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Is the Bible Worth Reading and Other Essays

Lemuel Kelley Washburn (1846 - 1927)

These are more than 100 short essays on all things atheism and freethought penned by Lemuel K. Washburn, an American freethought writer and editor for the Boston Investigator. He talks about a wide range of topics, for example about women and the church, human integrity, the character of god and the idea and teachings of Jesus. At the end of some essays there are aphorisms from his pen. Washburn is best known for the Cosmian Hymn Book: A Collection of Original and Selected Hymns, a collection of hymns promoted as "perfectly free from all sectarianism" published in 1888. (Summary by Ava)

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Atheism & Agnosticism

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Is the Bible Worth Reading	Rapunzelina	00:04:50
Play 02	Sacrifice	weezer	00:05:39
Play 03	The Drama of Life	sorgeaw	00:06:53
Play 04	Nature in June	sorgeaw	00:06:10
Play 05	The Infinite Purpose	weezer	00:04:31
Play 06	Freethought Commands	Alan Mapstone	00:01:47
Play 07	A Rainbow Religion	sorgeaw	00:05:50
Play 08	A Cruel God	sorgeaw	00:04:38
Play 09	What is Jesus	sorgeaw	00:02:57
Play 10	Deeds Better Than Professions	Delilah Bing	00:01:50
Play 11	Give Us The Truth	Delilah Bing	00:02:52
Play 12	The American Sunday	Delilah Bing	00:04:36
Play 13	Lord and Master	Julie Burks	00:03:03
Play 14	Are Christians Intelligent or Honest	Lauren-Emma Blake	00:02:36
Play 15	The Danger of the Ballot	Chad Sawyer	00:04:55
Play 16	Who Carried the Cross	Chad Sawyer	00:03:14
Play 17	Modern Disciples of Jesus	Chad Sawyer	00:04:53
Play 18	A Poor Excuse	False Citrine	00:02:08
Play 19	Profession and Practice	False Citrine	00:03:19
Play 20	Where Is Truth	False Citrine	00:04:33
Play 21	What Does It Prove	calmoji	00:01:37
Play 22	Human Responsibility	calmoji	00:02:12
Play 23	Abolish Dirt	calmoji	00:01:33
Play 24	Religion and Morality	Nicole Gee	00:03:26
Play 25	Jesus as a Model	calmoji	00:01:42
Play 26	Singing Lies	Nicole Gee	00:03:32
Play 27	A Walk Through a Cemetary	Nicole Gee	00:03:17
Play 28	Peace With God	calmoji	00:02:41
Play 29	Saving the Soul	calmoji	00:02:12
Play 30	The Search For Something to Worship	calmoji	00:03:18
Play 31	Where Are They	Julie Burks	00:01:18
Play 32	Some Questions For Christians To Answer	Scarbo	00:01:38
Play 33	The Image Of God	calmoji	00:03:23
Play 34	Religion And Science	Availle	00:03:38
Play 35	The Bible And The Child	Mike Shepard	00:03:30
Play 36	When To Help The World	Julie Burks	00:05:06
Play 37	The Judgment Of God	Chuck Williamson	00:03:41
Play 38	Christianity And Freethought	Alan Mapstone	00:02:06
Play 39	The Brotherhood And Freedom Of Man	ElBee	00:04:08
Play 40	Whatever Is Is Right	ElBee	00:06:00
Play 41	The Object Of Life	ElBee	00:02:51
Play 42	Man	ElBee	00:04:17
Play 43	The Dogma Of The Divine Man	ElBee	00:03:31
Play 44	The Rich Man's Gospel	Julie Burks	00:03:11
Play 45	Speak Well Of One Another	calmoji	00:03:26
Play 46	Disgraceful Partnerships	Julie Burks	00:03:09
Play 47	Science And Theology	Availle	00:02:01
Play 48	Unequal Remuneration	Julie Burks	00:03:29
Play 49	The Old And The New	False Citrine	00:03:54
Play 50	Guard The Ear	False Citrine	00:01:50
Play 51	The Character Of God	False Citrine	00:01:08
Play 52	Not Important	False Citrine	00:01:47
Play 53	Oaths	False Citrine	00:02:26
Play 54	Dead Words	Alan Mapstone	00:02:10
Play 55	Confession Of Sin	Nathan Whitson	00:03:37
Play 56	Death's Philanthropy	Nathan Whitson	00:03:11
Play 57	Our Attitude Towards Nature	Julie Burks	00:02:23
Play 58	Reverence For Motherhood	Julie Burks	00:03:26
Play 59	The God Of The Bible	protabs	00:03:39
Play 60	The Measure Of Suffering	Nicole Gee	00:03:09
Play 61	Nature	J. M. Smallheer	00:01:54
Play 62	Creeds	Chuck Williamson	00:04:10
Play 63	Don't Try To Stop The Sun Shining	J. M. Smallheer	00:01:55
Play 64	Follow Me	Traceyann	00:02:31
Play 65	Can We Never Get Along Without Servants?	Traceyann	00:04:54
Play 66	A Heavenly Father	ElBee	00:03:03
Play 67	Worship Not Needed	ElBee	00:03:33
Play 68	Was Jesus A Good Man	ElBee	00:01:59
Play 69	How To Help Mankind	ElBee	00:03:05
Play 70	On The Cross	ElBee	00:03:18
Play 71	Equal Moral Standards	J. M. Smallheer	00:03:40
Play 72	Authority	Julie Burks	00:07:01
Play 73	A Clean Sabbath	Mike Shepard	00:03:31
Play 74	Human Integrity	Availle	00:05:25
Play 75	Is It True	Mike Shepard	00:03:55
Play 76	Keep The Children At Home	Mike Shepard	00:03:36
Play 77	Teacher And Preacher	Julie Burks	00:03:46
Play 78	Fear Of Doubts	Alan Mapstone	00:01:55
Play 79	Bible-Backing	hiabc	00:03:07
Play 80	Beggars	Andrew Gaunce	00:03:09
Play 81	Habits	Andrew Gaunce	00:03:07
Play 82	Can Poverty Be Abolished	Andrew Gaunce	00:03:17
Play 83	The Roman Catholic God	hiabc	00:03:09
Play 84	Human Cruelty	calmoji	00:01:43
Play 85	Infidelity	hiabc	00:03:26
Play 86	Atheism	Scarbo	00:01:58
Play 87	Christian Happiness	Jennifer Fournier	00:03:38
Play 88	What God Knows	Jennifer Fournier	00:03:28
Play 89	The Meaning Of The Word God	Jennifer Fournier	00:03:52
Play 90	What Has Jesus Done For The World	Jennifer Fournier	00:03:50
Play 91	The Agnostic's Position	Alan Mapstone	00:01:55
Play 92	Orthodoxy	Alan Mapstone	00:01:52
Play 93	Ideas Of Jesus	Tristan	00:03:39
Play 94	The Silence Of Jesus	Tristan	00:03:18
Play 95	Does The Church Save	Tristan	00:03:14
Play 96	Save The Republic	Tristan	00:04:01
Play 97	A Woman's Religion	Tristan	00:03:23
Play 98	The Sacrifice Of Jesus	False Citrine	00:05:01
Play 99	Fashionable Hypocrisy	Chuck Williamson	00:05:28
Play 100	The Saturday Half-Holiday	Amanda Miller	00:03:00
Play 101	The Motive For Preaching	Amanda Miller	00:04:17
Play 102	The Christian's God	Lauren-Emma Blake	00:01:46
Play 103	Indifference To Religion	Availle	00:03:17
Play 104	Sunday Schools	Lauren-Emma Blake	00:03:53
Play 105	Going To Church	Lauren-Emma Blake	00:03:46
Play 106	Who Is The Greatest Living Man	Lauren-Emma Blake	00:04:10

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