Heirophant's Proselytizer Questionnaire

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The questions follow. Under no circumstances will "The LORD works in mysterious ways" or other arguments in that vein be acceptable. If a question does not apply to your particular denomination, explain why.

Thank you!

76. In view of Matthew 6:5-6, shouldn't prayer in public schools be discouraged? Support your answer with scripture quotes.

77. Do you feel that the last words of Christ were significant? If so, why do the four gospels attribute three different sentences to Christ as his last? (Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34: "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?"; Luke 23:46: "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit"; John 19:30: "It is finished").

78. Matthew and Mark say that the last words of Christ were, in Hebrew, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" This has traditionally been translated as, "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" However, a more accuratetranslation would be, "My El, My El, why has thou forsaken me?" El is the name of a specific pagan god. Why would Jesus call out to a pagan god at the moment of his death?

79. A commonly recited litany in many forms of Christianity is "The LORD is my shepherd." (Psalm 23:1). Given the fact that the only reasons that people raise sheep are to rob them of their clothes and to kill them for meat, and the fact that sheep will often follow the shepherd to their destruction, do you think that this is any appropriate image for your God? Justify your answer.

80. Why is the theory of the big bang any more (or less)likely that the idea that your God created the universe? Justify your answer. NOTE: I admit that science has not explained where the original super condensed particle came from, but no one has ever explained where your God came from, either.

81. If your God is everywhere at the same time, and hell is the absence of (or separation from) your God, how can he be omnipresent? (where is that absence of God if he is everywhere at all times?)

82. In the Genesis story, your God tells Adam and Eve that the day they eat from the tree of knowledge they will surely die (Gen2:17). The devil tells them that they will not die, but that their eyes would be opened and they would know the difference between good and evil(Gen 3:5). Wasn't Satan telling the truth here? Is your God a liar? Justify your answer in light of Jeremiah 20:7 and Ezekiel 14:9.

83. If Lucifer is not as powerful as your God, then he cannot possibly be omnipresent. How could he possibly get as many followers as you seem to think he has?

84. The Bible constantly describes your God as male. In view of the fact that your God supposedly created everything, and creation is very much a female function, isn't this at least a little bit absurd? Justify your answer.

85. In light of the Trinity, angels, the Virgin Mary, etc., isn't Christianity polytheistic? If the Trinity is three who are one, why the three names? Justify your answer. 

86. Have you read the entire Bible? If not, how can you be devoted enough to try and convert me to a religion that you don't know that much about? Isn't knowing as much as possible about something necessary to understanding it? Isn't understanding something necessary to being completely devoted to it?

87. Why is 2 Kings 19 exactly identical to Isaiah 37?

88. Is Jesus's three days in Hell really an ultimate sacrifice, when more than half of humanity is going to spend eternity there(see question #8)?

89. If your church considers the King James Bible to be the official and/or authoritative translation, justify this in light of the fact that King James commissioned his translation to be poetic rather than accurate. How can you possibly use an inaccurate translation as your reference for what is/is not the word of your God? If your church does not use the King James Bible, what translation do they use? Justify the use of that particular translation.

90. Assume that I do not believe that Jesus died for my sins, or that if he did, that necessarily means I will go to your heaven. Name one thing that Jesus ever did for me personally.

91. Before Mary was knocked up by the Holy Spirit/Ghost,she was never asked for her consent. (She was warned; see Luke 1:31). Mary was also asleep when your God knocked her up; this strongly suggests that He didn't want her to protest. Does this mean that Mary was raped by your God? Do you think rape is wrong? Explain.

92. If it was foretold that Jesus was to be crucified, and if he knew this, and if he was the son of your god, why did he do everything he could to avoid being crucified? (See, for instance, Matthew 26:39).

93. If the Holy Spirit/Ghost is the father of Jesus (Luke1:35), then why is the central figure of your trinity called God the Father?

94. Mary and God were never joined in wedlock. Does it bother you that Jesus is technically a bastard?

 95. The original Hebrew word for the Holy Ghost/Spirit includes the idea that the Holy Spirit/Ghost is female in gender. Isn't this rather silly when you consider the fact that the Holy Ghost/Spirit is actually the father of Jesus (Luke 1:35)? 

96. Matthew 28:11-15 contains an account of a conspiracy between the Jews and the Roman soldiers to spread the story that the disciples stole the body of Christ. How could Matthew have known about this, since no Jews or Romans would have admitted to it? If it was such a transparent conspiracy that an outsider could have seen it, why didn't the other three gospels mention it? Why didn't the Roman soldiers get into trouble?

97. Jews believe that people are basically good people and can work to overcome their sinful tendencies. Most Christians,following the teaching of Psalm 51:5, 1 Kings 8:46, Ezekiel 18:4, Isaiah59:2, and Psalm 143:2, believe that people are completely debased and hopelessly lost in sin, and that only your God can lift us out of this state if He decides to bestow His gift of grace on us? Isn't this an incredibly negative view of people? Isn't Judaism a more mature faith just for this reason? 

93. How do you, as an individual, feel about Psalm 51:5?

98. What does your denomination teach about Psalm 51:5 (and 1Kings 8:46, etc.), predestination, and similar matters?

99. Don't you think that the idea that no matter what we do, we can never be good and righteous without help from your God (Isaiah64:6) fosters an unnatural and unhealthy dependency on Him?

100. Revelation 22:16 says that Jesus is the "offspring of David." Mary was not descended from David, but Joseph was. Doesn't this mean that Jesus wasn't the son of your God at all, but the (mortal and not divine) son of Joseph?  

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