Biblical Literalism

Danger, Danger Everywhere and So Many Who Wish to Drink

Biblical literalism is one of the more dangerous aspects of Christianity. What biblical literalism is is taking the words of the Bible and interpreting them in their most basic, literal sense. In case you didn't know this can be an extremely dangerous, destructive, stupid thing to do. Are there exceptions to this when it comes to things in the Bible? I would say yes. How? Well, consider what is said about love (the good things that are said about love), right? Love is patient and kind and conquers all. Or how about the verse that says there is no greater love than that a man lay down his life for his friend (John 15:13)? These are good things, good concepts and ideas. 

BUT...when it comes to things like stoning your kids when they are being brats (Deuteronomy 21:18), killing those who work on the Sabbath (Exodus 31:14), stoning a woman if her groom finds her to not be a virgin (Deuteronomy 22:13-29), killing adulterers (Leviticus 20:10), and more, the ramifications of taking these things literally and actually following them is really beyond reason, as well as beyond the message of love that is supposed to be what the Bible is all about.

Sooo...do the hard-nosed Christians of the world really follow the Bible literally as so many claim it should be followed? If the Bible IS supposed to be followed literally what should have happened to Jimmy Swaggart after he sought the services of prostitutes? Let us take a look at some biblical literalism video clips. Some of these are from non-Christians asking questions or simply venting, some are portions of documentaries, and some are from those within the faith themselves.


This man asks a very good question, right? How is it that so many Christian literalists pick and choose what it is they want to take literally from the Bible? How can they say the Bible is literal and then turn around and not follow everything? How does this work? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECgoQbJ88Yk


This is heartbreaking. What the hell is wrong with people? This woman found out first hand, in the most tragic of fashions what can happen when biblical literalism runs amok. Would you want this to happen to your daughter? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnAjke3ZCQE


This is good stuff. Pay attention to the questions asked and fell free to post answers at the end of this posting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tJ37YH_uqM


Some of this is Children of the Corn creepy. Listen to what the minister who used to be a literalist has to say about context, language, culture, and custom. Very, very good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf-0YQZlM9c


Did you know that the biblical literalism that is SO important to so many Christians is largely a North American phenomenon? I found that to be immensely interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkcC8FkS6Nc


Will those who decide to take the Bible literally really take the time to consider the questions like that which this man asks, or will they continue to be stout in their literalism (supposed literalism) in an effort to remain true and straight for God and their faith? Is this a wise thing to do? This literalism IS a cop-out, isn't it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCgBNm8L5P8


Biblical literalists are not really literalists, are they? If they were there would be a hell of a lot more people in jail than there are now. Are YOU a biblical literalist? If so, when will your next daily sacrifice to Yahweh be? Oh, Jesus took care of that for you? Sooo...then the Word of God doesn't stand forever? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSAJrMyq9-Q&list=PL25EAA618C5BB6ECD


The old laws of the Old Testament should still apply since Jesus did say that He did NOT come to abolish the law, right? Explain this. I am sure there are at least three different ways I have heard this explained to me having grown up in a very Christian family. What other explanations can there be? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjHD4QCPa60&list=PL25EAA618C5BB6ECD


Pay attention to what this man points out as being the definition of truth. Very good. And why is the King James version of the Bible one of the favorite interpretations for biblical literalists? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAktCtTMM58


Good stuff! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0XXEd1W0pw&list=PL4mXQHptk2LjeezTQqLS7D2sCed6wH3uj


Oh, yeah. Religion largely gets morality ALL wrong. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEhP6FCjCkQ


God said to do this and to NOT do that. Sooo...how many people actually listen to the one and only true God that they love and actually follow through with ALL of these commands? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF3TRGh8lrc&list=PL4mXQHptk2LgdG3qgNWiSFkmg6scHTqN_


Well, three cheers for the Bible fudging up royally on the dates, times, places, and people involved in the supposed important events of one of the most popular religions ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5JpD6A3Tm4&list=PL4mXQHptk2LgdG3qgNWiSFkmg6scHTqN_&index=2



Do you think that maybe the Bible has so many contradictions in it to help the dyslexic faithful of the universe to conform? I mean, if people do the opposite of what they are told to do (some people, that is), maybe by God saying something totally the opposite of what He really wants someone to do He will get them to do what they should be doing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVpTzThdsds&list=PL4mXQHptk2LgdG3qgNWiSFkmg6scHTqN_&index=7



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More Christian Bullshit

There is an amazing number of Christians out there in the world today who truly think that many of the companies we rely on to manufacture all of the products we use in our day to day living are companies run by Satan.

That's right. Leave it to the religious zealots and the conspiracy buffs of the world to try to ring the bells of doom and gloom by claiming that Satan is out to get you...through music. So damn stupid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAvoyUBzVdk

You know what? Before the uber-religious of the world start harping on the so-called wicked and evil symbols in just about everything around us, they should first take a look at the history of their symbol of the friggin' cross. It does not mean what they think it means.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdT0OFEgO4o

How do you even start to begin formulating a response to shit like this? There is nothing to be said because it is simply too fucking stupid. For as safe and secure as God is supposed to make His followers these folks sure are locked on the idea that the dangers of evil surround them on all sides. Believers are far too caught up in their own hand-me-down legends of God's wrath and Satan's tricks to really see how their aberrant beliefs make them look like real assholes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hZFMCVkzGM

Hummm...this video sounds about as credible as all the other crap in fanatical faiths and justifications. They are in control? Hah! Far from it. The individual controls their own mind, not you. If people want to be controlled, want to fear, want to be packed with worry each day as they try to navigate through a life where the devil could pop out from around any corner at any time, hey, that is on them. It is a terrible waste of life, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY9jjgJhbOk

Yep, you guessed it. Satan has lots and lots and lots of musicians in his evil army. Why do believers seem to be so worried and surprised and defensive and pretty much off the cliff when they talk about this bullshit? Who cares? Who fucking cares? Don't these ninnies remember that in their own Bible it does say that such things are supposed to happen? Actually, it DOESN'T say that, but many have interpreted it to mean so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5xAclfgQDw

Oh dear lord. What the hell is wrong with people? Even if this 'meat glue' issue is real, it has absolutely DICK to do with the devil or Satan or Satanism. Fucking 'A' man. Get another damn story because the one you are currently using is beyond over-used.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ1_9GtHAIM

Oh look! A religious/twisted-belief ponzi scheme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10CqUk_UI_U

Be afraid. Be very afraid....ooooohhhhhh! You can tell the people who put shit like this together don't really believe in God. If they did they would not fear anything. Not even supposedly creepy logos that are supposed to be subliminal messages from the very ruler of hell himself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yALChEyLyRw

Alrighty-then. So, AT&T is a Satanic company? Yikes. Good thing I have Boost Mobile. This fuck-wad would have you believe that this company really really is run by Satan. Never mind that the term 'Satan' is not meant to be a real being but actually refers to the position of an adversary. Pay close attention to this guy's supposed proof as to AT&T being run by Satan. Retarded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2HUfT1l_bk

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...it's Satan trying to trick you with a well-known logo from any number of household name companies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf6l3naHrWM

Religion is wrong. All wrong. The main reason for rock music is to place spells upon people who would normally not be affected by traditional spell-casting methods? Religion is so damn afraid of the human mind and what it can do and how it empowers people that they are constantly working over-time to get people to refuse to use their mind to the fullest capacity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idAz7mFKPrc

What do you know. It turns out that Satan needs money just as much as God needs money. Do you suppose Satan approves of people tithing churches? Do you suppose God gets angry or put-out when people give money to Satan's control instead of Joyce Meyer, Benny Hinn, Creflo Dollar, Kenneth Copeland, Dayna Mouldoon, and others? Making people afraid of money is not going to help them to treat money or each other better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U4Kl7yTbl8

Lovely. Another religious crackpot trying to sell his wares of spiritual fear to anyone stupid enough to believe their rantings and ravings. Call out the people of the world who do all the bad shit? Sure. Why not? You DO understand that automatically calls out nearly every religious practice, right? Screw your ideas of false flags, because the number one problem on planet earth is religion and the stupid fear that is stewed up from such. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoVUdr6kwtE

RRrriiiiggghhhttttt. The Superbowl halftime show was put on by the Illuminati. You people are truly fucked in the head. It really does not matter where people like you look because they will always see something evil and wicked somewhere, especially if it is something that is naturally contrary to your own pittance-valued beliefs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akV7fIA5pAM

Well, watching this video you would think that anyone who is a famous musician or actor/actress has also sold their soul to the devil. Really? That is the best story they could come up with? Selling their souls to the devil? Do you people know how fucking stupid you sound?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3WpdZ3Cqto

Who is this Satan?

Where do people get their ideas about Satan?

Do you know who Satan is? Do you know the story of how Satan was cast out of heaven by God? Do you know what Satan's sole goal is in regards to man? Do you know the level of power and command over the supernatural that Satan possesses?

Many people who believe in the tabloid gossip about Satan in the Bible would rather cling blindly and resolutely to their distorted faith than to think for even one minute that the stories about Satan are totally false. It is interesting to come across the many interpretations of Bible verses that supposedly clearly indicate that the ultimate adversary to God, Satan, actually exists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61eeKakLBbU

It is not man who has been duped into following the wicked wiles of Satan. It is Satan who has been duped and used by God in order that God's mighty, if tragically stupid plan for man be completed in the exact horrible and sadistic manner that God has mapped out.

You know what else? Isn't God supposed to be all powerful? If this is the case and if God truly intended for man to remain in the Garden of Eden to enjoy the glory of God for all eternity, how the hell did Satan get the best of God by tricking Adam and Eve into eating the wrong fruit? And don't give me any of that 'this is God's plan' horseshit. And none of that 'Adam and Eve made their own choice' crap either. That doesn't wash because Adam and Eve did not know what or who (Satan/the Serpent) to look out for, much less even know what 'evil' entailed in the first damn place. God never warned Adam and Eve. Never.

But, didn't God tell Adam and Eve to not eat of the wrong tree? Wasn't that fair warning? God did say that but it was by no means fair warning. Oh, don't eat of that tree or you shall surely die. Well, that is all fine and dandy except for the fact that God never told them about Satan/the Serpent; even though the all-powerful God knew by His own omnipotence that the Serpent was the craftiest thing/person/entity ever He did not warn Adam and Eve but chose to leave that out. 

Man did not 'fall' because it is his nature. Man fell because God left out necessary information vital to the survival of man. In torts negligence cases this would mean God breached His duty of care to man by omission, failing to act in the manner a reasonable person would have in the same or similar situation. God's behavior failed to conform to an acceptable level since 'but-for' God's omission to warn Adam and Eve about the Serpent/Satan, Adam and Eve would not have eaten of the wrong tree.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uH34mWKLZk

Christianity seems to truly believe that it has the sole rights of the truth and information in regards to Satan and what Satan has done, is doing now and will do in the future. This is pure stupidity. The good and evil portrayals in the Bible are the same as that occurred in pagan religions developing before Christianity. Only the names have been changed. Read the Bible or go to any fundamentalist church gathering and you just may be surprised by the number of people who truly believe that if it wasn't for the Bible informing people about Satan no one would know of this terrible evil lurking amongst we puny humans. The really sad part is that the Bible creates far more evil than it repels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OU1lG9FxLI

Well, what do we have here? Why it is another presentation of ridiculous religious ideals and practices intended to scare the crap out of people so they will turn to Jesus. Some people/shows/ideologies even toss in a mention of Nostradamus for simple dramatic effect. Lots of people fall for this bullshit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R74uO3UOTE

I think it is utterly hilarious that people claim to be Satanist, worshiping Satan as God. The really crazy part is that 'Satan' is a term meaning 'adversary' and is intended to be interpreted in terms of position. Satanism is just as much a bald faced lie as Christianity is. Sure, there were ancient rituals and religions that worshiped deities that were absolutely horrible in their purposes and characteristics, but not anything called 'satanism.' At least not until Christianity came along.

Christianity did not want the spiritual competition provided by pagan religions, and with that in mind those intellectuals who conspired to create the lie of the Holy Bible were all-to-happy to toss in devil worship. Pagans and believers alike were informed by various people at various times in religious history that Satanism has always been around but it previously went by different names and terms and whatnot. 

When I was a kid I remember being informed that the Old Testament references to Molec and Baal and other deities were in reality the same as Satan and the worship of Satan. See, Christianity must go out of its way to create these absurd connections between the Bible's presentation of evil divine beings and what ancient history has to say about the spirituality of all things evil in the universe; the number one reason is to show all those with ears willing to hear of how long Satan has been trying to trick man into abandoning God, and how the only way people can be protected and provided for is to concede to the will of God as so presented in the Bible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAC40-wIBYc

Eventually, Christianity will have to face the absurdity of the idea that Satan exists as a person, or that he is totally bad, or that every time he brought a little unhappiness to people he did so under his own command and not the command of God Himself. But who really gives a shit, because when you look through the Bible and see how terrible and evil Satan is supposed to be, such negative characteristics are still not even half as bad when compared to God. God is the real source of evil in the Bible, right? Everything begins and ends with God, thus so does evil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0qkx1qDU18

Christianity should have given its story about Satan a little more thought before putting such into practice. It is far too easy to prove to be false, or at the very least copied from another religion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNn-Vc-cCPo

Nothing is a plot of the devil because the devil does not exist. I am tired of hearing people blame the bad shit in their lives on the devil, Satan, beelzebub, and whatever other crackpot name religion labels what is supposed to be evil. People screw their own lives up; the devil or Satan has nothing to do with their trials and tribulations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03sVAunDPPw

This is interesting. The guy in this video is somewhat creepy, but he has some pretty good points to make. Not everything, though. Some of what he says is so far out there he is not even in the stadium parking lot much less left field.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WcvC2L0j2Q

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When Satan Purposely Tricks People

He Who Goes About Like A Hungry Lion Seeking To Destroy

I Peter 5:8 says, "Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil , walks around like a roaring lion, seeking those whom he may devour."

There is something about the guy in this video that screams creepy serial killer. It is in his expression/countenance and vocal inflection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6F5GLr8RN4

There is a level of anointing that a Christian needs to achieve before trying to oust the devil from their lown lives? Please. I bet you say shit like that so you can better convince members of your congregation that they desperately need you to lead them through that shadowy and evil valley you preachers are always talking about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUL523dPHAk

So, this stupid SOB thinks that Pokemon is just another destination stamp on the train ride to hell. Oh, and don't forget it is all a plot of the devil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAdVItTk5UA

Everything this guy says is a crock. What is the best way to keep the converts you have and then get more converts? Tell them a whole bunch of scary shit (using the Bible to back up such retarded claims) and be sure to emphasize how very much God hates stuff like that and that God punishes all those who do otherwise. Listen to what he says about some kind of alien plan to remove some people from the earth and then destroy the rest of humankind. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85mV83p1KGE

Why in the hell are people so goddamn scared of this devil bullshit? If people believe in God they don't need to worry about the devil...it says that in your own Bible, you assholes. Of course the Bible is notorious for contradicting itself...which it does in regards to this subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHasiDIhggU

Here, the devil trails Jesus as Jesus takes to the high desert. Why does our legless pal follow Jesus into the desert? Well, the Bible says that the devil tested/tempted Jesus for for forty days and forty nights. I am wondering how the devil tests Jesus for such a long period of time, but the Bible mentions only three of the tests? That is just a tad off, wouldn't you say?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2a_L7gwuHQ

I wonder if this guy or others like him ever take a moment to listen to how ridiculous they sound? Soooo...it seems to be that Satan has an awful lot of power, to the point where he decieves the entire planet. Sure. And where has God been this entire time? Napping? Grocery shopping? Doing laundry? If God knew things would be so supposedly terrible with so many people dying WHY did He continue to let the devil do whatever he wanted to do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGrrbgTrC-o

I think this guy smoked a doobie before he went and made this hilariously absurd video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FywH_A2amVg

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Fantasy in the Bible: Leviticus

Leviticus. Wow...what can I say? Leviticus is one long Biblical book about sacrifice and where the blood from said sacrifices should be sprinkled...a little bit of blood here on the alter, a little bit of blood there on the horn of the alter, and a little blood on the temple curtain or floor for good measure. NICE.

See, the problems here with Leviticus are not just the very, very detailed descriptions of the sacrifices (wring the head from the neck of the turtle dove, kill the lamb at the door of the temple before the Lord, and all that craziness; please go to this link to read Leviticus: http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/KjvLevi.html)...but WHY are these people having to kill all these animals just to be forgiven of their sins?

There are plenty of people who like to try to pass of this vicious book in the Holy Bible as a book of worship. You know what, with all the killing of the different animals and all the sacrifice it sounds like some damned demonic cult that just likes killing things to atone for crap. Yep. All of you holy-schmoley poo-bahs out there listen up, alright? Your God is a sicko. He is not any better than the slime so-called Satanic religions from now-a-days that hurt animals or people in an effort to scare the rest of the people on the planet. Losers.

Seriously! WHAT is the justification for killing something totally innocent in order that something or someone that is guilty of something may be forgiven? This is an incredibly STUPID line of reasoning! There is no true absolution of any wrong doing just because something INNOCENT has been killed. There isn't ANY absolution at all. You IDIOTS! The problems get BIGGER by doing things like that. Don't you know this?

 So, in Leviticus the supposedly loving God of the Universe instructs people (explicitly so) that the best way to fix their problems is to kill innocent things. Yes. I keep repeating this. Why? Well, maybe you will finally get a grip as to how stupid it is if you hear it several times. Doesn't that sound like a fine God, hum? Dear God, I fucked up and sinned. Dear sinner, say you are sorry to your neighbor for stealing his cow, return the cow, and then kill a couple of doves or maybe a goat without blemish.

That there is a smooth God. Then there are Christians/Religious Folk who say that none of that matters anymore since the NEW covenant with man happened when Jesus died on the cross...the biggest, baddest, most blemish-free sacrifice of all time. That made it so people didn't have to kill all the animals anymore. You know, that line of explanation is not really helping God out in the claim that He is all-knowing. Why didn't He do that to begin with? Wouldn't He have known how things were going to go?

STILL we come back to the interesting question of why anything or anyone has to die in order to pay for 'sin' or wrong-doing? This is stupid. Death...something or someone dying...does not make the consequences of something terrible that someone has done any better. What DON'T people get about this? What is SO GODDAMN hard to understand?

Any God or being that demands death as restitution for wrong-doing on a spiritual/religious level is a fraud. All of humanity has 'sinned' so therefore they need Jesus' blood from the cross as the sacrifice of the unblemished lamb? What the freaky-doo is wrong with this picture? Death IS NOT an appropriate salvation, hope, faith, spiritual/religious end product...whatever you want to call it.

And don't even try selling people on this sacrifice absurdity by saying that they just don't understand God. I don't understand your God? I understand your God just fine, pal. He's a killer who seems to look for reasons to kill something. Everything with the Christian God has to do with death. Think about it. In the Old Testament this God demands regular blood sacrifice. In the New Testament this God supposedly allows/sends His only son to die for the sins of humanity..as a blood sacrifice on the Cross. Nowadays, loads of Holy Bible/Christianity/God pushers will tell you that if you do not believe in their God, in their Holy Bible, live in the manner their God and Bible says...that you will die.

What a load of crap.

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