03.16.10
Posted in Uncategorized at 7:40 am by Pete
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| In The Name of God |
| Chapter I |
 In the 2000 years since Jesus died, Christians have:
 Beheaded, burnt at the stake, hanged, murdered, waged war and indiscriminately slaughtered men, women and children even as they waved the white flag of surrender!
 In the “Name of God”, Christians have:
 Stretched bodies on the rack, hung bodies from their limbs, made people think they were drowning by torturing with water, physically mutilated both living and dead as well as sexually mutilating dead women and raping the living.
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 Believing it was God’s will, Christians have:
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 Flogged, robbed, burnt homes, driven peoples from their lands, taken children from their parents, split families and sold into slavery both professing Christians as well as pagans.
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 While proclaiming to be Christians, they have:
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 Repressed, ridiculed, kept illiterate and in poverty, enslaved, worked to death, starved, initiated hate crimes, terrorized, imprisoned and perverted justice.Â
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 And in the same Christian spirit, they have:
 Annihilated entire tribes, races and religions and attempted with varying successes to do the same to many other tribes, races and religious orders including Christians.
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How do we know?
 Hundreds of thousands of written records were kept by the very people committing the atrocities. Laws were passed by governments: edicts were issued by the leaders of the churches involved: diaries and letters still exist: newspapers reported on events; military records detailed the methods and kept tract of casualties; protestors published rebuttals; ministers, pastors, priests, preached and published articles. Justification of actions was made utilizing scriptures. Today, still, we blindly justify our behaviour all in the name of God. More importantly, we commit atrocities without any hint that we are doing wrong, just as in the last 2000 years.Â
 IN FACT, within the lifetime of any of those old enough to read this, our Christian nation slaughtered 10,000 people with out justification, slaughtered 10,000 people frantically waving the white flag of surrender. Barely a whimper occurred as This Christian Nation didn’t even recognize an atrocity had been committed But as we examine the atrocities committed by Christians, we will find that surrender to a Christian usually meant certain death!
 I am not writing this book to persuade or dissuade any one from believing in God. Nor am I attempting to cause anyone to switch from one denomination to another or for that matter, from one religion to another. I have no desire to create new doctrines or to tear down old doctrines.
 I would hope that when you have finished reading this book that you will THINK!!! I would hope that you would be able to see how things were done in the “Name of God” that is truly unchristian like. And maybe get a glimpse into why events took such a violent nature. But most of all I would hope that I can introduce you to facts and factors in our current society that you are unaware of or that just never occurred to you as being atrocities. I would hope that you might see that, almost without exception, all Christian denominations have participated in these atrocities (Even if you would swear that your faith never did). Finally, I hope that you can see the very right to practice your religious beliefs rests upon the identification of dangers practiced within the Christian faith at the present time.
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07.17.06
Posted in About the Author at 2:56 am by Pete
More about the author at TalkToMeDad.com . YOU may e-mail the author at Pete@lingeringimpressions.com
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Posted in Writing the Book at 2:24 am by Pete
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| In The Name of God |
| Chapter I |
 In the 2000 years since Jesus died, Christians have:
 Beheaded, burnt at the stake, hanged, murdered, waged war and indiscriminately slaughtered men, women and children even as they waved the white flag of surrender!
 In the “Name of God”, Christians have:
 Stretched bodies on the rack, hung bodies from their limbs, made people think they were drowning by torturing with water, physically mutilated both living and dead as well as sexually mutilating dead women and raping the living.
Â
 Believing it was God’s will, Christians have:
Â
 Flogged, robbed, burnt homes, driven peoples from their lands, taken children from their parents, split families and sold into slavery both professing Christians as well as pagans.
Â
 While proclaiming to be Christians, they have:
Â
 Repressed, ridiculed, kept illiterate and in poverty, enslaved, worked to death, starved, initiated hate crimes, terrorized, imprisoned and perverted justice.Â
Â
 And in the same Christian spirit, they have:
 Annihilated entire tribes, races and religions and attempted with varying successes to do the same to many other tribes, races and religious orders including Christians.
Â
How do we know?
 Hundreds of thousands of written records were kept by the very people committing the atrocities. Laws were passed by governments: edicts were issued by the leaders of the churches involved: diaries and letters still exist: newspapers reported on events; military records detailed the methods and kept tract of casualties; protestors published rebuttals; ministers, pastors, priests, preached and published articles. Justification of actions was made utilizing scriptures. Today, still, we blindly justify our behaviour all in the name of God. More importantly, we commit atrocities without any hint that we are doing wrong, just as in the last 2000 years.Â
 IN FACT, within the lifetime of any of those old enough to read this, our Christian nation slaughtered 10,000 people with out justification, slaughtered 10,000 people frantically waving the white flag of surrender. Barely a whimper occurred as This Christian Nation didn’t even recognize an atrocity had been committed But as we examine the atrocities committed by Christians, we will find that surrender to a Christian usually meant certain death!
 I am not writing this book to persuade or dissuade any one from believing in God. Nor am I attempting to cause anyone to switch from one denomination to another or for that matter, from one religion to another. I have no desire to create new doctrines or to tear down old doctrines.
 I would hope that when you have finished reading this book that you will THINK!!! I would hope that you would be able to see how things were done in the “Name of God” that is truly unchristian like. And maybe get a glimpse into why events took such a violent nature. But most of all I would hope that I can introduce you to facts and factors in our current society that you are unaware of or that just never occurred to you as being atrocities. I would hope that you might see that, almost without exception, all Christian denominations have participated in these atrocities (Even if you would swear that your faith never did). Finally, I hope that you can see the very right to practice your religious beliefs rests upon the identification of dangers practiced within the Christian faith at the present time.
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06.21.06
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:28 pm by Pete
My name is Pete Williams. I am a writer! Currently I am working on a book called :The Atrocities Committed in the Name of God”. At this site, you may keep up on some of my chapters and themes and/or contribute your comments.Â
I have two books in print. “Flood on the Buffalo” (an adventure story of four boys who struggle to save their lives when caught in a major flood while canoeing on the Buffalo River) and “Talk to Me Dad!”. “Talk to Me Dad!” about which the THE SCOTT MEREDITH LITERACY AGENCY says”…Talk to Me, Dad” a deeply troubling novel of child abuse, brulization and revenge…this novel has been a particular pleasure to read: We’ve been touched by many of its components, particularly your courage in telling a story of this disturbing nature. You manage to effectively combine relentlessness with sensitivity in your presentation, and that’s no small feat.”
Both books are available at Authorhouse.com (best buy), Amazon.com or fine book stores everywhere.
I will be posting all or parts of chapters of “In the Name of God” as I complete them and would really like to have some feedback. Sometimes we writers get so close to our work with such a narrow focus that we miss the larger picture as well as the trees. As I continure with my book, any ideas that are submitted by one or all will to the best of my knowledge be given credit within my book.Â
At the present time I expect to have my book available for purchase sometime early next year.
 Pete Williams
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