The Freethinking Humanist is a valuable resource for those interested in, or new to the freethinking or humanist movements. The pocket book contains a history of the movements, the three humanist... More > manifestos, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and 16 Traits of Self Actualizers, information about the origins of Easter and Christmas, definitions related to religious beliefs, quotes, links to worldwide organizations, and original photographs by the author.< Less
The Freethinking Humanist is a valuable resource for those interested in, or new to the freethinking or humanist movements. The pocket book contains a history of the movements, the three humanist... More > manifestos, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and 16 Traits of Self Actualizers, information about the origins of Easter and Christmas, definitions related to religious beliefs, quotes, links to worldwide organizations, and original photographs by the author.< Less
The origin of all religions, and the ignorance which is the root of the God-idea, having been dealt with in Part I. of this Text-Book, it now becomes our duty to investigate the evidences of the... More > origin and of the growth of Christianity, to examine its morality and its dogmas, to study the history of its supposed founder, to trace out its symbols and its ceremonies; in fine, to show cause for its utter rejection by the Freethinker. The foundation stone of Christianity, laid in Paradise by the Creation and Fall of Man 6,000 years ago, has already been destroyed in the first section of this work; and we may at once, therefore, proceed to Christianity itself.< Less
The origin of all religions, and the ignorance which is the root of the God-idea, having been dealt with in Part I. of this Text-Book, it now becomes our duty to investigate the evidences of the... More > origin and of the growth of Christianity, to examine its morality and its dogmas, to study the history of its supposed founder, to trace out its symbols and its ceremonies; in fine, to show cause for its utter rejection by the Freethinker. The foundation stone of Christianity, laid in Paradise by the Creation and Fall of Man 6,000 years ago, has already been destroyed in the first section of this work; and we may at once, therefore, proceed to Christianity itself.< Less
This collection of essays, originally published as separate articles in the celebrated secular monthly journal The Freethinker, reflects the humanistic views and skeptical outlook of its atheist... More > author.< Less
Gerald Massey was born in 1828 at Tring, Hertfordshire. In spite of childhood poverty, he had an enquiring idealistic mind. Self studying while working in London as an errand boy, he became aligned... More > to the politics and socially democratic politics of the Chartist movement. Writing poetry and literary items for radical papers he developed into lecturing and touring the country. His interest and research into Shakespeare's Sonnets and psychic themes continued into the origins of myths and religions resulting in a number of books on the subjects. Much interest was engendered in America during lecture tours of the country. Some of the evolutionistic ideas that he developed during his research such as the 'Out of Africa' theory are, more recently being confirmed. Most of his books have now been reprinted. He died in 1907.< Less
Gerald Massey was born in 1828 at Tring, Hertfordshire. In spite of childhood poverty, he had an enquiring idealistic mind. Self studying while working in London as an errand boy, he became aligned... More > to the politics and socially democratic politics of the Chartist movement. Writing poetry and literary items for radical papers he developed into lecturing and touring the country. His interest and research into Shakespeare's Sonnets and psychic themes continued into the origins of myths and religions resulting in a number of books on the subjects. Much interest was engendered in America during lecture tours of the country. Some of the evolutionistic ideas that he developed during his research such as the 'Out of Africa' theory are, more recently being confirmed. Most of his books have now been reprinted. He died in 1907.< Less
This book is intended to make a very important point about Christianity. Jesus was either illiterate, didn't exist or just didn't think his message was important enough to write down.
This book is intended to make a very important point about Christianity. Jesus was either illiterate, didn't exist or just didn't think his message was important enough to write down.
Read the book, and see for yourself how we have been indoctrinated, how the Old Testament and its offshoots of Christianity and Islam have been constructed from Babylonian and Egyptian religions and... More > mythologies.< Less
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