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Prologue
When I first wrote these essays in the early 90s, those who read them thought they were revolutionary--and unpublishable. The publishing industry back then was such that if you did not have a publisher of significance-and there were relatively few--you could expect to sell a handful of copies and to remain obscure and unknown. Writers were at the mercy of overburdened editors and their massive slush piles. Once the internet became fairly popular, however, revolutionary writings such as these found a home, as did eventually also the world of small publishing using print-on-demand. The internet is the great equalizer, as self-published or small publisher books compete side by side with the big-name companies, and a controversial book like this one becomes a feasible project. What you are holding, therefore, is something that would have been difficult if not impossible to create and propagate just a couple of decades ago. In the future, with the push for censorship as concerns religious cults, such a book may again become nonviable, banned and burned. In this regard, read it while you can, before it is put on the Index of the next Inquisition!
What Is God? Is God a giant man in the sky? Does God exist?
Belief in God Is belief in God is righteous, or ignorance of truth?
Praising the Lord Does God need to be praised? Does He need to be worshipped?
Egotists on Earth Should spiritual leaders be worshipped? Is God the ultimate egotist?
Speaking for God Does anyone speak for God? Who?
God's Word Is the Bible God's Word? Is there a Holy Land?
On Being Religious Is being religious righteous and moral?
On a Wing and a Prayer Does prayer really work? What is prayer?
Born in Sin? What is sin? Are we all born in sin?
Eternal Life for Everyone? Are we all immortal? Is everyone God?
Holy Days Are holidays really holy? Did God establish them? Are they set in stone?
The Origins of Good and Evil What are the origins of good and evil? Is there a good god and an evil devil?
The Devil is Divine Where did the Devil come from? Who created the Devil and evil? Was it God or man?
Prophecy or Blueprint? Is the Bible a book of prophecy? Have biblical prophecies been fulfilled?
Is Cannibalism a Religious Experience? "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him." Jesus Christ
What is a Cult? Is a cult a religion? Is the Catholic Church a cult? Is the IRS?
Is God a Transsexual? "God" was once "Goddess." Did He have a sex change?
Abusing Women is Not Religion Is abusing women "religion?" Women the world over are beaten, tortured and killed in the name of religion.
A Question of Free Will Do we have free will? Must we give our will to God? If we do, is it really "free?"
Celebration of Life What is the purpose in life? Let us celebrate our existence.
A Truly Sacred Scripture What is a "sacred scripture" or a "holy text?"
Epilogue
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List of Illustrations Prologue What is meant by "Gospel?" Armageddon Sick of It! An "Atheist" Here to Destroy? What is God? "God" is the Life Force The Cosmic Mind True Spirituality "God" has No Form or Gender The Ego, Consciousness and Enlightenment Perceiving the Divine GOD IS BORG-RESISTANCE IS FUTILE Belief in God Belief Proves Nothing - Truth Must Be Known Belief Causes Turmoil Praising the Lord Is Kissing Arse a Religious Experience? Is God a Megalomaniac? God is a Murderous Tyrant! God is a Deranged Crackpot Enlightened Behavior Egotists on Earth Surrendering to the Master Many "Masters" are but Egotists Speaking for God Omnipresence has No Spokespeople Disagree, Go to Hell Everybody Speaks for "God" God's Word Books are Written by MEN Superior? Chosen? Arrogant! Conceited! Is God a Jewish or Arab Man? There are No "Chosen" People or "Superior" Races On Being Religious Do Pompous Pride and Religiosity Go Together? Being a Zombie is Not a Religious Experience On a Wing and a Prayer Is Begging a Religious Experience? Does God Like Begging? We are Buddhas, Not Beggars Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me a Mercedes Benz? What is "True Prayer?" Is God a Sadist? Born in Sin? The Sin of Adam Sinners or Not? Eternal Life for Everyone? Divine Qualities are Not Restricted to the Divine Join the Crowd-Everyone is God Uncle Harry is Immortal! Holy Days Look to the Stars - "Religion" is Based on Astrotheology The Origins of Good and Evil Narrow Perceptions Represent Bigotry True Wisdom can be Found Anywhere, Not Just in Some Old Book "Religions" are Recycled Myths Abraham is Brahma? Moses is Dionysus? God and the Devil are One "Evil" is Subjective Horus and Set-Sound Familiar? The Devil is Divine The Origin of Evil How Religions are Made The Origin of the Words "Devil" and "Demon" In God's Name-Not the Devil's Prophecy or Blueprint? The Bible A Blueprint for Destruction Israel - God Gets His Favorite Vacation Spot Back Was Chernobyl a Can of Worms? The Mark of the Beast & 666-an Evil Conspiracy? Since When is Building a Building "Fulfillment of Prophecy?" Peace on Earth Requires Clarity of Perception, Not Belief Is Cannibalism a Religious Experience? The Eucharist Jewish Ritual Sacrifice Cannibalism in the Bible Murderous Rampages Moral Behavior of God’s "Chosen" The "Good" Patriarchs What Does God Do with All the Foreskins? The Good Book - Does it Produce Morality? Is the New Testament Exempt from Moral Turpitude? What is a Cult? The Definition of Cult Governmental Bodies Guilty of "Religious Veneration?" The Catholic Church is More of a Cult than the Moonies Mainstream Groups Use Cultlike Brainwashing Techniques Isolate and Conquer Rome Fiddles While the World Burns "Cult" is Often Simply Name-Calling Is God a Transsexual? Believers are No More Religious than Nonbelievers When God was a Woman Nothing New Under the Sun No Proof that "Great Spirit" is a Man "Holy War" is Not Holy THOU SHALT NOT KILL Abusing Women is Not Religion "Religions" Represent Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Torture Burning Women is Not Sacred Genital Mutilation is Not Holy Ankles are a Sexual Turn-on?! There is Nothing Religious About Depravity "God" is Not a Man-Get It?!! A Question of Free Will Obey Your Masters! Slaves of Allah Is God Negligent? Celebration of Life When are Human Beings at Their Best? Humans Can Be Radiant and Superb A Truly Sacred Scripture Epilogue Bibliography Index