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God Hates You, Hate Him Back: Making Sense of The Bible (Revised International Edition) |  | Author: CJ Werleman
Publisher: Dangerous Little Books
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Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised international ed
Pages: 302
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 095642760X
EAN: 9780956427601
ASIN: 095642760X
Publication Date: November 16, 2009
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'God Hates You, Hate Him Back' makes the ultimate case for the claim that the God of the Bible is the most wicked character in the pages of history. With a wit as dry as a martini, and the cross examination techniques of a seasoned lawyer, CJ Werleman lays out all sixty-six chapters of the Bible to present an irrefutable argument that indeed God hates us all. If you have never read or never fully understood The Bible then you will do no better than this unique, comedic, 21st century summary of the greatest story ever sold, or in Werleman's own words 'never read'. 'God Hates You, Hate Him Back' provides you with an arsenal of Biblical facts, stories, mythology and assertions to ensure you victory in your next religious debate. Arguably the most unique, certainly most entertaining, rendition of the Bible ever told!
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 Meet your god... the most abhorrent being in the universe! December 1, 2009
Jacob Farr-wharton (Gold Coast, Australia)
82 out of 93 found this review helpful
The biggest problem with the bible is that it is so God Damned boring! Not even the followers of the bible read the bible. In a day and age where literalistic interpretation of the bible has spawned a race of Super-Christians known as Baptists, Evangelicals and Creationists one great man aims to set the world straight on all things biblical.
For whatever reason, followers of the Abrahamic religions (Islam, Judaism and Christianity and all of their offshoots) have developed some ludicrous delusions that God is great, God is good, all loving, all caring and all powerful. The reality, as CJ Werleman has discovered through his meticulous analysis of the bible, is that all that god is is an uncaring, petty, jealous and violent. He's more like an all powerful bitchy teen than a wise omnipotent being.
His acid wit and delightfully humorous analysis of Biblical testament will have your neck cramping from continuously nodding in agreement. He meticulously scrutinises the Bible, chapter by thrilling chapter, articulating the many contradictions and indeed misconceptions that the religious conveniently overlook.
Authors and sources such as Carl Sagan, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett and alike are brilliant if you've got a mind for science and it is safe to say that few fundamentalist/evangelical/creationist Christians do. As such using their methodical logic to logically disprove something that is utterly illogical, i.e. the Bible, is pointless. This book allows you to take a new, fresh and utterly hilarious look at one of history's most revered works. It makes biblical doctrine accessible like never before.
Ultimately, if there is a god, and it is the one described in the bible, then god help us all!
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This is the best book you will ever buy. Buy one for yourself, one for your mother, one for your father, one for your siblings and most importantly, one for every priest you know.
Imagine if both Monty Python and Socrates reviewed the Bible January 17, 2010
M. O. Conner (Alexandria, Egypt)
29 out of 33 found this review helpful
As other reviewers have pointed out:
--The Bible is brutally boring (and most atheist or theist don't know this because they've never read it from cover to cover)
--Werleman is brutally funny (yet it must be mentioned that he provides keen scholarship, a good historical context, and often a poignant view of both ancient and modern society).
The combination is a wonderful, edgy yet comprehensive tour of the Old and New Testament, from Jehovah brutalizing humanity in Genesis to Jehovah brutalizing humanity in the Book of Revelation. And in between and beyond how most of humanity has made himself in his demented image. This is one of those rare books that will make you laugh during and after reading it, and unfortunately cringe as well when you realize the collective psychological trauma it has caused to Western Society.
Werleman nimbly seasons the book with both atheist and theist wisdom of the ages, grim statistics from inside and outside the Bible, and both passionate and compassionate commentary. And when he has to, Werleman lets the Bible narrative speak for itself, for better or worse. An entertaining but balanced read in the end, as well as good reference not only for knowledge of scripture but anti-apologetics as well.
The book is far from a polemic, though. Werleman certainly calls as he sees it, but he's honest enough to understand that the Bible is simply the stories of an ancient people in a brutal time that should be seen in that context (and the horrible damage done by those who refuse to!). He points out the places he found wisdom, the characters he saw as admirable and even the theologies that are inspirational (as are found in any ancient text).
Good fiction is supposed to make you laugh and cry. Werleman takes the reader into a journey through a fiction that will certainly make you laugh and cry. And hopefully the reader can keep laughing because his message is ultimately very serious-- literalist religions have been slowly killing humanity's spirit for the last 2000 years.
The Gnostics realized God truly hated humanity thousands of years ago and proceeded to mock the Almighty for his shortcomings. It's good to see Freethinkers doing the same today(hopefully they won't receive the same fate as the Gnostics). Whether Jehovah exists or not doesn't matter-- he's just as dangerous as he was at the beginning of time.
A Logical and Humorous look at the Bible December 20, 2009
Maia Caron (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
36 out of 43 found this review helpful
CJ Werleman has written an entertaining, laugh-out-loud parody of the Bible. His purpose was to "use the Bible as an indictment against itself," and he has succeeded admirably well. Werleman puts the Bible under a rationalist's microscope, applying logic to each passage. When reading Genesis, he brings up a telling detail you won't hear in Bible class. Werleman asks: "Where the hell did Cain's wife come from?" The original authors of the Bible didn't count on anyone actually thinking through the fact that Adam and Eve had Cain and Abel, but somehow Cain managed to find a wife, even though there were no other women yet "created" on earth to choose from besides his own mother. Continuity issue or incestuous relations among the first family? Christians the world over fail to question these sorts of inconsistencies in their "sacred text."
To give you a sense of how much fun it is to read, I finally got this book back from my seventeen-year-old daughter, who had borrowed it a few weeks ago and was reluctant to return it. This proves that God Hates You, Hate Him Back is the perfect Christmas gift for the questioning teen or budding unbelievers in the family. There's still time to get it under the tree.
God loves who? February 24, 2010
El Beard (United States)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
The Faithful would have us believe there exists a just and benevolent Creator who loves us, each and every one. He's even been kind enough to put it in writing. But if you're like most true believers and haven't gotten around to reading it yet, CJ Werleman has written you a brilliant synopsis of His Holy Word.
As other reviewers have described, CJ lets the bible speak for itself. Book by book, verses are presented honestly, then followed by CJ's passionate and humorous exposition. But as funny as he is, behind the commentaries and explanations are the experiences of someone who has with his own eyes seen the consequences of what true believers are capable of - if they are honest enough to be consistent with their version of "God's Word."
I hope believers of integrity will read this book. You may not like CJ's analysis, but he didn't write the bible verses he quotes. Can you reconcile your God of Love with the deity actually described in the bible?
Madness and barbarism are the foundation of the "peaceful" Abrahamic religions, as CJ Werleman has deftly shown with passion, compassion and humor.
EYE OPENING!! December 1, 2009
P. Jacob
24 out of 32 found this review helpful
I was raised a Catholic, went to a Catholic school, devout Catholic parents, and this book made me realised I had no idea how little I actually knew about the Bible.
Positives:
1. Just a great read. If the Bible was told like this to us in school or church I am afraid to say there'd be far less people calling themselves christians.
2. The gospels section is really confronting. As the book cover suggests, Werleman really does use a lawyer approach to show just how badly quilted together Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John are with all their contradictions and so forth. This was the most confronting chapter for someone that has always had some kind of 'loose' faith.
Negatives:
1. Could have elaborated more on the genocides of the bible. I was expecting more information regarding Jerico for example.
2. Spotted 1 or 2 typos.
Overall: STRONGLY RECOMMEND. Not just for atheists or agnostics. Christians should read this too even if it's to help learn the other side's arguments.
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