Leading atheist publishes secular Bible
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Starman3000m
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The Book on how to have good relations with others has already been written: Here are a few suggestions that Jesus made:
As for how to accomplish all the above, Jesus summarized it here:
For Atheists: Just the second command will do.
As mentioned before, this, however, requires 100% Cooperation from the whole world's population.
atheos
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Starman3000m
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Guess the part "not derived from a deity" was missed. Pretty sure they were not trying to rewrite the bible or do battle against it, but actually the exact opposite. Just provide views from a different angle other than the God aspect.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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Yes, I understand what you are getting at here, but what would be the Humanist alternative angle to Jesus' suggestions of loving your neighbor, not doing harm to anyone, giving to the less fortunate and not seeking vengeance against someone who has done you wrong? The point is, if everybody was able to love one another in the way that Jesus stated, there would be no wars, no family arguments, no lying, no stealing, no prejudice, etc.
I'm sure the Humanist Bible has a lot of good thoughts but are there really any new suggestions that haven't been covered already except for going it alone without God's help?
Even if you don't believe in God, Jesus' Commandment of "love your neighbor..." is something that human reasoning should be able to comprehend as being the answer to achieving peace within your own family, community, co-workers, your boss, your spouse, etc.
What alternative angle would a Humanist really have to the type of Love for your neighbor and other suggestions that Jesus spoke of for establishing better human relations?
Jesus already knows our hearts, our thoughts our emotions, and our sufferings. He went through many situations as all humans except that He did not sin.
Jesus is willing right now to help us get through tough times when no one else can. He does this through the empowering and comfort of the Holy Spirit's guidance. The only things is that He needs to personally be invited into one's life.
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atheos
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I definitely understand where you are coming from Star and I agree. It has already been done before so no need to publish the same principals as already put forth in the Bible. My only thought would be maybe those that hear the word “religion” and run will take a look at this book and learn something about being decent to each other. Probably not though 
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WOW, how did people survive, and get along the 3000 years before Christ??
PsyOps
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I would have to say they didn't very well. And we still don't.
God, YHWH, God of Abraham, Isac, and Jacob. Ten Commandments. etc. The plan for Christ was in place.
Now that we are under the new covenant, most people still don't believe God and reject Jesus. The way is narrow.
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Starman3000m
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I definitely understand where you are coming from Star and I agree. It has already been done before so no need to publish the same principals as already put forth in the Bible. My only thought would be maybe those that hear the word “religion” and run will take a look at this book and learn something about being decent to each other. Probably not though
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You are right when you say "probably not". The reason is that within our own human efforts and abilities people do not have the inclinations to always be decent to each other no matter how hard they try to be. Jesus already knew that and that is why He proclaimed that people need the "Love and Peace of God through Him" in their lives in order to have the type of sincere relationships that would enable us to love our neighbor as thyself.
Here is what Jesus said to those who trust in Him:
And to those who don't follow Him but follow another "religious" path or another man's way, Jesus stated this:
Conclusion: The "Humanist (Atheist) Bible will be no different than the "Self-Improvement" books and the "How to be a good person" audio tapes and videos that don't say a word about "religion."
The situation, however, is that unless humans have a spiritual change of heart and a renewing of the mind, they will not really have the ability to establish sincere human relations with one another. Sure, there are plenty of "non-religious" training materials available that promise to make you a better communicator and a better person with good people skills. The problem is, humans have to make the effort to apply those principles every day of their life in order to be the type of person that they are being trained to be.
Jesus proclaimed that only with Him and through Him, we can become that type of changed person because He is the One that gives us the ability to change. People need Jesus in their lives in order to have the ability to really love one another. This was understood by and preached by the Apostle Paul: