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Atheists & Agnostics

Mr.Bill

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8. I think jesus is a composite character.

Reply to OxQQme (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 05:32 PM

Jun 2017

Take a few parts faith healer, a few parts snake oil salesman, a few parts con artist a few parts charlatan, a few parts political opportunist, etc, add some legend, stir, bake for a century or two, and presto! Jesus and christianity.

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Fictional Jesus as propaganda [View all] OxQQme Jun 2017 OP

I present my work with some ambivalence, as I do not want to directly cause Christians any harm, Thomas Hurt Jun 2017 #1

Most likely. Dawson Leery Jun 2017 #2

Good material.. defacto7 Jun 2017 #3

+1 John1956PA Jun 2017 #6

It's been around many years without convincing many - on edit: he posted here once muriel_volestrangler Jun 2017 #4

Another example of this type of manipulation SCantiGOP Jun 2017 #5

Interestng assertions. mountain grammy Jun 2017 #7

uh we have many contradictory accounts in the bible... uriel1972 Jun 2017 #9

I think jesus is a composite character. Mr.Bill Jun 2017 #8

Amen to that, Mr.Bill rurallib Jun 2017 #10