The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-22
some Of His ReIisiou. Arguments.


From Ms Volume Ennti,d The Gods and Other
Lectures"
And we are called upon to worship such
God 10 get upon our knees and tell him that
that he Is love. We are asked To sti1e every
noble sentiment OF the soul, and TO traipple un-
der foot all the sweet charities OF the heart.
Because we refuse TO stutify oufselyes-refuse
to become liars We are denounced
Let the people hate. let the God threaten-we
will educate them, and we will despi-e and defy
him.
The book called the Bible is filled with pas
ages equally horrible, unjust auo atrocious.
This is the book TO be read in schools in order
to make our children loving, kind ana gentle
This Is the book 20 he recognized In our Const-
tuition as the source OF all authority aud justice
Strange that no one has ever been prosecuted
10y the Church for thinking God bad. while lun-
dreds OF millions have been destroyed Tor think
ing him good
All that is necessary to convince any reasona-
bile person that the Bihie is simply and purely OF
hum an inyentiOn-uf barbarian invention is TO
read IT, Read It AS you would any other book
think Of II as you would Of any other get the
bundage Of reverence from your eyes, then read
the holy Bible, ana you VIII be hnHkeu thht YOU
ever, for one moment, supposed being or m
finite WISDOM, goodness, and purity 10 be- the
author Of such ignorance AID Of SUCH airooity!
who can worship sucn a God who can bend
the knee To sucn u monsterf Who can pray TO
such d nendf
This proves the material universe 10 be IN.
finite. II an Infinite universe hps heeh MADE
out OF an Infinite God no" mueh 81 the uod Is
| left
We are explaining more every day. We are
| understanding more every day; consequently
your God Is growing smaller every day
What would you think of father who should
give farm to his children. aud before giving
| Them possession should plant upon II thousands
| Of deadly shrubs and vines should stock IL
with feroclous beasts aud POISONOUS reptiesi
| should take pains 10 put few s"amps ~ the
| nelghbOrhood to breed malaTlaT And yet this
| is exactly what God has done.
And yet, after all, ia II AS had as 20 put the
| souls OF our children In the STRAIT jacket OF a
| creed to 50 utterly deform their minds that
| they regard the God OF the Bible as being Of
| innuite mercy, anu really consider II n virtue 10
believe a thing just because 1t seems unreasona-
| BILE
| Iwant no heaven for which must give my
| reason. Better rot IN the wudowless tomb u
which there Is no door but tho red mouth Of
the pallid worm than wear the jeweled collar
even OF d God.
The holy Of HOLES was behind the curtain
All this was upon the principle that forgers lalt
to have theif signature examined by au expert
and that lnposturs detests curiosity.
| From such a God, why should man eXpeo
| assistance why should he fall upon mis- knoe
| and implore phautom-a phantom that Is deaf
aud dumb, and blind
Think Of God wicked and malicious enough
| to inspire this prayer Think Of one intamou
enough 20 answerlt,
| Search the records Of the whole world, I'M
out the history OF every harbarous tribe, an
| depth Of infamy THAI those the Bibles Co
commanded aud approved. For such a God
| have no words To express NY loathing aud cot
| tempt, Away with such God