"I call heaven to witness that I also thoroughly despised those who laughed at the simplicity of the blind people, those who furnished piously considerable sums of money to buy prayers. How horrible this monopoly I do not blame the disdain which those who grow rich by your sweat and your pains, show for their mysteries and their superstitions; but I detest their insatiable cupidity and the signal pleasure such fellows take in railing at the ignorance of those whom they carefully keep in this state of blindness. Let them content themselves with laughing at their own ease, but at least let them not multiply their errors by abusing the blind piety of those who, by their simplicity, procured them such an easy life. You render unto me, my brethren, the justice that is due me. The sympathy which I manifested for your troubles saves me from the least suspicion. How often have I performed gratuitously the functions of my ministry. How often also has my heart been grieved at not being able to assist you as often and as abundantly as I could have wished Have I not always proved to you that I took more pleasure in giving than in receiving? I carefully avoided exhorting you to bigotry, and I spoke to you as rarely as possible of our unfortunate dogmas. It was necessary that I should acquit myself as a priest of my ministry, but how often have I not suffered within myself when I was forced to preach to you those pious lies which I despised in my heart. What a disdain I had for my ministry, and particularly for that superstitious Mass, and those ridiculous administrations of sacraments, especially if I was compelled to perform them with the solemnity which awakened all your piety and all your good faith. What remorse I had for exciting your credulity A thousand times upon the point of bursting forth publicly, I was going to open your eyes, but a fear superior to my strength restrained me and forced me to silence until my death."

Also called Christianity before Christ, this book contains new, startling, and extraordinary revelations in religious history, which disclose the oriental origin of all the doctrines, principles, percepts and miracles of the Christian New Testament and furnishing a key for unlocking many of its sacred mysteries, besides compromising the history of 16 heathen crucified gods.

Also called Christianity before Christ, this book contains new, startling, and extraordinary revelations in religious history, which disclose the oriental origin of all the doctrines, principles, percepts and miracles of the Christian New Testament and furnishing a key for unlocking many of its sacred mysteries, besides compromising the history of 16 heathen crucified gods.

"To those searching for truth -- not the truth of dogma and darkness but the truth brought by reason, search, examination, and inquiry, discipline is required. For faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction -- faith in fiction is a damnable false hope." Thomas Edison Your refill is ready. The medicine is the Bitter Pill of Truth. Are you ready and willing to take it? This next installment of the Bitter Truth series is another dose of strong medicine for the believer and non-believer alike. Whether you are strong in your faith and want to see what new arguments are being brought forth, or if you are insecure and are having doubts about your Judeo-Christian faith, and even if you are among the heathen, heretical, and soulless lot that is without faith-like myself-part two of the Bitter Pill series is for you. Many books about faith, or the lack thereof, never take a good, hard look at God. Those that favor God are biased, but can you blame them? Those that discount God, or criticize Him...well, some are great and insightful works, but many pull punches. I do not. This book will entertain a slew of new and thought-provoking ways to study the character of God. Is God the kind, compassionate creator that His faithful present to the world, or is He something else? Is God on our side and does He have our best interests at heart, or is He the vain, jealous Lord and Master He proclaims Himself to be? If one is to truly examine the character and steadfastness of God, one must not wear kid gloves, and one must be able to dissect not just what is in the holy texts and dogma of the Judeo-Christian faith, but also one must look at history and the world all around us-nay, the universe. Get your glass of water, make sure your skin is nice and thick if you must, and get ready to delve into a character study of the Almighty as you have not seen before. The truth hurts...are you sure you want it?

Sometimes tough love is the best medicine for those who need it. The Bitter Pill of Truth is just the prescription anyone needs if they wish to break the chains of religious repression and de-mystify the mystical. Whether you are secure in your faith, are looking for reasons for abandoning it, or are interested to know all the dirty little secrets that are kept hidden by a mask of mysticism, secrecy, and ritual, this is the book for you. Would you like to know the true origins of Judaism and Christianity? Are you interested in learning where the traditions and rituals came from? Does the mythology of ancient cultures intrigue you, and do you want to know how they played a huge role in molding and shaping not only history but modern-day religion? Are you ready-and willing-to see the glaring contradictions and plagiarisms contained in the Bible? Written in a no holds barred, gently-in-your-face manner, this book is an eye-opening look at the Judeo-Christian religion. A mix of history, religious insight, humor, and straight-talk, The Bitter Pill of Truth promises to educate the reader and truly open one's eyes. Filled with dozens of quotes from the great free thinkers of the ages for you to ponder and lessons from humankind's history be prepared to deal with some information you may never have reflected upon, or never even learned. Let history and science, combined with basic humanism, expose over 6,000 years of deceits and mistruths. Pour a big glass of cold water and get ready to swallow the Bitter Pill of Truth. But be warned: the truth hurts.

THIS 48 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: American Thought: From Puritanism to Pragmatism, by Woodbridge Riley. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766105679.

The Fallacy of God, A Religious Conspiracy: No one could study the Bible with an open mind and still believe that the scribble written inside was ever inspired by some loving entity. The Bible is filled with contradictions and superstitious beliefs of an angry, jealous, man-made controlling God. Only through blind faith, the act of unthinking, could anyone possibly believe that the immoral, unjustified, homicidal stories of a greedy Creator were not just fabrications and old mythological legends compiled into religious propaganda. Religious leaders grow fat with money while they preach of giving and not living for materialistic possessions. They are hypocritical pretenders to what they teach. We should all blindly follow and obey, for any one of us who doubts the existence of God will face His wrath of eternal Hellfire? Its basic dogma, of one true religion, breeds hatred between brothers and wars throughout our world, and we must live in fear of the coming Battle of Armageddon. Christianity is blasphemous to what Jesus believed, and the Shroud of Turin is a fraudulent sham, no one was ever resurrected from the dead. Some of the information presented in this book is from my anti-religious series including "Empirical Truth," and "Jesus Christ Revolutionary Mythology." If you want to know how rapacious the Bible truly is, you will want to read this book.

Is it possible with an average educated intelligence, in all good faith (pun intended), truly and honestly to contemplate our world and be convinced that it was created by an omniscient (all knowing), omnipotent (all powerful), all loving God? This book is a collection of thoughts that anybody could have if he or she took the time to stop, wonder, think and observe the world with the tools that our 21st century culture gave us. An open mind is needed. Narcissism (I'm the child of a God), and self interest (I am a soul that doesn't die) must be repressed.

The purpose of this book is to teach you how to receive Healing and Deliverance from God. The simple keys in this book will work for anyone that will take the time to apply them. I had scriptures and healing materials from three different sources and didn't understand how to apply the materials. I was sick and continued to get worst with the keys from God's word at my fingertips. I didn't understand God's word. I didn't understand how to apply God's word. I didn't understand God's system of operation. A simple six-minute thumb surgery caused me to have a stroke, damaging the entire right side of my body. I received damage to my entire nervous system. I started having uncontrollable full body muscle spasms. I started having problems with my heart, breathing and blood pressure. My mouth would draw up to the right side of my face and there were constant trembles of my arms and legs. I had problems sleeping and my body temperatures increased to 100 degrees or more. I was sensitive to touch, cool temperatures and light. I could not control my own body movements at times and I had problems walking and talking. Touching my skull, neck, back and checking my reflexes would cause me to go into uncontrollable full body muscle spasms. I was told that I had a muscle build-up where there should not be any muscle and because of this muscle build-up and the massive strength that I had developed; I could break a bone in my neck. A doctor told me: due to the amount of time that I suffered and the complexity of the problems I had, that they would be with me for the rest of my life. The problems could not be fixed, repaired and there was no cure. I was seen by at least thirty or more doctors without any help. I felt sure I was going to die from all of the problems in my body. I could see myself dead lying in a casket. I decided that I was going to murder three of the doctors. God led me to a church where I received understanding of God's word. I learned God's system of operation. I also learned how to apply God's word to my life for the healing and deliverance that I needed. As a result of understanding and applying God's word to my life, in a three-month process I was delivered from the spirit of murder and healed from all of the damage to my entire body. I suffered for three years and two months because of the lack of understanding of God's word. I am still delivered, healed and have been teaching God's word for healing and deliverance for eleven years now.
The principles in this book are the principles that I learned and applied to my life and received my healing and deliverance from God's word. The principles in this book are the same principles that I have been teaching for the last eleven years and they are still delivering and healing God's people today. People are being healed and delivered by understanding and applying the principles in this book. The principles in this book will work for anyone that will take the time to apply them.

Apologetics is a needed study in told world of false teaching. Join pastor tc in the journey of truth in this relative world.

When Tertium Organum burst onto the New York literary scene its author, P. D. Ouspensky, was unaware of it. Piotr Demianovich Ouspensky, the most famous pupil of Greco-Armenian spiritual teacher George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, had written Kluck Kzaradkam (the original title) in his native Russian and it had been published in St. Petersburg in 1912. At the time of its New York debut his whereabouts were unknown. A Russian by the name of Nicholas Bessarabof had emigrated to America before the 1917 Russian Revolution and had taken the book with him. He gave a copy to architect Claude Bragdon who could read Russian and was interested in forth-dimensional consciousness. After reading the book a friend echoed Bragdons' sentiments saying; He has recently discovered a young Russian who "seems to us remarkable in many ways." The man has introduced him to Ouspensky and his book on the fourth dimension called Tertium Organum. Bragdon believes this book to be the "long sought New Testament of the Sixth Race which will justify the meekness of the saint, the vision of the mystic, and create a new heaven and a new earth." He is currently collaborating with Bessarabof on an English translation.A " In 1920 without Ouspensky's knowledge, Bragdon and Bessarabof published the book in English through Manas Press in New York. Meanwhile Ouspensky, a journalist and destitute author, had arrived in Constantinople with hardly a penny to his name. Later that year he was gratified to receive a substantial royalty check, and the news that Tertium Organum was a publishing success in English, and that his fame in literary circles was assured. In 1921 he wrote, "This translation, made without my knowledge and participation, at a time when I was cut off by war and revolution from the civilized world, transmits my thought so exactly that after a very attentive review of the book I could find only one word to correct. Such a result could be achieved only because Mr. Bessarabof and Mr. Bragdon were not translating words merely, but were grasping directly my thoughts at the back of them." In May 1921 Ouspensky received the sum of GBP100 from Lady Rothermere who was in Rochester, New York; it was wired with the message: 'Deeply impressed by your book Tertium Organum - wish to meet you in New York or London - will pay all expenses.' This invitation gave Ouspensky the opportunity to move to England where he secured Gurdjieff's permission to write a book on his philosophy. Ouspensky spent the next twenty years in England lecturing and teaching Gurdjieff's ideas and developing his own philosophy. His lectures in London were attended by such literary figures as Aldous Huxley, T. S. Eliot, and other writers, journalists and doctors. His influence on the literary scene of the 1920's and 1930's as well as on the Russian avant-garde was huge but today he is not widely known.

Written by a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who has been severely disabled by cerebral palsy since birth, this book gives insight into Mormon beliefs. The "talks," as they are called by Mormons, were read to various congregations . Because Mr. Beatty has a severe speech impediment he typed his talks and someone would read them for him. The talks were given over the span of 40 years and cover such subjects as faith, the Plan of Salvation, reverence, prayer, unity, and other basic principles which form the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Four essays are also included. The main essay is unique because Mr. Beatty attempts to answer the age old questions of why disability exists and what God intends mankind (especially the person with a disability) to learn from them. This is done from the perspective of Mormon /Christian theology. The other essays relate to the Independent Living Movement among those with severe disabilities in the United States, addiction recovery, and a short biography.

The Problems With Religion answers common questions about religion including, what is religion, where did it come from and why are most people religious? The book primarily focuses on the major monotheistic religions of today, what problems they present to a harmonious world of peace, health and mutual respect. Finally, Dr. Barrett describes what we all can do to move ourselves out of these problems and toward a safe and tolerant world.

You may want to reverse what you think about dying. See what some normal people experienced in their final days.Some of their experiences were extraordinary and even unexplainable. Life begins with an orgasm. I bet our Creator will even top this at our journey's end. You don't believe there is a Creator? That's okay, no judgement here.We all have a lot of clutter we must come to grips with as we live our lives. Could our departing be our purpose in life?

The Heathen's Guide to World Religions is a humorous but accurate history of the murder, lust, greed, and sheer stupidity that have made the world's religions what they are today. "Hopper represents the most lethal of organized religions many opponents: a curious, well-educated individual with a sharp wit." Queen's University Journal Review "Wickedly fun and informative." Toronto Star "The Heathen's Guide To World Religions has taken up permanent residence on my bookshelves... a masterfully written, wonderfully funny, and deliciously snarky trip down religious lane." Al Stefanelli, UNITED ATHEIST FRONT. "Like Monty Python in religious garb... easily one of the best places to invest your book buying dollar." Georgia Straight

Maybe you were born to Christian parents and raised as a Christian. Or maybe you are just a part of a Christian nation. You might have attended church regularly, or maybe just on special occasions. If asked, you say that you believe in God, but you really never thought about what that means exactly. You are a well-educated person who accepts the idea of Biblical miracles, but only the more "reasonable" ones. You have read some of the Bible, mostly just parts of the New Testament, but never committed to reading the Bible cover to cover. You are a good person who admires the many "Christian values" as demonstrated by Jesus Christ. But something does not feel right. * Science tells us that the universe is 13.7 billion years old, but the Bible tells us it's 6,000 years old. * Science tells us life is the result of emergent properties in combined molecules, and we have evolved from a very primitive life form, but the Bible says that God made us, as is, from dust, and blew life in our noses. * You see a world where little bunnies burn to death in forest fires, and wonder why an all-good and loving God would allow such a thing to happen. * You pray to God and you realize that sometimes your prayers are answered, and sometimes they aren't just as if you didn't pray at all. * You hear about other religions and wonder why your religion is right and every other religion on the planet is wrong. * You have a real problem with the idea of all your non-Jesus-believing friends and family spending eternity in Hell.? In fact, the more you look around, the more you see a world absent of this perfect image of a perfect God. As much as you want to avoid critical thinking and "just let go and have faith," you find that you cannot believe in something contrary to your logic and reason no matter how much you want to. This might lead to feelings of guilt, insincerity, and/or hypocrisy. Yet you just can't imagine living life without God, and you don't have to. When you start asking serious questions about God and religion, you begin to see through the stories of people living inside the stomachs of big fish, 900-year-old men, and bodies coming back to life after three days, and understand how man created God, and not the other way around. By daring to question "sacred" religion, challenging your childhood beliefs, and risking eternal damnation (okay, so there might be a minor side effect to reading this book), you will discover an appreciation for religion on a new level, as well as a renewed appreciation for the human race. Through a unique blend of science, philosophy, theology, and a touch of humor, you will see how you can trust your logic and reason, be true to yourself, and embrace God -- not as a being, but as a concept -- The Concept.

What do you get an atheist for Christmas?

If you're an atheist, you don't believe in the three wise men, so this Christmas, we bring you not three, but forty-two wise men and women, bearing gifts of comedy, science, philosophy, the arts, and knowledge. What does it feel like to be born on Christmas day? How can you most effectively use lights to make your house visible from space? And where can you listen to the echoes of the Big Bang on December 25? The Atheist's Guide to Christmas answers all these questions and more: Richard Dawkins tells an original Christmas story.Phil Plait fact-checks the Star of Bethlehem.Neal Pollack teaches his family a lesson on holiday spirit.Simon Singh offers a very special scientific experiment.Simon le Bon loses his faith (but keeps church music).AC Grayling explains how to have a truly happy Christmas.

Plus thirty-six other brilliant, funny, free-thinking pieces perfect for anyone who doesn't think of holidays as holy days.

All author advances and royalties for The Atheist's Guide to Christmas will go to Terrence Higgins Trust.

To be common implies being ordinary or average. Why settle for mediocrity or an average life when abundance is available? Each of us are presented with the same common choices and yet there are those who seem to have success come easy for them, they seem happy no matter what life throws their way. Simply put those people seem uncommon There is nothing ordinary or average about those certain people. What is their secret? The secret lies within the choices those uncommon people make Those successful individuals that experience abundance simply make the right common choices that each of us are faced with on a daily basis. As you read "Common Choices for Uncommon People" and begin to implement the daily practical and spiritual application, you will find that you will become that Uncommon Person, that person that has chosen not to settle for mediocrity but to go for the abundance that is available. You will find that joy becomes a way of life. You will experience peace in the midst of storms. You will have others wonder what your secret is Then, as an Uncommon Person, you will be able to experience abundance as Jesus talked about in John 10:10 and you'll have opportunities to share how by simply making the right Common Choices, anyone can enjoy abundance and become that Uncommon Person

No matter what you think or believe in life, the mythology of Christianity revolutionized the entire world. Now, from the Author of "Empirical Truth" and the "Power of Light Vibrations" comes a new work called "Jesus Christ: Revolutionary Mythology." As a proud Pantheistic-Atheist, Christians are always telling me that because I am an Atheist I do not believe in anything, this is growing old. I inform them that because I am a freethinker that I believe in more things than they. In responding to their way of thinking it is they who do not believe in anything. There is no god, and the belief in Jesus Christ is the myth of celestial bodies and the legend of a man who may or may not have existed. It is a shame that the world has been placed into mayhem by the mythological sayings of Paul, the true founder of Christianity, a megalomaniac who fooled so many into believing that he was following the teachings of Jesus Christ. Was there a connection between Jesus' Birthday and 9/11? This book is about finding out the truth. Who was Jesus Christ? Many Christian's faith may be dismayed by the answers.

THIS 22 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors or Christianity before Christ, by Kersey Graves. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 156459288X.

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, written by legendary author David Hume is widely considered to be one of the greatest classic and historical texts of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by David Hume is highly recommended. Published by Classic Books International and beautifully produced, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library.

An Unabridged Edition (Parts I and II) From 'The Writings Of Thomas Paine,' Edited By Moncure Conway With All Charts and Tables, Notes and Footnotes, To Include A Chronology Of Paine's Life

Defining Life in Him, through Him, and because of Him!
Have you been in denial about your lifestyle? If so, it's time to come clean and get real! In From Homosexuality to Christ, the author shares his personal struggles with homosexuality and how he reconciled his lifestyle with the church's teachings.
I never felt like it was wrong because as far as I can remember it felt normal and right-until I met Jesus Christ. The Lord showed me through His Word that homosexuality was just sin like any other sin. He also showed me that I could change through the help of God. I learned that God loves me no matter what.

God loves mankind and created all in the likeness of His own image. Let's stop destroying-through bias, judgment, and criticism- what He has created, and experience the profound love God has for us all.