Madness and Hypocrisy

If Christ were here now, there is one thing he would not be- a Christian. –Mark Twain

Orthodox Christianity is full of hypocrisy, self-contradictions and false propaganda. Matthew 7: 1 says, “Do not judge others, so that God will not judge you.” Yet it is very hard to find a Christian who will not pass judgment on an atheist. Many orthodox Christians scrutinize and persistently criticize atheists, Muslims and Hindus saying that they would go to hell and so on. Matthew 23: 9 says, “You must not call anyone here on earth `Father’ because you have the only one Father in heaven.” Yet, `Father’ has become an official title in the Roman Catholic Church. And, then, most orthodox Christians instead of serving the poor and protecting the innocent criticize people of other religions saying that they would go to hell for not believing in Jesus Christ.

There are some serious errors with orthodox Christianity. Most of them are too embarrassing.

Question 1: Why is the Bible not a word of God?

Pope John Paul II has said that any interpretation of the Bible that contradicts a rational understanding of God's goodness and mercy is incorrect. So, why does the Old Testament demand death for minor sins? The answer is that the ancient Hebrews lived in a very barbaric community. Most of the people were cruel and uncultured. So, they made the laws according to how they needed it. We all know that God is merciful and compassionate. So, would such a God really make such horrible laws? Let’s take a look at some of them.

Exodus 21: 24 says, “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

But is that what Jesus taught us? What did Jesus say?

Matthew 5: 39 says, “If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, let him slap your left cheek too.”

So, as we can see that the laws of the Old Testament were flawed. Would a merciful and compassionate God really teach us to take an eye for an eye? Even though orthodox Christians claim otherwise, those laws were made by the ancient Hebrews. Those weren’t from God. That’s why Jesus rejected those laws, and taught people to be humble and merciful.

But, orthodox Christians, instead of following the words of Jesus, defend the laws of the Old Testament. How many Christians would offer the left cheek when slapped on the right one? In my opinion- None. Instead, they would slap back and use Exodus 21: 24 in order to justify their action.

Let’s take a look at some laws of the Old Testament; laws that can prove that it can never be a word of God.

Exodus 21: 14: Whoever works on the Sabbath is to be put to death.

Funny thing is that even Christians who defend the Old Testament find themselves doing work on Sundays. So, who is going to put those Christians to death?

Leviticus 20: 15: If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he and the animal shall be put to death.

It’s true that the man has done a disgusting thing but that does not mean that he deserves death. Plus, even if his death is justified, it is completely illogical to kill the animal because it is not responsible for the act. Anyone capable of logical reasoning would find this law to be loathsome. But, orthodox Christians defend these cruel laws and claim that they came from God. By doing so, they not only contradict love and compassion but also contradict Jesus, whom they claim to follow.

Jesus himself taught us that the laws mentioned in the Old Testament are not laws of God, but of human beings. Those laws were flawed and imperfect, that is why Jesus replaced them with his own ones. But, sadly, closed-minded orthodox Christians refuse to understand this. Even though Jesus himself rejected those laws, they claim those laws to come from God. By doing so, they are actually mocking God and making a monster out of Him.

Question  2: Do Non-Christians go to hell?

The worst thing about orthodox Christianity is that they claim that people of other religions would go to hell. People like Dave believe that anyone who does not believe in Jesus would burn in hell FOR ETERNITY! People like me, who are capable of logical reasoning, can never find any logic or justice in that nonsense statement.

They claim that no matter how righteous you are, you have to believe in Jesus, or else you’re going to hell. People who use this statement are making a mockery of God’s sense of justice. If this statement were to be true, then, children who were born in places where Christianity never got preached would go to hell. It would mean that every rabbi, every holy man of the Jewish faith is destined to go to hell. It would mean that even the Buddhist monks who spend their lives serving the poor would go to hell because they didn’t believe in Jesus. Seriously, there is neither any logic nor any justice in this statement. This statement is used in order to gain mass converts.

John 14: 6 says, “I am the way, the truth and the life; no one goes to the Father except by me.”

This statement is perfectly true if taken symbolically. But, orthodox Christians, as we all know, are blind to their faith. So, they take this passage to be literally true. Plus, this passage does not say that anyone who does not believe in Jesus are going to hell. Orthodox Christians say that in order to gain mass converts, but this statement does not work nowadays. They talk about love and compassion, but there is nothing loving and compassionate about letting someone burn in hell for eternity, just because he did not hear about Jesus, or could not accept the Christian dogma.

What does the passage John 14: 6 actually mean? Jesus usually spoke in metaphors, as we all know from Matthew 5: 29. No Christian takes Matthew 5: 29 literally, because they know it is a metaphor.

Jesus was talking about the words He spoke. He meant that His teachings were the only way to reach God. We can confirm this in John 6: 63.

So, next time, any Christian tells you that you are going to hell because you are not a Christian, ask them to point out where exactly in the Bible Jesus said so.

A loving, kind and compassionate God would judge his people only by their righteousness and good works. He would never judge them by their skin color, their face or their religion. Jesus Himself said in Matthew 7: 21 that only those who do the will of the Lord will be going to heaven. But, sadly, orthodox Christians say something else. They say that you need to believe in Jesus or else you will be burning in hell. It is obvious that they fabricated this statement, because nowhere in the Bible, Jesus said anything about people burning in hell for not believing in Him. So, always remember that anyone who uses this statement is either trying to fool you or is a fool himself.

The most disgusting thing about orthodox Christianity is intolerance for other religions, even though it claims to be the most merciful and compassionate religion. Because of this narrow-minded attitude, many people are leaving Christianity nowadays, especially in Europe.

Let us look at some more self-contradictions in the Bible.

Number 1- Did God love everyone?

Jeremiah 31: 3: People of Israel, I have always loved you…

Deuteronomy 23: 18: The Lord hates temple prostitutes.

Number 2- Can man be righteous?

Romans 3: 10: There is no one who is righteous.

Genesis 7: 1: I have found that you are the only one in the world who does what is right.

Number 3- What did Jesus teach about the way of the sword?

Matthew 26: 52: All those who take the sword will die by the sword.

Matthew 10: 24: No, I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Number 4- What should we do with our riches?

Luke 12: 33: Sell all your belongings and give the money to the poor.

Proverbs 13: 22: A good man will have wealth to leave to his grandchildren.

Number 5- Are we judged by faith alone or are good actions necessary?

Ephesians 2: 8- 9: For it is by God’s grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God’s gift, so that no one can boast about it.

James 2: 24: You see, then, that it is by his actions that a person is put right with God, and not by his faith alone.

So, as we can see, Dave’s so-called “holy” Bible is full of such self-contradictions. So, in my opinion, instead of being so obsessed with the Bible and trying to gain more converts, Christians should instead work for the poor and try to make this world a better place. That’s the way to serve God.

Blessed are the merciful.