Deconversion stories from Biblical Errancy
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Letter #359 from CWT of Van Nuys, California
Dear Dennis. I just received 25 back issues and just couldn't stop reading them. It's really amazing how apologists can continue to claim the inerrancy of the Bible in spite of the overwhelming evidence which contradicts their claim. I want to order more back copies but I must tell you how I found out about your publication.
Like many of your followers, I, too, was convinced that the Christian god was real. However, there were always questions which my logic and reason could not simply dismiss with "blind faith." I began to seriously doubt the authenticity of the Bible so I started to read various books on the subject of religion. It seemed the more I read, the harder it was to believe in the Bible. I had to admit that I was mainly seeking books which dealt with disproving the Bible. One reason for this was the books I usually found in libraries that were pro-Christianity were generally under the rationale of "we are right because the Bible says we are right." I felt I needed to get a good apologetic book in order to give the other side a fair hearing. I went to a Christian bookstore called The Living Room. I purchased three of their better apologetic books. One of the books, Answers to Tough Questions, was the biggest insult to logic and reason I ever read. However, in one of the books was a little flyer of yours representing a page marker. I originally thought your letter would deal with attempting to prove the accuracy of the Bible, seeing as I obtained it in a Christian bookstore. I sent away for the sample copy in order to see if your logic was any better than what I had read. When I received your sample letter, I was pleasantly surprised to find such a logical, rational, detailed attack on the Bible. How ironic that I would find out about your letter from the Christian world!....
Editor's Response to Letter #359
Dear CWT. I always enjoy hearing stories of this nature and whoever placed the marker in the book deserves our gratitude. That's the kind of commitment we love to see in BE's supporters. Because that person placed one of our leaflets in a Christian book, your attitude toward the Bible has been correctly and materially effected.
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