A Christian who just happens to be a nice guy and about as opened minded as anyone has the right to expect one of these Jesus freak to be, writes today saying, "Bob, the contradictions you cite in Jesus' alleged words reflect the paradoxical nature of Jesus and many of the prophets and faith itself. I'd have to double check, but I think, the quotes you use were said by Jesus before the crucifixion. Here he is talking about the sword figuratively. There does appear to be a dual nature in Christ…"

"Jesus' alleged words"

Damn, that's bordering on blasphemy. I mean if it's in the Bible, isn't it an undisputable fact? Jumpin’ Jehoshaphat!

My reply: Yeah, right. Not just a few words, not even a book, but many books are needed to explain the fairytales in religion. And the religious nuts cannot even agree on how many books there should be in the Bible. Even the most casual Bible student knows there are more books in the Catholic Bible than in the one used by Protestants. Where did these differences originate? On what basis were some books selected to be in the Bible and others rejected? Easy questions, the Bible is a book of words that men have put in God's mouth. It reeks of self-serving leeches from cover to cover. And even after sects censor the Bible and get it customized to suit their needs, they need some robe-clad sociopath to interpret it for them; and believe it or not, the sociopaths are all too willing to do just that.

I don't need a book of fairytales for me to believe there is a power greater than I am; a damn mosquito does that far better than a story about three men walking around in a fiery furnace. Any one you meet who wants to put this fiery furnace bullshit to the test, send them to me. Oh, that's right, there is the fine print, Do not test thy God. No shit! That's like a cop telling you that you have the right to remain silent. And like the Do not test thy God, that's the best damn advice you'll ever get. And you had better believe that when I light the gasoline soaked logs that I'll stack around a religious nut, their God will just watch as I barbeque their ass.

Do you want to put it to the test? You live in Florida? Just think about it, you could be the first person ever to actually prove beyond a doubt that God and his son actually exist and loves you. I mean, let's face it; I'm just a guy without any magic powers whatsoever, just a few gasoline soaked logs and a match. Surly these two all knowing, all powerful assholes can handle me--I already know your answer. Snow will be fifty feet deep on Miami Beach before any Jesus freak will give this a try. But you can bet I'll not make the same offer to an Islam nut, they actual believe the bullshit while you Christians just try to capitalize on it. That's why people call them terrorists and your group hypocrites.

Your best friend,
Bob Miller