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LanceHughes -> RE: Happy Zombie Jesus Day! (4/8/2012 8:49:44 AM)
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Let me tell you why I'm a born-again Atheist.
First, I'd like to explain the term "born-again Atheist." I was born an Atheist - that is, literally "without God" - just as we all are. I was then raised (notice, I did not say "brain-washed") as an Episcopalian. Now, I'm a born-again Atheist, that is, I have returned to the "religious" status of my birth.
Having a good voice, I was in the choir. Each Easter, we'd sing FIVE masses of Easter...... the songs, Gospels, etc. were each matched into a particular style, emphazing various aspects of the Easter message (note, I did not say "story" nor "fable.")
Being the smart young (about 12 or 13 years old) man I was, and having plenty of time between songs LOL, I started to read all five Gospel accounts side-by-side. [One of Matthew, Mark, Luke or John has TWO stories of the Risen Christ - YOU go find which one. LOL!] The inconsitencies are over-whelming. I became interested in "comparative Religion" and am here to tell you the net result is my Atheism. I became an intermittent atendee and eventually stopped attending services, oh, at about age 18 or 19, finding absolutely NO relevance in my life.
A sophism, if you will; "I simply believe in one less God than you do." If you need that expanded, think about your answer to a series of questions "Do you believe in Thor? Ra? Hera?" etc., continung throughout history. I image you and I would have the same series of answers of "No."
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As to the gross picture in the OP, one of my Atheist friends came to her Atheism simply and IHMO horribly by being made to kiss the feet of cucifxes throughout her grammar school. What a horrible thing for a child - to worship a brutal and violent means of death.
Yep.... Atheist do sometimes see the Easter story as having parallels to a zombie story.
Me, I see religion as a way to try to explain life and death and find a purpose in both. In general, people are afraid of death, but if they have a belief in a future life, it puts them at ease, right?
Me, having had a near-death experience [auto "accident" where I was hit from behind at 70 miles per hour by DUI] has made me not afraid of dying. I could call myself "fearless" I guess. There was no death-bed conversion, no "God, I pray to you to help me survive, but if it is your will, etc." Four words: "Air Bag, Seat Belt."
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I hope each of you have a great day, regardless of the location of the Moon with respect to the Sun - that is, after all, what sets the date of Easter, y'know?
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