Holy Chapel in Paris, at Poitiers, and at Rome, where a good-sized crucifix is said to have been made of it. In brief, if all the pieces that could be found were collected together, they would make a big shipload. Yet the Gospel testifies that a single man was able to carry it." John Calvin
"Perhaps the most famous religious relic in the world, the Shroud of Turin, is believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus. The 14-by-4-foot linen blanket, which bears the ghostly image of a man's body, has been worshiped by millions of pilgrims in a cathedral in Turin, Italy. But scientifically speaking, the Shroud of Turin is a fake". "Jesus Christ the Man: Does the Physical Evidence Hold Up?" Live Science
Don't waste your time looking for the Holy Grail - you won't find it!
Was Apollonius of Tyre a Model for Jesus?
Many of the attributes of Apollonius of Tyre who lived during that time, of whom we do have historical evidence for, are shared by the Jesus character leading some biblical scholars to believe that the Jesus myth was partially fashioned after him, although his predominant motif is astrotheological and copied from many previous god-man myths. See The Origin of Religion (Part 1) on this blog, and Acharya S's article "Apollonius, Jesus, and Paul: Men or Myths?"
Many of the attributes of Apollonius of Tyre who lived during that time, of whom we do have historical evidence for, are shared by the Jesus character leading some biblical scholars to believe that the Jesus myth was partially fashioned after him, although his predominant motif is astrotheological and copied from many previous god-man myths. See The Origin of Religion (Part 1) on this blog, and Acharya S's article "Apollonius, Jesus, and Paul: Men or Myths?"
Period Statue of Apollonius
There is also indisputable evidence that Titus, the son of the "god" Vespasian
(Emperor of Rome), was the self-aggrandizing model for the invented Christ. See the video "Caesar's Messiah" on blog post "Who Invented Christianity"
Period Statue of Apollonius
There is also indisputable evidence that Titus, the son of the "god" Vespasian
(Emperor of Rome), was the self-aggrandizing model for the invented Christ. See the video "Caesar's Messiah" on blog post "Who Invented Christianity"
Period Statue of Titus
Period Statue of Jesus
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This portrait that everyone instantly recognizes as Jesus is actually Michelangelo's fraudulent painting of Cesare Borgia
Illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI
This portrait that everyone instantly recognizes as Jesus is actually Michelangelo's fraudulent painting of Cesare Borgia
Illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI
Cesare Borgia
Why there are no records of Jesus Christ
It is not possible to find in any legitimate religious or historical writings compiled between the beginning of the first century and well into the fourth century any reference to Jesus Christ and the spectacular events that the Church says accompanied his life.
This confirmation comes from Frederic Farrar (1831-1903) of Trinity College, Cambridge:
"It is amazing that history has not embalmed for us even one certain or definite saying or circumstance in the life of the Saviour of mankind ... there is no statement in all history that says anyone saw Jesus or talked with him. Nothing in history is more astonishing than the silence of contemporary writers about events relayed in the four Gospels."(The Life of Christ, Frederic W. Farrar, Cassell, London, 1874)
This situation arises from a conflict between history and New Testament narratives.
Dr. Tischendorf made this comment:
"We must frankly admit that we have no source of information with respect to the life of Jesus Christ other than ecclesiastic writings assembled during the fourth century." (Codex Sinaiticus, Dr. Constantin von Tischendorf, British Library, London)
There are “enough writings of (contemporary) authors... to form a library. Yet in this mass of Jewish and Pagan literature, aside from two forged passages in the works of a Jewish author, and two disputed passages in the works of Roman writers, there is to be found no mention of Jesus Christ.” John E. Remsburg, in his classic book "The Christ: A Critical Review and Analysis of the Evidence of His Existence."
There is an explanation for those hundreds of years of silence:
the construct of Christianity did not begin until after the first quarter of the fourth century, and that is why Pope Leo X (d. 1521) called Christ a "fable"
(Cardinal Bembo: His Letters..., op. cit.).
Friday, June 12, 2015
Really Bad News For Religious Conservatives
One third of young people who have left organized religion did so because of anti-gay teachings or treatment within their churches, according to a new study. While not surprising—it's no secret that younger Americans are more accepting of gay people—it puts a number on the cost anti-gay policies can have on organizations. A full 31% of young people (ages 18 to 33) who left organized religion said "negative teachings" or "negative treatment" of gay people was a "somewhat important" or "very important" factor in their departure, as surveyed by the Public Religion Research Institute. What do atheists think about this? Does this spell the doom of the Christian Right?
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Who was Jesus? The Mysteries of the Gospels
Jesus
7--2 BC to 30--33 AD, also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth, is the
central figure of Christianity, whom the teachings of most Christian
denominations hold to be the Son of God. Christianity holds Jesus to
be the awaited Messiah of the Old Testament and refers to him as
Jesus Christ, a name that is also used in non-Christian contexts.
Virtually
all modern scholars of antiquity agree that a historical Jesus
existed, although there is little agreement on the reliability of the
gospel narratives and how closely the biblical Jesus reflects the
historical Jesus. Most scholars agree that Jesus was a Jewish
preacher from Galilee, was baptized by John the Baptist, and was
crucified in Jerusalem on the orders of the Roman prefect, Pontius
Pilate.
Scholars
have constructed various portraits of the historical Jesus, which
often depict him as having one or more of the following roles: the
leader of an apocalyptic movement, Messiah, a charismatic healer, a
sage and philosopher, or an egalitarian social reformer. Scholars
have correlated the New Testament accounts with non-Christian
historical records to arrive at an estimated chronology of Jesus'
life.
Christians
believe that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a
virgin, performed miracles, founded the Church, died by crucifixion
as a sacrifice to achieve atonement, rose from the dead, and ascended
into heaven, from which he will return. The great majority of
Christians worship Jesus as the incarnation of God the Son, the
second of three Persons of a Divine Trinity. A few Christian groups
reject Trinitarianism, wholly or partly, as non-scriptural.
In
Islam, Jesus (commonly transliterated as Isa) is considered one of
God's important prophets and the Messiah (al-Masih). To Muslims,
Jesus is a bringer of scripture and the child of a virgin birth, but
neither divine nor the victim of crucifixion. Judaism rejects the
belief that Jesus was the awaited Messiah, arguing that he did not
fulfill the Messianic prophecies in the Tanakh.
What is the truth? Did the historical Jesus even exist?
Purchase Book Caesars's Messiah
The 'Jesus of History' -- Memory or Myth?
This classic depiction of Jesus is actually a portrait of Cesare Borgia, the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI!
Churches Should Be Taxed
According to Christianity Today: “”Relatively little donated money actually moves much of a distance away from the contributors,” The money given by the people in the pews, it turns out, is largely spent on the people in the pews. Only about 3 percent of money donated to churches and ministries went to aiding or ministering to non-Christians.”
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Was There a Historical Jesus?
The Savior was born and died for our
sins...wait...maybe he never was born. Could all the contradictions
and anachronisms in the Bible, lack of historical data, absent
archaeological evidence, Church Father silence and even the Gnostic
Scriptures be in reality pointing to a mythic godman, a patchwork
hero with a thousand theologies? Is there really any first century
proof indicating there was anything close to a first century Galilean
Rabbi? We take on this herculean task in a CSI manner and attempt to
find if there is a man behind the legend at all.
Astral Guest—Acharya S., author of
'Who Was Jesus: Fingerprints of the Christ', 'Suns of God' & 'The
Christ Conspiracy'.
"How well we know what a profitable superstition this fable of Christ has been for us and our predecessors."-- Pope Leo X Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici Pope (1513-1521)
“It has served us well, this myth of Jesus" attributed to Cesare Borgia, illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI (r. 1492-1503)
“It has served us well, this myth of Jesus" attributed to Cesare Borgia, illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI (r. 1492-1503)
The Origins of Christianity and the Quest for the Historical Jesus Christ
By Acharya S/D.M. Murdock
Please feel free to print out and distribute this ebook: www.stellarhousepublishing.com/originsofchristianity.pdf
The Jesus Myth
By Barbara G. Walker
Faith Vs Reason & the Burden of Proof
http://stellarhousepublishing.com/whowasjesus.html
For more information about Acharya Murdock's work in general, see her websites:
http://TruthBeKnown.com
http://StellarHousePublishing.com
http://FreethoughtNation.com
Monday, June 8, 2015
The Hidden Faith of The Founding Fathers
This Christian Film Actually Tells the Truth
About the Founding Father's Faith
Surprise! Surprise!
The Hidden Faith of the Founding Fathers is perhaps the first and only documentary to go where no film has ever gone before, confronting the little known beliefs of America's founders. Conservative Christian leaders often claim that the revolutionaries were godly men who were trying to build a Christian nation. But was their faith the true faith of the Bible? Or is it possible that the exact opposite is true?
The real questions are: What did the founders believe about Jesus Christ? Christianity begins with faith in the Person of Christ Himself: what did the founders think of Him? What did they think of the Gospel? Were they fighting for Christianity, or against it?
Available on DVD
Included in this DVD:
Included in this DVD:
1) The faith of Thomas Paine -- the man who inspired the American Revolution, and the writing of the Declaration of Independence. This film shows how Paine's influence over the Revolution was critical, while his anti-Christian writings revealed much of what the other founders truly believed.
2) The faith of Thomas Jefferson -- author of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson said the Book of Revelation was "the ravings of a maniac" and that the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles were full of "imposture" and "stupidity." After his private papers were published, he was called "the reviler of Christ" by a leading clergyman.
3) The faith of Benjamin Franklin -- the only man to sign all of the original founding documents. Franklin was part of a radical occult group known as "The Hellfire Club" in England that took part in satanic rituals, which may have included human sacrifice. Shortly before he died, he openly stated that he did not believe the Gospel.
4) The faith of John Adams -- the second President of the United States. The evidence shows that Adams was no Christian at all, but rather exalted pagan beliefs about God, while abhorring the Gospel, calling it an "awful blasphemy."
5) The faith of George Washington -- known as "the Father of our country." Three of Washington's own pastors doubted his faith in Christ. Proof is shown that he went to war, not for Christianity, but for a "universal" system that would embrace all religions. When compelled by the clergy to confess his faith in Christ, Washington refused.
6) Washington & the Jesuits: Generally unknown is the role of Rome and the Jesuit Order in the American Revolution. Powerful historic evidence shows that George Washington worked with Jesuits to prevail against their common enemy, England. This information is ground-breaking and documented beyond any doubt.
7) Bartonian History: we confront David Barton's fabled view of American history, giving examples (including his appearance on the Glenn Beck program) of how he misquotes the founders to make it appear as if they supported Christianity, when it is provable that they did not.
8) The Question of Freemasonry: Also included is an expose of David Barton's book on the role of Freemasonry, contending on key points against his assertion that Masonry played no significant role in the founding of the country.
9) Biblical World View: Confronts the idea often suggested that the founders were "deists," or "agnostics" -- whereas, according to the Bible, they were antichrists.
http://www.adullamfilms.com/HiddenFaith.html
Additional Text References from Another Source:
Our Founding Fathers Were Not Christians
http://freethought.mbdojo.com/foundingfathers.html
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