Mr. Hammermeister in a letter a few weeks ago made the statement that the Bible agreed with science and all the predictions the Bible made about the future were correct. I answered back, pointing out the Bible said a bat was a bird and a hare chewed its cud, among other numerous mistakes.

Now Mr. Hammermeister has written again saying the ancients didn’t know any better and called all flying things birds.

First, it was god who called birds bats, or bats birds. Second, what the ancients think is irrelevant. Science today classifies a bat as a mammal, it has fur and teeth. Mr. Hammermeister also believes rabbits chew the cud because they eat their own droppings. Please. Cud chewers are cattle, deer, goats, etc., called ruminants, animals with hoofs. They regurgitate food from their first stomach, which is chewed again. So the Bible is wrong. Not a little bit wrong, but completely, utterly and undeniably wrong.

And speaking of wrong, how about Jesus? He was a first century Jew who worshipped on Saturday. Today’s Christians worship on Sundays. I guess Jesus doesn’t know the right day of the week to worsip. Christians should write Jesus a letter and tell him when to worship.

Prayer: Today Christians want prayer in schools, they pray in their churches, they pray publicly, as do TV ministers like Pat Robertson. The governor of Texas has public Republican pray rallies. Puke.

Jesus: “And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret and thy Father which is in secret shall reward thee openly” Matt 6:5, 6.

See, even Jesus can get things wrong. Its a good thing we have the modern church to correct him.

Lee Stout

Buckley