6 Questions with which to Stump Conservative Christians

  • A man can marry a woman, and a woman can marry a man, but who can a hermaphrodite marry?
  • Does the Bible prohibit cannibalism? Please include chapter and verse.
  • If you are 8 months pregnant and the rapture occurs, will your baby rapture with you, or will it be left behind, unsaved?
  • The Bible says to worship God (obviously) and to obey your mother and father, but what do you do if your parents tell you to worship other gods?
  • Where in the Bible does it say that raping someone is wrong?
  • You say abortion is murder. If you succeed in making abortion illegal, what should the punishment be for women who have illegal abortions?

(Source: skepticaleye.com)

Why Christianity is False

Christians are not easily reasoned out of religion since they are not usually reasoned into it.
The Christian Delusion, p. 44.

Atheism: The Trailer

Inside the Medieval Mind

The rise and fall of religions can be understood in economic terms. Believers sacrifice time and money in exchange for both spiritual and material benefits. In other words, religion is rational, but it is governed by the rationality of trade rather than of argument.
Rodney Stark
To most Christians, the Bible is like a software license. Nobody actually reads it. They just scroll to the bottom and click “I agree.
I think everyone should have some familiarity with the great texts that are at the core of our civilisation … that includes, most importantly, the Bible … I think it would be impossible to have a good general education without at least some serious familiarity with the Bible and with the teachings of Christianity.
Tony — on how all kids must read the bible, whilst at the same time contradicting his own experience “reading the great texts”