Ya gotta give amazon.com credit for approving this review, albeit, I get a sense that it isn’t going to be up for long when the religious nutters read it.
Here’s the link catch it while you can: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1VAP69OQ8D07S
And if it’s still there, give my review a “Yes” for helpful, please.
Just in case it’s gone before you get there here’s the actual review as posted:
“As violent fantasies go, this book is a page turner!”
November 28, 2011
By B. Centre (USA)
This review is from: Holy Bible (NIV) (Kindle Edition)
This book has it all. Cutting off women's hands for helping to fend off their husbands' attackers; directing the slaughtering of children with a bear attack and by mass murder; genocide galore; human sacrifice and the threat of it; and killing an innocent on behalf of others to placate himself. It doesn't take much to come to the conclusion that the author is one sick puppy with major issues, namely he is obviously a psychopath.
The author also claims to love all his children, but wow, he sure has a weird way of showing it. When my children disobey me, and I know they will, I almost never throw them out of the house into the street and place a curse on them and their children for all time. And I sure never nail gun them to the playroom wall, well, ok...just that once. But hey, I'm also sane.
Laci Green, a young woman whom I’ve admired as a clear voice for skepticism and sex positivity, posted this video a few months ago. It touches on a subject that’s come up quite a bit recently in conversations: Why do some atheists come off as “elitists?” Why do non-believers “look down” on the religious as if they’re better? I rather like her answer:
Do you have your own insights to add? Do you disagree?
That provoked me. I set out to educate him:
Since when is the antiquity of an inanimate object worthy of universal respect owing to its age or presumed “holiness” by its adherent? It is due respect only from those who foolishly imbue it with supernatural qualities, like an animist fetish, or voodoo doll.
And that would have been that until this reply:
“... you have disrespected hundreds of millions of follower’s belief in the Holy Scripture’s truthfulness ... Consider that you might be endangering the value of those who place value an inanimate object, such as a book or a picture, because you do not value it and say so in such a derogatory and vicious manner and therefore may become as that which you describe.”
Perhaps I was not clear enough.
Your book of fables is due all the respect as is Grimm's Fairy Tales. Now, if I had a first edition Grimm's I would certainly treat it with respect if only for its history, rarity and value.
However, whether first edition or reprint, I would hold its stories of witches, terror, cannibalism, murder in exactly the same reverence as I would your preferred book of fables ... which is to say none.
That this insults 100's of millions of believers (in either the scripture, or Grimm's Fairy tales) is of zero concern to me. That a billion Muslims are insulted and driven to rage by my depictions of Muhammad, and that I credit the Koran with spewing the same degree inhumane, repressive and intolerant lies and trash as I do the bible similarly leaves me nonplussed.
If Hindu devotees are repelled by my depiction of Ganesh eating peanuts; or Mormons don't like my calling their prophet a charlatan, and their book bad sci-fi worthy of derision; or that I mock Neo-Druids, Wiccans, Scientologists, or Cargo Cultists for their equally inane beliefs and rituals, all means exactly the same to me - Nothing.
Christianity, its doctrine and its handbook carries no more weight, validity, gravitas nor warrants any more respect than any other man-made/ self induced delusion or societal control mechanism. That your fellow deluded adherents are troubled by that is fine with me. So, now what? Inquisition? Jihad? Holy war? Fatwa? Crusade? Perhaps a more passive aggressive route ... you'll pray for me?
Finally, I do not endorse book burning. Book burning is largely the provenance of Christians. More books have been burned by Xtians through history and to current time than by all other belief systems, governments, or movements. But If my mocking your scripture, demystifying it, rejecting it for the dangerous and harmful thing it is to humanity is endangering its continuity...well then... I shall redouble my efforts. While I appreciate the credit, and do wish it were so, I am hardly worthy of such an accolade.
For a segment of society that prides itself on superior morality and claims that morality doesn’t exist without their chosen brand of deity (regardless of the fact that moral laws and teachings pre-date the Bible and the moral teachings in the Bible are not even held to by the deity that they allegedly derive from), the religious right has been one of the largest catalysts of immorality over the last few hundred years.
While the roots of the religious right go back several centuries, it’s only been the last 60 years that the religious right has gained enough traction to make serious theocratic inroads into America’s secular democracy. From the rampant paranoia of the Red Scare to the rampant paranoia of 9/11, the religious right has been on an opportunistic march to remake America’s uniquely secular democracy into a dominionist led Christian theocracy. Ignoring all of the harm the religious right has done to America’s democracy, I’d like to focus on how the religious right’s theocratic infiltration is eroding America’s morality by making us into a nation of liars.
In 1954, during the height of the Red Scare, in order to combat what was believed at the time to be an infiltration of communists into America, the United States government decided to add the words “One Nation under God” into the US Pledge of Allegiance. Two years after “One Nation under God” was added to the US Pledge, “In God We Trust” was adopted as the National motto. In a matter of just two years, theocrats had deformed America’s democracy to the point where it was violating the religous freedoms of all it’s citizens by requiring every American to trust and be under “God”. While it’s never been explained which “God” it is that the American government claims to trust and be under, it doesn’t take much effort to see that the “God” on US currency and in the Pledge is the god of the Bible. The problem with requiring all citizens to say that they trust and are under the same god is that not all citizens actually worship the same god(s) and some (6% to 15%) in fact worship no god(s) and because of these indisputable facts, it can be easily determined that the US government, at the behest of religious right theocrats, is forcing a not insignificant portion of it’s population to lie on a daily basis. In fact, I’m not sure that there’s any other group in America that forces as many people to lie. I challenge anyone to find me a group that forcibly causes more American citizens to lie on a daily basis. I haven’t done the math, but just for my family alone, we are talking about several lies a day and thousands of lies a year. Every time I purchase or sell something, I am made a liar by the transfer of money. Every time the US government prints money, they are lying about millions of citizens. Every time the coin makers at the US mint stamp a coin or print a dollar, they lie. I won’t even get into the fact that every government official, including President Obama, is guilty of falsely representing Americans. There is simply no other way to put it. The religious right, with it’s continued support of (clearly un-Constitutional to anyone not religiously biased) inclusions of “God” into the American government, has institutionalized lying. Luckily, I suppose, for the religious right that the Bible doesn’t expressly condemn the act of forcing others to lie.
Wishing all my friends and readers a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday. 
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Image via Wikipedia Corporal Punishment in USA schools are coded red.
The Hitting Stops Here! A campaign for teaching kindness and respect in schools everywhere.
info@thehittingstopshere.com, 408.509.6835September 29, 2011New York Representative Carolyn McCarthy’s federal bill for banning USA school corporal punishment, HR 3027, news reports and PSA:REP CAROLYN McCARTHY’S PETITIONFor Banning USA School Corporal Punishment: http://DontHitStudents.com/American Civil Liberties Union PetitionTell Congress to Support The Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act:
What American Schoolchildren Can Do For Gaining Their14th Amendment “protective” and “due process” rights :By clicking on the following link and completing the simple form, an automated letter will besent to your Representatives in Congress urging them to Support H.R. 3027, “The EndingCorporal Punishment in Schools Act,” which can be sent daily:
Additionally, it is important to know:Where Does Governmental Power Exist For Ending USA “School Corporal Punishment”“The Umbrella of U.S. Power,” p. 52, by Dr. Norm Chomsky, reveals that the US SenateHolds the Power to End All USA School Beatings and Other Forms of School Corporal Punishment:“The U.S.A. accepted the U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other forms of Cruel andInhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, BUT THE SENATE IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS, USING ITS POWER TO AMEND AND RATIFY TREATIES UNDER THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, to protect in part, the Supreme Court’s ruling ALLOWING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS.”Dr. Chomsky is an esteemed lecturer and professor of Government and International Politics at Harvard University.Therefore, US Senator Education Committee Chairman Tom Harkin has the MOST influential power for ending USA school corporal punishment. While American schoolchildren of color, disadvantaged and special needs, primarily, face allkinds of abusive punishment in USA schools, Tom Harkin has focused his attention on the following:“…Tom is working to insure that the Middle Class has a bright future…” He has fought toimprove education in Iowa and across the country. He has worked to reduce class size, givestudents better computer and Internet access, expand school counseling and safety programs andimprove teacher training. He has also led the effort to modernize America’s school infrastructure.Each year he secures funding to help school districts in Iowa update and repair their facilities.Please note: Iowa Senator Harkins resides in the top-performing state for education in America.Do schoolchildren in US “paddling” states fit anywhere in his agenda?Tom Harkin is the Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee that funds the USA Education schoolsystem. These funds are those referred to in NY Rep Carolyn McCarthy’s bill. See news report, Bill forBanning US School Corporal Punishment Introduced To Congress:Senator Tom Harkin’s biography:Image via Wikipedia
Senator Harkin has a, “Tell Tom how you Feel About a Bill” link at: http://harkin.senate.gov/contact.cfmALL U.S. SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBER names and contact information, tobe posted here soon.The following link is to their main website containing their contacts:__________US House of Representative Education and Work force Committee Chairman John Kline was reelected to represent suburbs and rural Minnesota counties in the House of Representatives a fourth term in 2008. He has established himself as one of Congress’s foremost experts on defenseand veterans issues, a conservative voice on tax and budget policy, an advocate for education,and a champion for helping America become more energy independent. But ending US school beatings of disadvantaged American schoolchildren under his jurisdiction,being targeted at them by American Educators who are under his command, appears to be for him, a daunting task. Fall 2011, the House of Representatives is expected to consider proposals to roll back FEDERAL INTRUSION in classrooms, eliminate wasteful education spending, improve accountability, support more effective teachers, and provide more flexibility to state and local education leaders.Rep. John Kline’s contact information: MN Ofc: 952.808.1213, Wash. DC Ofc: 201.225.2271, email address for MN residents: http://kline.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=233ALL U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBER names and contact information, to be posted here soon. The federal bill for banning USA school corporal punishment was introduced to the House by Representative Carolyn McCarthy on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011.
See news report, Paddling is Bullying, Outlaw It, Says U.S. Congresswoman:
PLEASE POST!REP CAROLYN McCARTHY’S PETITION FOR BANNING USA SCHOOLCORPORAL PUNISHMENT:PSA ON BANNING USA SCHOOL CORPORAL PUNISHMENT:Other links worthy of attention:Statistics on Children in America: www.brookings.edu/opinions/2011/0408_census_youth_frey.aspx
“Forced medication” in American schools: http://psychrights.org/kids/pizzuroforceddrugging.pdf
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