The Unholy Truth

The Unholy Truth

The Bible Stories That Christians Hope You Never Read

Incest, sacrifice, and baby-killing verses the pulpit skips

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Tanner A.
Aug 17, 2025
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A photorealistic image of an open Bible on a wooden pulpit under dramatic lighting. The Bible's shadow on the floor is cracked and looks like a shattered starburst. Behind it, a colorful stained-glass window glows on the left, and a dark, fractured window is on the right, with a simple wooden cross between them. Pages from the Bible float in the air, some glowing with light while others are dark.
The Bible shines on the pulpit, but its shadow tells a darker story.

Christians like to talk about the Bible as if it’s a sweet book of love and hope, something that teaches children to be kind and families to be strong. They tell you about Jesus feeding the poor, Moses parting the sea, and Noah saving animals two by two. What they don’t tell you is that the same book is packed with sex scandals, incest, slavery, and mass murder—all done with God’s stamp of approval.

Preachers know these stories are there, but they rarely read them out loud on Sunday. They don’t look good in a children’s Bible. They don’t inspire cheerful songs. These are the stories Christians hope you never read, because if you did, you’d start asking questions about what kind of “holy” book this really is.

Let’s take a tour.

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