No Meek Messiah: Christianity's Lies, Laws, and Legacy

by Michael Paulkovich

The vast majority have not read their Bible. Many think they have; they are exposed to certain parts on Sundays, even being dedicated attendees of weekly Bible Study. But most are completely unaware, for instance, that the New Testament traces the parenthood of Jesus to mythical Adam and Eve. According to the anonymous author of Luke, a mere seventy-five generations separate "Adam"--and the beginning of the universe--from the birth of Jesus some 2,000 years ago. Devout churchgoers are certainly not taught of the racist, violent, immoral, and juvenile beliefs of Jesus. How many true Christians are aware Jesus refused to heal non-Hebrews; that the NT praises genocide; and that Jesus accused people of thought crimes? Most Christians think that only the Old Testament condones killing of disobedient children, strangely unaware that Jesus agrees with this immoral parenting perspective. The "virgin mother" claim in the Bible was simply ancient pre-Christian forgery. Christianity is demonstrably mostly a gaggle of plagiarisms gathered from many prior myths. Christian monks burned books for centuries, and most popes forbade reading books--including the Bible. Tens of millions of innocent men, women, and children were murdered by Christians, all in the name of saintly Jesus. And Jesus was no wise teacher, no meek Messiah

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction, Atheism

374 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 2013

About the author

Michael B. Paulkovich is a columnist for American Atheist Magazine, a print and online resource for atheism, religion, and politics. He is also a frequent contributor to Free Inquiry and contributing editor for The American Rationalist. Paulkovich is an inventor, editor, and space systems engineer for NASA.

Reviews

[Dan Graser · Rating 5 out of 5]

A stunning rundown of the history of Christian violence and a complete summary of the inherent irrationality of it's "sacred" text. Bold work that shows the violent and primitive musings of the "Meek Messiah" for what they are.

[Beth P · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stunning exposé of Christianity and the Bible. Unique, well researched, well referenced, deep, a must-read. Bound to be a best-seller.

[Shannon Wold]

Wow! So much research. So many notes. Fascinating read.

[Marty Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well researched, but the humor sometimes is a bit much.