_Author of "Social Progress,"
"People vs. Wall Street,"
"Our Gods on Trial,"
"War Resistance."_
_New York_
THE FREETHOUGHT PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Copyright 1932 By
THE FREETHOUGHT PRESS ASSN., INC.
TO DEVOTEES
OF TRUTH
Transcriber's Note:
Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Archaic
spellings have been retained. Paragraph spacing has been normalised.
A table of contents, though not present in the original publication,
has been provided below:
FOREWORD
Face the Facts. The True Jesus. Scriptures Unauthentic. Faith in
Jesus. Documentary Evidence. Retain the Good. Christianity Must
Go.
ANTIQUATED THEOLOGY
The Virgin Birth. The Jewish Messiah. Eternal Damnation. The
Atonement. Angels and Devils.
FALSE IMPRESSIONS
Jonah and the Whale. End of the World. Miracles. Eternal Life.
Raising Lazarus. God's Protection. Belief in Prayer.
OBSCURE TEACHINGS
Witnesses and Judge. Cannibalism. Religion Only for Children.
Difficult or Easy? Charity. The Scriptures Upheld. Illogical.
Parables Deceptive.
DEFICIENT INSTRUCTIONS
Labor. Usury. Economics. Punishment for Debts. Healing. Peace.
Marriage. Celibacy. Adultery. Divorce. Faulty Judgment.
Unconvincing. Prohibition. Lack of Experience.
AN INFERIOR PROTOTYPE
Cursing Nature. Forgiveness. Vituperation. Destruction of
Property. Egotism. Lack of Courtesy. Unethical Advice. Sermon on
the Mount. Inconsistency. Fear. Failure.
CONCLUSION
Jesus a Myth. Judged by His Works. Ethical Evolution. Gains, not
Losses.