CNN.com, in its mission to erode the concept that God and Religion are legitimate aspects of life, certainly an annoying concept to anyone who believes unborn children shouldn't be allowed the rights granted to kill-crazy Islamo-fascists, has reported on a warm and charming former evangelical who now works to denounce the bible.
The article can be found HERE.
What's different from the normal mode of attack is that it's presented in lighter, brighter colors so that you don't realize what is being said. This guy isn't angry and upset, he's well-read and he just doesn't believe the tenants of the bible are real.
They cite the Resurrection of the Christ as a prime example. Using zero evidence Bart Ehrman claims that there is no reason to believe that anyone actually saw Jesus arise from his grave. Instead he believes that the Apostles imagined it.
Uh huh....
If I remember my Bible correctly, nobody DID see Jesus arise from the grave.Certainly the Roman guard guarding the entrance to the cave missed that one. In fact the Apostles were confronted by Jesus nearly two weeks after his murder as they gathered in a locked room (remember, these were not people the Roman Government were particularly happy to have roaming around...). One of the Apostles, Thomas, was not present and Jesus had left by the time he had arrived. Upon being told the story, he refused to accept it.
It wasn't until Jesus appeared at a later date and begged Thomas to place his fingers inside the death-wound in his side that Thomas finally came to believe that this was the Christ, risen from the grave. This is in fact the story of where the phrase "doubting Thomas" comes from.
This is all pretty well laid out in the Bible... the one Christians use anyhow.
How that translates into "it was a dream" is anyone's guess.
Now the reality is that the Bible is not a tome that refers to all people at all times for now unto infinity. Take Leviticus, for instance... Leviticus is often described as hard line, and in fact is one of the very few places in the Bible where Homosexuality is brought up. Along with many other practices Homosexuality is frowned upon as not a very religious lifestyle... which, of course, it is not. However the writings of Leviticus, as with many of the writings of the Bible, were geared for the people of roughly 100 AD, but in such a way that many primary truths still resonate to this day.
The horrible and inescapable fact is that a truth can still be a truth years later.
Additionally, it's an extremely common practice int he bible to use parallels in fictional storytelling in order to get out various points of view. The '70s musical Godspell is a recap of Jesus telling the Apostles the lessons they need to know so that they can go out and channel his teachings to the public.
So why should author Bart Ehrman want to do damage to the beliefs of the bible? For one thing it's in vogue now... "The DaVinci Code" is a popular novel and movie that suggests that the bloodline of Jesus continues to this day, which is a cover-up by the Church. I've no idea what "Angels and Demons" is actually about but at a guess it's likely not about how awesome the Knights Templar were.
CNN couldn't be happier to have this popular anecdotal diatribe to launch against organized religion. Their master, president hussein for whom the concept of the beginning of life is above his pay-grade... (yeeeesh... I still can't believe he said that....) is a vocal supporter of baby-killing... not just abortion, but repeat abortion for those rare instances when particularly tough babies aren't killed on the first attempt... his is a vision of the miracle of life that suggests he believes Dick Cheney is somehow behind such a fascist control of women. CNN will leap to his defense and champion his causes just so long as they can stay in his good graces.
Ask Ed Brown.
So forget how polite and warm the message is, it's still a message of removing religion from the plate so you can more easily act... well... in an immoral manner.
I'm Dr. Calamity and I approve this message.
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