Holy Double Deity, Batman! The Many Gods Of The Bible

Psalms 82:1: “God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods…” and Psalms 86:8: “Among the gods [there is] none like unto thee, O Lord; neither [are there any works] like unto thy works.” KJV

Is there more than one god mentioned in the Bible? Seems the answer is a very loud YES! Here's a list. Now, don't call me a heretic or blasphemer or such. I'm just showing you what the Bible has to say on the subject. Ready? 

Thanks to The Atheist Foundation, Australia www.atheistfoundation.org.au/forums/showthread.php?t=878 

Adrammelech II Kings 17:31 Sepharvite God. Anammelech II Kings 17:31 Sepharvite God. Ashima II Kings 17:30 Samaritan Moon Goddess. Ashtoreth I Kings 11:05 Canaanite Goddess. Baal I Kings 18:19 Canaanite God ("Lord") of fertility, vegitation, and storms. Baal-berith Judges 8:33 A regional variation/aspect of Baal. Baal-peor Numbers 25:03 Moabite regional variation/aspect of Baal. Baal-zebub Luke 11:19 Philistine/Ekronian regional variation/aspect of Baal. Baalim I Kings 18:18 Canaanite Gods ("Lords"), a collective of the different aspects of Baa. Bel Isiah 46:01 Assyrian/Babylonian/Sumerian God ("Lord"). Chemosh I Kings 11:07 Moabite war God. Dagon I Samuel 05:02 Philistine/Ekronian/Babylonian God of agriculture. Diana of the Ephesians Acts 19:35 Ephesian moon and nature Goddess ("Divine/Brilliant"). Jehovah Exodus 6:03 Hebrew God Jupiter Acts 14:12 Roman God (possibly derived from 'Zeus-pater', Father Zeus). Lucifer Isiah 14:12 ("Light-Bearer") Mercurius Acts 14:12 Otherwise known as the Roman God Mercury, God of communication and travel, and messenger of the Gods...which is probably why Paul was called this at Lystra. Milcom I Kings 11:05 Ammonite God Molech I Kings 11:07 Ammonite God, also called Moloch, most probably Baal-Hammon of Carthage. Nebo Isiah 46:01 Assyrian/Babylonian/Chaldean God of wisdom and writing, also called Nabu. Nergal II Kings 17:30 Cuth/Assyrian/Babylonian war and underworld God, also called Meshlamthea. Nibhaz II Kings 17:31 Avites God Nisroch II Kings 19:37 Assyrian God Rimmon II Kings 05:18 Babylonian/Syrian storm God involved (as Ramman) with the Deluge, according to Hebrew texts; also known as Ramman/Rammon. Succoth-benoth II Kings 17:30 Babylonian fertility Goddess ("She Who Produces Seed"), also known as Zarpanitu/Zerpanitum. Tammuz Ezekial 8:14 Assyrian/Babylonian God Tartak II Kings 17:31 Avites God

Hating in the Name of the Lord

This showed up on my Facebook page. I was a bit stunned that this "Dr. Linda Roberts," who claims to be a god-fearing Christian, would write such drivel. But, those sort of folks are still out there, it would appear. 

I share this for two reasons...

First, hatred is still alive and well in the United States. It can only be conquered, not by more hatred, but by compassion. Compassion means action, which is much more than just a feeling of sympathy or even empathy. True compassion is action, and in this case, it means sharing yourself in positive ways with the world. It's doing the least harm and the most good. 

To serve is to win. Period.

Second, I posted this because according to some of my conservative friends, the attitude displayed in the above poster runs rampant among Far Right and ultra conservative political players at all levels of government. Watch them closely. They once caused a civil war in the U.S. If this attitude really is as prevalent as I'm told, another civil war is not necessarily out of the question.

The world is not the same place it was in the 1950s. And neither is the U.S. Please, people. Come out of the darkness. Realize that we all rise, or fall, together. 

"Love one another, even as I have loved you." Jesus

P.S. Roberts' Twitter handle: @godslandgodslaw

TEXAS BEER JOINT SUES LOCAL CHURCH OVER LIGHTNING STRIKE!

",,,in mysterious ways..."

(I totally stole this little gem from a forwarded email so I have no idea from whence it came. If you're the original author, I hereby give you full credit!)

This should keep you chuckling for awhile...

    A bar called Drummond's (in Mt Vernon, Texas ) began construction on an expansion of their building, hoping to "grow" their business.

    In response, the local Southern Baptist Church started a campaign to block the bar from expanding - petitions, prayers, etc.

    About a week before the bar's grand re-opening, a bolt of lightning

struck the bar and burned it to the ground!

    Afterward, the church folks were rather smug - bragging about "the power

of prayer".

    The angry bar owner eventually sued the church on grounds that the

church... "Was ultimately responsible for the demise of his building,

through direct actions or indirect means."

    Of course, the church vehemently denied all responsibility or any

connection to the building's demise.

    The judge read carefully through the plaintiff's complaint and the

defendant's reply.

    He then opened the hearing by saying:

    "I don't know how I'm going to decide this, but it appears from the

paperwork that what we have here is a bar owner who now believes in the

power of prayer, and an entire church congregation that does not."

    True story!!

Catholic Bishop Compares Pres. Obama to the Nazis

So, is our President in league with the devil himself? Or not...

Read the story by clicking here...

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/04/21/catholic-bishop-compares-obama-to-stalin-and-hitler-before-telling-congregation-not-to-vote-for-him/

And while you're at it, feast your eyes here...

No judgments, no complaining; just noticing...

Hey, Church... Stay Out of My Government!

Lots of church vs. state issues in the news lately, especially among the Republican presidential candidates and their followers. I happen to believe strongly--some might say 'diabolically'--in the separation of church and state. Do you? 


Here are just a few quotes from some of our famous historical ancestors on the subject. They may surprise you...

"If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities." Voltaire

"Faith means not wanting to know what is true." Nietzsche (This is one of my favorites!)

"The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma." Lincoln

"Religion is a byproduct of fear. For much of human history, it may have been a necessary evil, but why was it more evil than necessary? Isn't killing people in the name of God a pretty good definition of insanity?" Arthur C. Clarke

"Religions are all alike – founded upon fables and mythologies." Thomas Jefferson

Yes, even our great ancestor, Thomas Jefferson--philanderer though he was--knew that this nation could not and should not be founded upon nor based upon religion.

With all that in mind, I offer this challenge: Unless it can be proven that theocracy is better than democracy, even a flawed one, then those who advocate any form of theocracy must quietly fade into the background and let America get on with healing itself. We do not need anyone's religious creed to find our way through this current shadow. We are fine without it.

One more for the road...

Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States, stated in a Jan. 1, 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptist Association: "Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between Church  and State."