THE WICKED BIBLE

"People in general do not know what wickedness there is in this pretended Word of God. Brought up in habits of superstition, they take it for granted that the Bible is true, and that it is good... Good heavens! it is quite another thing; it is a book of lies wickedness and blasphemy; for what can be a greater blasphemy than to ascribe the wickedness of man to the orders of the Almighty?"

Thomas Paine (1737-1809) – 'The Age of Reason' – Citadel Press

"When the Old Testament God saw him quietly in his grave he was satisfied. The muscles relaxed, and the frown gave place to a smile. But in the New Testament the trouble commences at death. In the New Testament, God is to wreak his revenge forever and ever. It was reserved for the one who said, "Love thine enemies" to tear asunder the veil between time and eternity and fix the horrified gaze of man upon the gulfs of eternal fire."

Thomas Paine– 'The Age Of Reason'

"Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the word of a demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalise mankind; and for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel."

Thomas Paine – 'The Age Of Reason'

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