The True Core Of The Jesus Myth

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The True Core Of The Jesus Myth - Christopher Hitchens @ FreedomFest (Part 1).

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Dinesh D'Souza and Christopher Hitchens go at it again at the 2008 Freedom Fest as the "Main Event".

FreedomFest is an annual festival where "free minds meet" to celebrate "great books, great ideas, and great thinkers" in an open-minded society. It is independent, non-partisan, and not affiliated with any organization or think tank.

Founded and produced by Mark Skousen, since 2002, FreedomFest invites the "best and the brightest" from around the world to talk, strategize, socialize, and celebrate liberty. FreedomFest is open to all and is purely egalitarian, where speakers, attendees, and exhibitors are treated as equals.

http://www.freedomfest.com/

Christopher Hitchens (born 1949) is an author, journalist and literary critic. Currently living in Washington, D.C., he has been a columnist at Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Slate, Free Inquiry, and a variety of other media outlets. Hitchens is also a political observer, whose books — the latest being "God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" — have made him a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits.

In 2009 Hitchens was listed by Forbes magazine as one of the "25 most influential liberals in U.S. media." The same article noted, though, that he would "likely be aghast to find himself on this list" and that he "styles himself a radical", not a liberal.

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[sionnyn]

The Romans were fanatical record keepers,and while there is a record of Herod (d 7 BC) and of Pontius Pilot (mentioned in Tacitus) there is absolutely no record of Jesus, or of his family, or of the census, or of the murder of the innocent. Odd that.

[TheKnives777]

@matt605 if you ever read his books or knew anything he stood for he openly spoke of his party's his travels his life and drinking. He lived for the day and cared more about staying true to his readers rather then being a political tool and if it took another bottle or an all night smoking /drinking session while he piled through research and expanded his mind he stated it was all worth it.

[TheKnives777]

@sionnyn Also you would think Pontius Pilot (the man who ordered the execution of Jesus before a full tribunal) Would have recorded his name, Jesus is the most elusive mystery, Ive ever researched!

Theologians know so much about a man who barely has any record of existence. I'm sorry but if Jesus was so amazing how come no history of him exists except the bible? ponderer that

[dadogofdakrew]

@sionnyn your contradictions are funny. your assumption is that the romans were fanatical record keepers, so if there was a census, jesus would've been recorded. however, you reject the census, so the matter of his or his family having been recorded is irrelevant. LULZ.

[Doodyjoe]

@shadowVX Yes, I think that detail is kind of important when it comes to truth claims. With regards to the previous comment; the distinction between Christ and all others, is grace... Plain and simple. Regarding paedophiles, murderers, rapists, what you need to ASK YOURSELF is this; how do you stack up morally against an eternal, holy God? If the answer is not 'perfectly', then you are just as spiritually dead in your sins as any paedophile. Grab that bible and we'll talk some more.

[shadowVX]

@tigersforchrist I never understood why Jesus? why Not Allah? why not Thor? why not Shiva? what makes Jesus So special? Because A Book Told you? If people just accept Jesus they go to heaven, all those peadophiles, rapist, murders I will kindly refuse that ticket. That is no place i would to spend an eternity (If i could ) where the only merit to get in is believe in Jesus.

[tigersforchrist]

Only a REAL FOOL would claim there is no God! Man creates awesome skyscrapers, fake hearts, tunnels, vehicles etc.. If we are very imperfect then what more can God create THE UNIVERSE! You must accept Jesus Christ as your Savior to receive eternal rest in heaven! Simple! John 3:16 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him! Repent & accept Jesus Christ! Jesus Christ or HELL?!? Visit cbn. com

[shadowVX]

@Doodyjoe I wrote them in forms of questions but the scriptures say that god tempts people in one part and the other he does not. gods wrath both does and does not last for ever. But if you want me to go into detail you'll have to wait till i get my hands on a bible since I've misplaced mine.

[shadowVX]

@augustmaquet Yeah, i do I'm currently writing a research paper, but why not in my leisure time have a friendly debate about someones religion. What does Paulianity have to do with any of this? I agree with you Christianity in practice is corrupt but to call them satanism is an insult to Lucifer what did he do to be cast as evil? If you believe in this fairy tale he gave humans the ability of free thinking I never understood how that was evil.

[augustmaquet]

@shadowVX have you got anything better to do than argue with another meat eating asshole christian that believes that xtianity is monotheistic world religion. Paulianity is plagiarized dogshit. IT is not a world religion but rather a worldly religion and its nice followers are sentimental darwinists. CHRISTIANITY IS SATANISM FOR DUMMIES. Most popes were actually practicing satanists. Not merely corrupt pedophiles but organized diabolical meat eating sons of bitches.

[Doodyjoe]

You have not proposed any contradictions, you have only proposed questions. If you are going to accuse the bible of something as serious as contradiction, then please be thorough in your examination i.e. proper, specific scripture referencing and historical/theological context... Where are the conflicting texts?