The Seduction of Religion (eBook)

CONTENTSPreface1. ChristianityThe Origins of Christianity          The Fable of the Christ          New Testament and Lost Christianities          The Book of Revelation 2. CatholicsThe Catholic Faith          The Pope and the Roman Catholic Church          A Religion in Crisis 3. Eastern Orthodox Church4. Protestantism          Lutherans          Baptists          Presbyterians          Methodists          Episcopalians and Other Liberal Churches          Pentecostals          Seventh Day Adventists5.Christian Science6. Jehovah’s Witnesses7. The Mormons8. Evangelicals          Tele-evangelism9. Jews      10. Zoroastrians11. Muslims          The Islamic Faith          A Religion of Fatwas and Murders          Plight of Women          A Religion of Intolerance          Is Islam Dangerous?12. Hindus     Seductive Myths of Hindu Philosophy     Hindu “Technology of Spirituality”13. Buddhists14. Jains15. Sikhs16. Scientologists17. Cults          Religions are Cults          How Cult Leaders Botch Up Promise of Religion          Concluding Remarks18. A Thousand Questions19. Organized Religions          Totalitarian Gods          Religions are Intolerant          Religions Mistreat WomenReligions Preach Violence, Fear and Guilt          A Form of Child Abuse          Stop Donating20. Why Billions Still Believe in Organized Faiths21. Separation of Church and State22. Does God Exist?          God or No God?          Natural or Supernatural?          On Religious Experience          Nature or God?          Living with Uncertainty          Living with Mortality          Understanding Religion          Science or Reason?          We are all Superstitious23. It is Time to Abandon Organized Religions Index