The Atheist Camel Chronicles: Debate Themes & Arguments for the Non-Believer (and those who think they might be)

261 Pages·2009·1.12 MB·English

by  Dromedary Hump

Copyright © 2008 Dromedary Hump
All rights reserved.
Cover concept by Harley Edmondson
ISBN: 1-4392-3697-6
E-Book ISBN: 978-1-61550-797-9
EAN13: 9781439236970
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To Carole-Anne, Josh and Justin,
the people
who give my life meaning.
“Religion is the most malevolent of all mind viruses.
We should get rid of it as quick as we can.”
—Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008)
Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Introduction

1. I Am Not a Skeptic
2. Why Christians Aren’t “CHRISTians” At All
3. Give Us Just One Certifiable Miracle!
4. US Theocracy: Threat or Paranoia?
5. “Truth” and truth
6. Jesus and the Pigs
7. Religion’s War on Science Marches On
8. MLK, Jr. and an Opportunity Lost
9. Why Words are the Enemy of Christians
10. Marketing Jesus: The Selling of a Deity
11. On Belief and Respect
12. Denying Atheists Exist & Other Proofs of Theist Self Delusion
13. Modern Day Inquisition: Hump Roast Rests in Jury’s Hands
14. Why Man Exists: Mystery Solved
15. The Bleating of the Sheep: A Primer on Christian Platitudes
16. Christian Revisionism: Ignorance or Agenda?
17. Which is the True Religion of Peace?
18. The Supernatural Needs No Explanation
19. The Trinity as Proof of God
20. When Logic and Belief Collide: The Christian Dilemma
21. Happy Easter aka Resurrection of Mithras Day
22. Why Christians Lie
23. “Context!” The Last Refuge of a Theist in Denial
24. Perverting History: Christian Deception Personified
25. Christian Psychosis: Doing the Lord’s Evil
26. Jesus: Real or Fiction & Does it Make a Difference?
27. Pope-O-Mania: Rose Petals for a Tyrant
28. Test Your Knowledge, Name This Jew Hater
29. Christian Charity: Altruism with an Agenda
30. It Takes a Christian’s Mind to Call This “God’s Gift”
31. Refuting the Resurrection Myth & Dying for a Lie
32. National Day of Prayer: A National Day of Idiocy
33. The Ten Commandments: New and Improved
34. An Expanded Definition of Atheism?
35. Those Crazy Christian Zionists
36. Are We Guaranteed Freedom From Religion?
37. Curing God’s Disease Creations: An Act of Disobedience?
38. Christians and Criminality Part I: Cons and the Cross
39. Christians and Criminality Part II: Ethics and Hypocrisy
40. Can Religious Fable and Science be Reconciled? Should it be?
41. Does a Candidate’s Belief Affect His Fitness to Govern?
42. Gun Rights Bestowed by GOD!
43. What’s More Christian than a Good Old Fashioned Book Burning?
44. Is Atheist Dismissal of Theists Wrong?
45. Religion and Business: Playing Fundies to Your Advantage
46. Scientists, a Teapot, and Consideration of a Possible God
47. Life, Salvation, and Suicide
48. Rogues Gallery: Top Ten List of the Worst Christian Clergy
49. Does Religiosity Influence Quality of Life?
50. The Charming Atheist: A Little Good PR Can’t Hurt
51. Christianity the Cult of Death
52. Atheist in a Foxhole: Hump’s Exposure to Military “Christian Love”
53. The Fallacy of Prophecy Fulfillment: Why Can’t Fundamentalists Get It?
54. Let’s Question the “Word of GOD;” the Theists Sure Won’t
55. Delusional Christians Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Vote
56. Defining “True” Christians
57. BLASPHEMY!! Fun for the Whole Family
58. “Where was God?”
59. Political Whores Pay Homage to the Religious Right
60. God and Little League
61. Gay Jesus
62. Christian Speak Translated Here
63. Faith Healers: The Ultimate Testament to Christian Delusion
64. Why do Some Christians Endorse Tyranny? Thank St. Paul
65. Can an Atheist Vote Republican in the 21st Century?
66. “It Takes More Faith NOT to Believe in God.”
67. Piety & Politics a Must Read
68. The Miraculous Jesus Pill: Use Only as Directed
69. Social Gospel: Distorting the Scripture for Fun and Profit
70. Pascal’s Wager: I’ll Take That Bet!
71. Letter from God to a Chosen Believer
72. The Religious Right’s Obsession with Your Morality Explained
73. Let’s Keep Christ in Halloween
74. Where are the Atheist Hate Groups?
75. What Makes a Reverend “Reverend?”
76. Christian Proof of God: We’d Better Repent!
77. Politics, God, and the Future of the Republican Party
78. Fossils: A Threat to Faith
79. On Thanksgiving Who Does an Atheist Thank?
80. Satiating God’s Blood Lust, Again
81. What Would it Take for You to Believe in….
82. Gods I Can Accept
83. Ice Storms, New Hampshire, and Acts of God
84. Why Oil and Fundamentalist Christianity Don’t Mix
85. Christmas Approaches, Let’s Honor the True Meaning of the Season
86. Proof of God’s Non-Existence: Let a Jury Decide
87. Happy New Year…the World is Going to End!!
88. Got Spirituality?
89. Atheist Axioms
90. Water Boarding, Hypocrisy & Theism: A Holy Trinity
91. Being Intolerant of Intolerance: Where’s the Dilemma?
92. Abortion: A Theist Speaks for God
93. The Bible, True Science and the Historical Resurrection
94. Prayers for a Child Killer
95. God of the Ants
96. Following God’s Orders: How Far Would They Go?
97. Natural Disasters: A Believer’s Dilemma
98. Islam’s [In]famous Respect for Women
99. Geography & Parentage versus Revelation
100. Religiosity and Intelligence
101. Ok Atheists, Your Turn: An Annoying Atheist Trait
102. Christian Apologetics: Knowledge and Intellect Not Required
103. Religiosity, Mental Illness, and Molestation: An Unholy Connection
104. Religious Indoctrination: Brainwashing, or Just a Rinse and Set?
105. “Atheism is the View of the Feeble and the Gullible!”
Afterword
Recommended Organizations
Recommended Readings
About the Author