Vol 1 Issue 8

Christianity is an ever-present force in our so-called land of the free, spreading its dominant will throughout our local, state, and federal governments. From the blatant prayer of ‘In God We Trust’ printed on our money, to the federally-sponsored preachers who pray over empty seats in both houses of Congress, Christians have made their mark.

At one time, there was a half-assed attempt at church-and-state separation by Democrats, but after 9/11 propagating religion has become the norm again. Our Congress is making shocking attempts to pass "God friendly" resolutions, such as: 1) forcing school children to sing ‘God bless America’ every morning; 2) supporting a forced pledge of allegiance reading by children, even after it was ruled unconstitutional; and, 3) a constitutional amendment protecting public religiosity, such as forced school prayer, the pledge, forced Bible reading in public schools, and the ‘In God We Trust’ motto. I’m not surprised by these futile attempts of Christian politicians to placate their hysterical doomsday-oriented constituency.

And strangely enough, I think it’s a good idea. It takes a good conflict to shake people up to fight for their freedoms. There’s not one atheist in the House of Representatives or the Senate. Most are Christians and Jews who really don’t give a shit about freedom of religion. The odd thing about it is that not one of these people have recognized the parallel between their actions and that of the whole Muslim world. In their "Look at me, God, I’m kissing your ass" mentality they ultimately do the same thing the terrorists believe in, which is to force religion upon people.

This brings me to my next topic of discussion. Where do Christians get the idea that they know what’s best for society? Oh that’s right, they have a magic book.

Yes, the Bible is the creator of all Christian problems, at least in an "I’m right and everyone else is wrong" kind of way. It has become an endless circle of oxymoronicism, to coin a new word. First, you have a bunch of ancient men running around creating so-called "Scriptures"; then years later, others copy them by changing, and adding what they like. And, as time passes on, even more come forward to take those writings and translate them into another language, until the ancient words from the second translation take on a whole new meaning of their own and are added to the newer version...Bam! God’s divine truth is complete.

For example: The word hell is used numerous times in both the Old and New Testament for the words sheol, gehenna, Hades, and Tatarus. Why would translators use one word to replace many different words that have completely different meanings? It’s obvious: They didn’t like the meaning of the original words and wanted to change them to suit their own ideology. For example, the word sheol is a Hebrew word that means ‘abode of the dead,’ which was very similar to the word Hades from Greek mythology.

In contrast, the word gehenna means "sacrificial burnings at the Valley of Hinnom," having more to do with a physical event than a magical afterlife. The only word that has any resemblance to the concept of hell that most Christians believe in is the Greek word Tatarus, used only once in the Bible, and that referred to where the Titans of Greek Mythology were imprisoned (Surprise)! In old English, the word hell itself meant "to cover or conceal," having more to do with graves, and roofers of the time were called Hellers.

More than likely, the Norse God Hel, who watched over the underworld of the dead, played a part in the mistranslation. There are many examples in the Bible of word manipulation and mistranslation. Damn near every word, to be exact! Of course, the most notorious would be the words satan (meaning adversary), and devil (from Greek diabolos meaning liar).

I must now sadly inform you that for many years, Christians have basically invented the Satan or devil Figure. I know it’s a shock, but still very true. Yes, my friends, the Word of God is bullshit, it’s completely and undeniably the most absurd form of literature, outside that of mythology, that has ever been pressed onto unknowing believers. So, from this moment on, I devote myself to bringing this truth to hapless females, who unknowingly yell for God during sex with no hope of being answered - at least not by God himself!!!