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BUTCHERY BY ‘BIBLICAL
MEN OF GOD’, BENEVOLENCE BY VEDIC ‘RISHIS’
1. BUTCHERY BY ‘BIBLICAL
MEN OF GOD’
(i) Massacre by David
(a) David put the people
under saws !
David, one of the
towering figures of the Bible, assaulted on Ammonian cities, put the people
under saws, harrows of iron, axes of iron and made them pass through the
brick-kiln.
237.
“31. And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under
saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them
pass through the brick-kiln; and thus did he unto all the cities of the
children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.”
- II Samuel, 12/31
Joseph Lewis,
president, Free Thinkers of America and editor of ‘The Age of Reason’ states
:
“Killing
and murder are related with so little compunction that a continued reading
of the Bible cannot help but make one callous of the value of human life.
No wonder the Christian countries at war use the Bible as the basis of
their national religion and give each soldier a copy while engaged in battle……”151
- Joseph Lewis
The butchery by ‘Biblical
men of God’ exceedingly incited the fanatic Christians to kill the
non-believers. James A. Haught narrates in his book ‘Holy Horros’
the heart-rending massacres of the so called ‘heretics’ by orthodox Christians
as under
“In
the 1200s, a storm of heretic-hunting burst upon Europe. The first
victims were the Albigenses, or Cathari, centered around Albi, France.
They doubted the Biblical account of Creation, considered Jesus an angel
instead of a god, rejected transubstantiation, and demanded strict celibacy……..
In 1208, Pope Innocent III declared a major crusade to destroy the Albigenses.
Some 20, 000 knights and peasants answered the call, forming an army that
scourged southern France, smashing towns where the belief was strong.
When the besieged city of Beziers fell, soldiers asked papal legate Arnald
Amalric (or Arnaud Amaury) how they could distinguish the infidel from
the faithful among the captives. He commanded:
‘Kill them all. God will know His own.’ Thousands were slaughtered
- many first blinded, mutilated, dragged behind horses or used for target
practice. The legate reported to the pope.. ‘God’s wrath has raged
in wondrous wise against the city.”152
- James A. Haught
(b) David butchered 200
men !
238.
“27. Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines
two hundred men;……”
-I Samuel, 18/27
(ii) Massacre by Jehu, the
king and prophet
(a) Jehu, the king and
prophet, slew all, leaving none as alive
239. “11. So
Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his
great men, and his kins-folks, and his priests, until he left him none
remaining.”
- II Kings, 10/11
(iii) Massacre by Joshua
(a) Joshua, the successor
of Moses, butchered all that breathed
Not a single soul
was allowed to remain alive; all were massacred not at one place but many
places. Read the following five verses :
240.
“30. And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the
hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the
souls that were therein; he let none remain in it;……”
- Joshua, 10/30
241. “32. And
the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the
second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls
that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.”
- Joshua, 10/32
242. “36. And
Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they
fought against it:”
- Joshua, 10/36
243. “37. And
they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof,
and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left
none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed
it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.”
- Joshua, 10/37
244. “40. So
Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the
vale, and of the springs, and all their kings; he left none remaining,
but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.”
- Joshua, 10/40
(iv) Massacre by Elijah, the
prophet
(a) Elijah, the prophet,
slew all 450 priests, spared none
Elijah, the prophet,
ordered for slaughter of 450 priests just for differing from him in religious
beliefs ! Here is the verse
245.
“40. And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one
of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down
to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.”
- I Kings, 18/40
(v) Massacre by Samuel, the
prophet
(a) Samuel, the prophet,
slew Agag in pieces
246. “33…… And Samuel hewed
Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.”
- I Samuel, 15/33
(vi) Massacre by Moses
(a) Moses slaughtered
even innocent children
Moses, one of the
towering figures in the Bible, massacred not only men and women, but also
innocent children of all cities, because Sihon, the king of Heshbon did
not allow him to pass through his land. Here is the text :
247.
“34. And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the
men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to
remain:”
- Deuteronomy, 2/34
(vii) Massacre by Elisha,
the prophet
(a) Elisha, the prophet,
butchered 42 little children
The prophet Elisha
causes bears to tear 42 little children for laughing at his bald head.
248.
“23. And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by
the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him,
and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.”
- II Kings, 2/23
249. “24. And
he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the
Lord, And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty
and two children of them.”
- II Kings, 2/24
Charles Smith opines candidly
“The
Bible is the greatest hoax in all history. The leading characters of the
Old Testament would today be in the penitentiary and those of the New would
be under observation in psychopathic wards.”153
- Charles Smith
Dean Farrar,
the famous philosopher and theologian, who was the Dean of Canterbury,
remarked fearlessly :
“The
Bible is a barbarous book, written in a barbarous age, for the barbarous
people.”154
- Dean Farrar
2. BENEVOLENCE
BY VEDIC ‘RISHIS’
The world owes
immensely to the four Vedic Rishis for their benevolence in transmitting
the divine knowledge of Holy Vedas to all the people of the earth.
On the banks of river Sindhu (Indus), the divine knowledge of Vedas
dawned on four Rishis (hermits) named Agni, Vayu, Aditya and Angira,
who transmitted the same to Brahma. Terminologically the word
‘Veda’ means knowledge, not an ordinary knowledge, subject to omission
or commission. It is infallible, immortal and everlasting knowledge,
which is flawless and fathomless.
Prof. Max Muller states in
his Introduction of ‘Science and Religion’ as under :
"The Vedas are eternal
and consequently perfect and infallible.”
- Prof. Max Muller
Holy Vedas propagate
love, where there is hatred; preach truth, where there is untruth; create
atmosphere of reconciliation, where there is revenge and retaliation; produce
optimism, where there is pessimism; infuse enthusiasm, where there is dejection;
generate faith, where there is doubt; spread light, where there is darkness;
provide joy and jubilee, where there are sorrows and sufferings.
The whole race
of mankind in the universe can assert her claim to Vedas. Vedic religion
unites all men of the globe in common string of oneness by preaching about
one God (0m), one religion (Vedic), one race (Arya), one scripture (Vedas),
one method of worship (Sandhya), one language (Sanskrit), one culture (Vedic
Culture) and one aim (to ennoble, enlighten, uplift and elevate man).
The slogan of Vedic religion is
kRxNvaMtaao ivaEvamaaya-ma\
|
à Pgvaod 9ó63ó5
Let us ennoble all men
Of the universe.
- Rig Veda 9/63/5
Vedic religion is
constructive rather than destructive. It preaches propagation of
noble thoughts :
Aa naao Bad`a: k`xtavaao yantau
ivaEvata: |
à yajauvao-d 25ó14
Let noble thoughts come to us
From all sides.
- Yajur Veda 25/14
Vedic devotees pray
to Providence to dispel their vicious impulses and bestow on them noble
thoughts
ivaEvaaina dova saivatadu-irtaaina
para sauva |
yaBdd`M taÙa#Aa sauva ||
à yajauvao-d 30ó3
O Supreme Creator of the universe
Mayest Thou dispel our evil impulses,
May all noble thoughts come to us.
- Yajur Veda 30/3
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“In any movement,
common people minutely observe the personal character of the worker in
comparison to his actions. Hence the cloth-sheet of our life should
be so clean that no body may find any stain on it, even after minute observation.
We should create confidence among the people that our each action is without
selfish motive. Our character should be so clean that other,-, may
be attracted and enamoured to us.”
- Dr. K.B. Hedgewar
“When self dominates
instinct, disaster is ahead of us; when playing with the destinies of a
nation one should endeavour to be as selfless as humanly possible.”
- Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose
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Footnotes:
151
Brahm Datt Bharti : ‘The Vedas and the Bible’, New Delhi,
1967, p. 46
152
James A. Haught : ‘Holy Horrors’, published by Prometheus
Books, New York, 1990, pp. 54-56
153
Charles Smith : ‘The Bible In The Balance’, first published
in Europe, reprinted by Hindu Writers’ Forum, New Delhi, p. 20
154
Ibid.
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