Why you need to know the Bible (even if you’re an atheist)

In the spirit of Easter…

(cross-posted from Forbes.com)

This week, millions of Americans will head to their houses of worship to celebrate Easter and Passover, the high Judeo-Christian holidays. When they arrive, they’ll hear familiar sermons and stories drawn from both the Old and New Testaments, Exodus and the Gospels. And when they leave, they’ll relegate those lessons to a small, dusty corner of their brain, where they’ll sit all but forgotten until this time next year. That’s the sad truth im