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The Bible Stories That Christians Hope You Never Read

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

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Tanner the Humanist
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…

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