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03/19/2004: "Martydom = Human Sacrifice!"

Car Bomb at Baghdad Hotel Leaves at Least 27 Dead
By JOHN F. BURNS Published: March 18, 2004 The New York Times

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PRESS RELEASE – Human Sacrifice!
The International Realists, March 20h 2004

Christians, Jews and Muslims have all practiced Human Sacrifice, but they use the euphemism "martyrdom' to launder this repulsive pagan ritual.

Early Christians burned people alive in the name of God - that is Human Sacrifice.

Suicide Bombers – Why do they blow themselves away, and what can we do to stop this insanity?
Suicide martyrdom is also rooted in the ancient ritual of Human Sacrifice!

The first religious suicidal martyrdom / Human Sacrifice, occurred just three years after the fall of Jerusalem. In AD73, nine hundred Jews killed themselves as the Roman army approached Masada.

Jim Jones instructed nine hundred Christians to kill themselves as the U.S. army came to confront him at Jonestown in Guyana. David Koresh and many of his Christian followers died in a fiery Human Sacrifice at Waco Texas.

Japanese Kamikaze pilots were the first to use airplanes in Human Sacrifice as a part of their religious worship of the Emperor. They flew planes into ships during WW2. Osama Bin Ladin’s attack on the World Trade Center is a copycat of this pagan ritual.

Christianity even goes so far as to claim that the apostles of Jesus became human sacrifices or martyrs, but that is simply untrue. There is no mention of them sacrificing their lives in the Bible, or even any record of the deaths. That bizarre claim shows the pagan roots of the Christian religion itself. How can they possibly claim that apostles, who were dedicated to the God of Abraham, became pagan sacrifices in Christianity? That false claim is extremely dangerous. It has produced many people who were willing to sacrifice themselves for the cult of Christianity, but they do no honor to God.

The God of Abraham clearly stated that He abhors human sacrifice, or “martyrdom.” Suicide bombings are now a common occurrence in false biblical religions like; Christianity, Judaism and Islam. If we are to end this despicable practice before it goes nuclear, biological or chemical, we must admit that any religion that glorifies “martyrs” is a false religion! In effect, it states that the sacrifice of Jesus wasn't enough for God.

Many have suggested that Jesus was a martyr. Not so, Jesus gave His life for mankind; not as a sacrifice to God. Others have suggested that Jesus approved human sacrifice when He said: "Greater love hath no man, than he lay down his life for a friend." This verse is not encouraging people to commit human sacrifice; it suggests that we put the needs of others ahead of our own. A dead person is of no use to his friends.

It is time to face the awful truth – The Bible is a closed history of God’s dealings with man in ancient Israel. It is not a handbook for religion, nor is it myth, it’s history! Our attempts to relive that history in: Christianity, Judaism and Islam are extremely dangerous.

If (like me) you were indoctrinated by one of these religions as a child, you will be tempted to ignore this evidence as the Christian priests did to Galileo, I urge you not to repeat that tragic mistake. Download a free copy of my book, and try diligently to disprove my findings.

The Awful Truth by Patrick J. Conway; provides a non-religious solution to the mystery of God and human existence, with definitive answers on both our origins and future.



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