“Jesus, the central figure of Christianity is not so much an historical figure as he is a mystery man. Why is there so much uncertainty about a man who was God who visited the Earth and performed miracles, including his own resurrection from the dead? Why do these (and other) questions exist?:

What did Jesus look like? (no description in the Gospels)

Did he get married? (evidence both ways)

Did he have brothers and sisters? (Yes and no)

Was he born in Bethlehem or Nazareth?

Was he tempted by the Devil for 40 days?

Did he travel to Egypt as a youth?

Did he support Jewish law to the letter? (both sides can be argued)

Was he killed the day before or after Passover?

What were his last words on the cross?

Did he raise Lazarus from the dead? (only John says so)

Did he even exist as a unique individual? (experts on both sides).” “The Bible has been used over the ages to justify many acts that cause injury to the actor or to others. A list, not complete, includes:

– Gay bashing and reparative therapy

– Chopping off body parts

– Plucking out eyes

– Drinking poisons

– Killing apostates, Sabbath workers, unruly children, etc.

– Withholding medical treatment

– Handling snakes

– Beating children

– Failing to plan for the future

– Giving up the pleasures of life

– Renouncing physical exercise

– Harassing and killing Jews

– Practicing slavery

– Subjugating women

– Slow response to HIV epidemic

– Killing children so they can go to heaven

– Use of torture

– Shunning and cutting inheritance for children who renounce faith

– Punishing scientists and curtailing science education

– Withholding birth control/use of condoms, IUD, pill, etc.”

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