Hemant posted a few days ago about an atheist group who planned on ripping certain pages out of a bible in demonstration. I made a comment, and the comments and responses that followed got me to thinking.
Over 200 hundred years ago, Thomas Jefferson decided the Bible needed fixed. He cut up a bible and pasted the passages that he kept into his own book, which came to be known as The Jefferson Bible. I like the concept, but something seemed lacking. Then, when Hemant talked about what the atheist group was planning, it clicked.
What if I made a book of the parts of the bible that pointed to why I couldn't worship, or even respect, God if he did exist? Many atheists talk about one of the first steps toward their non-belief being actually reading the bible. Perhaps pointing out the atrocious behavior of the supernatural being that they hold in such high regard will get the followers to questioning. Maybe they'll start reading the parts of the book that they haven't been told or taught about, and find out that their "loving" God is nothing of the sort.
Even then, I know there are some who will attempt to rationalize it, but those aren't the ones I'm interested in reaching. I'm not trying to deconvert anyone, although I wouldn't be opposed to it. I just want people to start thinking for themselves and questioning what they're being told. In the most recent exchange with my coworker, he said
He doesn’t want meaningless worship or mindless obedience.Well, maybe his followers should actually do that. Stop saying they worship and obey, but look closely at the actions of the being that they claim to hold in such high regard.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to look around for a digital copy of the bible so I can start a cut/paste project.
