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Atheists & Agnostics

muriel_volestrangler

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2. There's more sense in Alice in Wonderland than in the equivalent length of the Bible

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 02:34 PM

Apr 2015

Despite being written by a man who had taken holy orders (largely because that helped his university career at the time), it is free of the vomit-inducing moralising that had characterised British children's books until that point.

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Here's what us athiests really need: [View all] Binkie The Clown Apr 2015 OP

sorry. thought this was gd, not a group. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #1

There's more sense in Alice in Wonderland than in the equivalent length of the Bible muriel_volestrangler Apr 2015 #2

À la recherche du temps perdu Warren Stupidity Apr 2015 #3

"The Once and Future King" - mr blur Apr 2015 #4

Oooo, I like it. Binkie The Clown Apr 2015 #5

The writings of Mr.Bill Apr 2015 #6

Deuteronomy is already about as Gonzo as it gets bvf Apr 2015 #10

Clearly, Lewis Carroll's hand was guided by God, deucemagnet Apr 2015 #7

Well, he was certainly a Prophet of the A/A Group onager Apr 2015 #8

To be fair, we can pick at least 66 books. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #9

To authentically imitate the Bible, however, Binkie The Clown Apr 2015 #11

How about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for the New Testament? (nt) LostOne4Ever Apr 2015 #12

I thought the Star Wars films had this covered. AlbertCat May 2015 #13