Would anyone let that logic pass if it came from
the followers of any other book or person?
Not exact matches
I will not argue whether or not the bible is the word
of a god translated by man, my only question is, why would you follow a
book that supports and idolizes a single deity who seems to have intentions
of converting the world to his worship alone (for if there are no
other gods, why then would Yahweh require that you «hold no
other gods above him» — he just confirmed their existance) when said deity's
followers have proven that their purpose in life is to grind any opposition to their «holy law» into dust?
Consider all
of the silly interpretations we try to apply to the bible to exclude those who are different from us, to create prophecies for those who are seen as special (
followers of christ), and yet we quickly forgive the same
book for some
of its horrendous claims towards treating
others within their community.
Nonetheless, despite these criticisms, this is an exceptional
book and one that deserves to be read by every
follower of St Therese and by many
others too.
Sadly the
followers of Christianity, Islam, and
others want to make decisions for us all based on there interpretation
of books that are in no way real.
Last time I read the good
book I'm sure it condemned murder and violence, and it was Jesus that described that golden rule to treat
others the way you would want them to treat you... I wouldn't enjoy being starved and beaten... If these people were actual
followers of Jesus they would have followed his example.
I found these prayers in the Psalms, in the
Book of Common Prayer, from church history, through the Daily Office, and in the writings
of other followers of Jesus from a variety
of church traditions.
Christian --(supposed)
Follower of Christ Mormon — follower of the Christ depicted in the Book of Mormon and have differing traditions than most other organized Christian re
Follower of Christ Mormon —
follower of the Christ depicted in the Book of Mormon and have differing traditions than most other organized Christian re
follower of the Christ depicted in the
Book of Mormon and have differing traditions than most
other organized Christian religions.
Instead, we recommend they read a
book on proofs for the Christian faith, attend a class about the basics
of Christianity, or perform some sort
of other study so that they can gain the faith and certainty we feel is necessary for
followers of Jesus.
why don't you start with why humans invented religion in the first place, the origins
of the
books of the bible, the multiple «christ» (copied) stories throughout the history
of time, fossil evidence
of evolution
of man and all species, all the discrepancies in the bible, knowledge
of all the gods that humans have believed in through recorded history, the political uses
of christianity in the time
of it's origin, the fact that every
other religion has
followers who believe just as strongly in their own god /
book, that fact that if you had been born in another part
of the world you would be a different religion and going to «hell», and that a good, kind, omniscient god wouldn't allow all the suffering and evil to happen, and wouldn't need «help» as christians like to tout... and then we'll get to all these ridiculous fools.
If you had two agents wanting to represent you and both were passionate about your
book, but one agent had tens
of thousands
of followers on social media, while the
other one only had a couple dozen or a couple hundred
followers (or wasn't on social media at all), which one would you most want to work with?
You guys will have each
of your own individual social media
followers, mailing lists, etc... By partnering with them and telling each
other about each
other's
books you're significantly increasing the number
of people who are learning about your
books.
Now I talk to the
followers instead
of shoving a load
of other people's
book links at them...!!
See if you can get those negative reviews off your
books» homepage (you would need a lot
of friends /
followers to upvote one
of the
other positive reviews.
Since their
books are obviously about something sort
of similar, in nearly the same genre, and readers
of one
book might enjoy reading the
other, they could mutually recommend each
other's
books to their
followers.
Give away five copies
of your
book; offer the
books of other people (get free shipping worldwide at www.BookDepository.com) when you're working to generate more
followers, subscribers, or fans; or use
other merchandise as prizes.
If you situate yourself as an author (or your
book as a brand) with
other reputable, trusted, and loved similar authors, publishers, and groups, then by association you will take on these qualities in the eyes
of your
followers too.
They take time out
of their busy lives to talk about
books and have contests and connect with
followers and writers and
other readers.
Others are more interested in the ways in which pop culture is cherished; Jeremy Deller's installation The Uses
of Literacy (1997) explores fandom surrounding the band Manic Street Preachers by collecting paintings, collages,
books and poetry created by their
followers.