IN: REJECTING THE FAITH cre Prt Minar on Noe 30 18, Soa ie orn te gees Mo a iter do in sl we Cs nes Ts thr deh dhe ts nce ne ate een ta at us tahini ysn Chae am APOSTATE, remained uni 1858 (when he wa 5 eas ld). Forthe rest of his fe hewould ow and then eet himself ara Prserian, Wha he called his "Pesberian conscience woul contin to nahi fr the west of hist vinghim noendf angst Mak Tesin's aposaey ay have been encouraged by hi ther, ho refered himself a debe atk Twain's is arathy mas twas "“ongani lig.” Ke was rot una fr te Ith century apostate ae tele ack son forthe onmnize church, while cling ot ile int pie fr Jour sri God justi case He eit, For example, Jeremy Bentham ered Songs agin onside an the Apostle Paul but stopped short of publicly contesing his athe th, Pedra, Jee would noe hive ben prea by these stacks or His church, wth whch He is insimarely connect: He woul ny, "Lene Me ne My fends, love My huh” John B34, 35; ohn 4202, When cme tote church of (Chis, somehow the apostate mind besomes a taeman factory. Gen enough time, an unbelieving, malicious mind will ch church an every Chron thereat enemy ofall thats rationah el anlautene. Toth day millions of Americans fey expres cone fe the engined church, though hey il halal cknondedge 2 "God? ora "Svie” Foe most of his, Mark Twain clued his atheism in humor, ubitable satements, an mockery atthe more dysunctoal elements of 1th century Christan, With the yar, his apowtasy became increasing slfconscous sevious, and freeing. By the end of his Ie, he may have Ben the st fens wer inthe work He was a set ener ina raps expanding trary work and he was an apetate ‘of poste. Tn 1905, he chee to include a caper in his abiogray ‘hac eee hiscomplete beak withthe fh He warned hi publisher Willan Dean Howells up fon, “Tomertow mean wo dictate chapee sch il ty eis an ang bur ale hyve pi this of AD 2006" Ine nealing chapter, Mark Tn cent stnery and therefore fundamental ved. Regs of national, Ain cole, or denominational background, Biblebeliceng Chriiane ‘ght not be sham ofthe Serge. They sould beable wo aes ‘hisaument haha been used so fective dsmande the Christian fat in hiscouny. Ir we hive rejected man's reson and il hold to Script a our spistemologal and thal authori, we cannot compeomise on this Point. Fie ofall without this ical author, we have no pom of amyethicl absolutes atl. We must ange our care for ethics om the basi of Scipure and thing che. Thankfly, dhe Bile does hae eet ea rsayahout ser. and all othe data must be taken int acest Disngenteus, rant, and macious opponents othe Christin ith wil do dei test to undermine the ith by 2 mistepresentaticn of the Bible. They may for on ext ner anther or misinterpret certain tex ‘What allows fair handling ofthe corpo of bible data concerning slneryin bet | Kidnapping an endoving another person cpt rime in the ibe, ‘CHAPTER 16:“And he haa an dsl Ki, fe sn i iad, ech ety ep" (Es. 21-16) “This would hae been enovgh to condemn the sera that age Asics inthe I8th and Ith entries 2. Sometimes, a ration may punish criminals (ether those who ‘ote the ofthe land oe those who invade te coxity by eponed slave labor. Een his fom of ery war sujet regulation by Old “Texament iw (Ex 21.24. “This may come across at repulsive ro the humanist, who hasbeen carey indoctrnaed in the hopes defecve ethical apreach ake | bythe 1th century progressives and soil gnpel Sooo. Aer the Iavenew eperinen wth humanitsoletons, we cam se the cha tha Inserted. The asi prison ystems they have eect are ne bby and hee slurions have nen t be even mone resistive, cc nid costly than der. Tey fragment che familys the exper ith corbiant cost and ascociate crminals with eer criminals fm an “unalthy communiy Biblical Chritans mist oppose these humanist systems of el punishment onthe has of Gols laws, Aion ‘al ich percentage of thos incre are ing ime fr rime tha cdo nce meet she bial definition of crimes (although they probly ‘mete biblical definition ofan “This country asthe highest incarceration rte in the work at 716 pet 100,000 peopl Moreover th increration rte forNck min seen times that ofthe rest ofthe popution. The states are ri. | inten young Black men ae an peso. “One in thre Aca American toys ber i. 200] stand a time rik of ing al acordng wo the “American Leadership Forum. In 2007, ae in every 15 Black chee haa parent in psa.” es ease one tre think that criminal terlencis ate determined by skin oor, there ar plenty of example | Scans singin other time pesos and oe plats which would never ‘utstanete this While men are reponse fo the sna they comm much othe cimein Americana padi foc panning, chase, 2 heed i tin Elon /eomgunonnsk emmanuel nme 40 APOSTATE sllare programs cults, churhes, politi, and economies. These ae Sonsequences of the hurt, sili experiment ofthe lst 150 years 5. The Be stands opposed to sneryn the same way hat opposes lore and dete ancther form of servitule) (I Coe 72123, Rom. 138, Ye Scrigee ean The ie of very. de and dorce may te ante © God's design, but these things ar nestle in a sina ‘wor. Shall Chrisan be content ive ude thes lsetharoptimm “onlone? The never ismakimensional, On the one hand, weet the ea of utopia or persion om earth, and we wil no tere to ciety baring down nl, cating evolution, and refs pay ‘four lana Pal does no adoate slave rebelion in 1 Corinthians 7.2123. Fone i called a a servant, Pal sys he shoul be content in tha ste. Homer i the oppor or feo presents is he should °we athe” The applies 0 feedom from big soterment tyranny, debe, and any eter forms of unnecesary servitude. I Jou Chie proclaims a perp yar of ube (Luke 41620, then ti cur ‘eeponubliytopurethisvon- We sek maxi redo om the Conneesary serie of men, As Jess bd, the Son will make you fe you wll be reed” Jn 8:30). Tul concludes ith, "You are bought with price, ben the eras cf mel Cor 723) Evident, Chast’ ood ps for more than just the rele from the bondage of sin and death. He delwes us fom Iroc loa roms and tran governments as wel. This ‘cae svery 2 consequence of in. Americ’ founders understood this lon wel when men like Benjamin Franklin ot Willan Penn ‘would write,"Men whol notre themes willbe rly yan” Wehourperconal moray nl sltgvernmen, men wil aa revert some mesure ofscrinue fen and women wl be deere from sn, ‘anni inclinations and fale wo seer thiscan ony happen by the aation provided in Js Chri, "Tha shal cll Hs nae sf He sl ate His ple fom te sin (Ma 1:21) ‘The ind of snwery me experience tay fe much lager sheet (CHAPTER 16 ui‘numbers than tha which Mak Twin accused the Southern of promoting. Throughout hor, we have sem human society from decenralied fefdoms wn he live plantations of the Sout lang, centralized anne. Governments concl ee 50% ofthe ‘National Income ta nt mndern ations tay, which means that by mernment senng aa percentage of the GND. Tere seven times more debt to banks (as 2 percentage of the GND. {5 also at lease ines more “corporate” sneryuhere cope joven peal’ vein cnmtination seth perl semen thei reubory agencies. Although he may ot ecgnie he ‘nan te dowa by a housed *Lillptians” He becomes ncaa Jeevan his family Base te sae owns his children and hiswite with her "henesis” package. Asof the esi ofthe 2 canary, the tlre of Arner reine ad frm the gover the form of weir or social secur." As humblingas tay bead those on welfare are hardly fern fom the ses on the plata in the 18d and Ith cena. Their needs we sapped by focal ‘masters and ther minds are manipulated and formed by geen funded education, Sometimes they te forced wo work but often hey tovaoil work After see generations of thi chatel ser. the ‘is deimate, and recond numbers are confined to another “planation” tale pesos These are the sa rests of Mak Tenn’ lorious humans vison. ‘He Blamed the sins of his nation upon “the syste” and the "Chrsian fath,“buehe fale vo properly uretand the rot elem wih Buea | nature. Te problem isthe heart. Uniesthe blo fess Christan 2 nation ~ incaing i slvemaste pian, its pron nme ‘cates, and ia fams~ tht ration wl endlely xl fom foc of divery wane 44 Chit jubilee duconsinues the cregenetionsl divery of evitcus 25-4446. Thus, permanent saery is unacceptable fora Chistian sce (Cor, 722123) Imus therefore the gal of en Po APOSTATE (Chit ender to sc mane Fedo fom goverment, fom banks, from corporations, and fom bondaavery to fiefloms. Ths cant angen by revolt. emus come about by egneraton of te ears tal Tes the masters aa serants tht hear dhe Word of God and dhe _Resurection menage of Christ preached inthe churches. 5. Acconling bbl Iw, no person may ern an escaped le 1 his master (Deut. 215,16). Since Ait of Hacked Finis ‘cope aound an escaped sve this principle cra the soe. Mak Twain wed every a rset undermine the Cristian fh, refusing © condemn the Souther form of sey by bik av “Meanie the Souther socceconomic system prot wo the Chl War sina fae sabes bhal law on several accounts. They fed te acknowlage Christ and Hisublee and completely moced 1 Co. 721.23 Alo, Southern her di oe pride ale foundation fr ve smarts, which would have proeced the familie ofthe hes. From ‘he beginning, the Hac fly in Ameria was dsadantaged by the Jepl tem. For xampl, the enlaed man ould not pure changes someboxy commited adlery wih iwi, Moree the mater coal Split up the family a wil, and in such eases the dd eusoxy would ‘hay fl wth he the. These were ad eed plant forthe ae enentione of precious children raved on these planeatons. All of this volte the principe of Gas law Exodus 2:4 clearly pers a mmrted mar recede indentured shiver to take his wife al sen vith him. Sah the same wotions of Gos aw contin in our day unabated. Humanist slivebsed stems inthe form of prions and ‘sla programs stil die up fais and unravel the socal uit Bodh Prisons and welfire systems are blame for the ongoing disruption of fae in America (include Alcan Arescans) "The church mist take some of the blame for che injec (he ato of Goss Ia) commited by the nation in the 1th and 20h cena. Om allies of che shnery debate, there was very ide appion of Gas lw afer dhe turn ofthe T8ch century, For sme exon, the Bible was roduc @ an “eanglal” we, and Chris's Sommision was harly employe (Mar. 281820) As churches teach the death ad resection of Chri they are sapped 0 esch thee ‘rope “bere al dings whatoser Chris har commande.” Tht CHAPTER 16 Pr‘ewes pase ike Mathew 5.1719 and Mattow 15,5. Whi i trac the New England Partans were somewhat batter rota nai -wovew ana bbl ethics esas sean 9 dapper in the 1708 1800s. Thee was ile reaching on the les of Go after the fit Awakening. Reils were al abou “geting people saved” in one “emotional experiences ut there was minimal dsipleship inthe vein Mathew 281820. Nowrthels, Mork Twain wasnt interetad in dicing the Bibl ely ad abou davery or anthing ele. At her, be wax humans. twas already decided faci his mid So he ok ‘ofa weakened faith reed more stow men, and pocsodd take ‘apart piece by pee all the while resenting hs "ener pte tothe work All humanists ae morals at heart. They Luly aim thei selfoncoced moral agendas will produce more go inthe ‘han th old Chrinan onder. Of coast the opposite happens Tn Hees Finn, Mak Twain pus Huck oily berween the ‘ofa dilemma. Either he must suppre slnery or he must ppese (Chistian Gol an goto el Ati, Huck inks he shoud ur his escaped sine fend J, 10 dhe authority; bu then he sinst i (Chaper 31. Tn this poral scene from the book, Ts epics the American Chrisian God a2 proseyvilin who wn fave Hack surender hs fendship for the cme of ery. The convert Mak Twas held forthe Cran Onl expe -HUCKLEBERRY FINN ‘Mark Twain endears ust che hero ofthe story, Huckleberry Fin ‘mainly through his use of hue OF course, Huck’ commitment hal Jn wih is cape fron slavery wine the ae ofthe tea Huck adamanly reject thinccte,hywtital Chrtinity he vil almost inevbly want wo ake his se By the end ofthe sory, se the mesage loud aa esr Huck ca goo old fo and Ch are simpleminded and stupid. At is pial with the individual “American religion, Huck mas up his rigor as e ges alongs {is sometimes dualistic (he Flies ina good an ar a bad god) and somtimes agnstic. As the ory plays cut, Huck epaiclary given tm the sins of cursing, Blsphemy, dishonor of peat cossdresing sealing and hing a APOSTATE haps the mow apaling prt of Huck’s character isis edness 0 trek God's aw without ree His forthright disahedience of Go's a, apparent liek of conscience, and his audacious bello agains God ses appealing to 1th century readers. This was how our nation lost ts reper God's iw and Ga’ judgment Ofcourse, the tas cf ty’s srl bk G's ew wth abandon, bu bere any of thee clits showed up there was Hoek Finn. People emulate ther heroes. When the humanist cultural power centers manuicture heres who excl ‘ies, moral Mes, srs of mins of people fl them Huck 6 such hero. Today, the uler machine ranks cur che new heres ery year ey Heading such frie names as Michel Jickwon, Eminem, Hanah Montana, Katy en, Cae Underwood sn Tajo Swift Some ofthese celebs hen wi ie respect or Chiang, but they quickly demonstrate thee tue commitment 5 they 20 n to promre homosexual serial omicating hookups, ard ‘ther ase iniguities. Tes cultural cons become the peimary tle ‘modes ha ed inthe moral degra of the ae. They pla the part of the oll her gods ofthe Grek, and thei influence eon We shall trea this subject inthe third section ofthis book, ‘Within he fist page of Mark Twain's cas, Huck moc the tea «of Goa jucgment and the Cristian dotne ofall when he tl Mis ‘Wacom dit he wishes he was in ell No wonder HL. Mencken td mest Hemingway were so appreciate ofthis groundbreaking work To lend historical perspective, neither Shakespeare noe Hawchome openly smocked the le of Gods judgment. Hester Prynne was ks concerned about God's judmene ha Lal Mache, bur she wasn gone mock tin 150. Bpthe 18% the Wezern word ws wl prepared oid tlt of the a of Ge which she beginning of widom accondng to Goss ‘eeation (Pr. £7; 959) The presence an eeance of Gal ws fang from the American mind From Chapter 28, the story uns gi. Here Huck shrugs of Mary Jane’ prayers, comparing prayer fr him w somthing ike posing fo Js car Then in Chapter 3, Huck makes the fel commitment to rein wicked and "got hell” Allin al, hit mas foe eather unhappy or when we eli chat we tatu ating with the Man ‘CHAPTER 16 m5,{ 6 In the fron Cage” Ac this poi the story no longer enterening ‘Wecannot llowsip wih the character, br sll ety i hal weep ove im? Certainly itishar eo laugh whi he wes his ery through the gues of hall. At dhe lease we hope thatthe readers of hie sed story wil noe identi with Huckleberry Finn in his shee, ‘Ala tha stp no the cis in American high achools and lege ‘Of couse, Huck must dea le with his conscience hie tory He les hisconscence because he hinksit sinational “Whether youd rhe or wrong ttl aac you,” he complains In heen, Huck ete for pragmatic asthe bese tial course Hess I don tere about the ‘mori (Chap 3) Both Hac and Tom gee that the nll jsf means to accomplish the cals they have in ring, an for these ‘boys the means usually nwohe an appreciable measure of sealing and Trine Althoush he does fel ile gull hee an there, Huck reset seek redemption in Christ Asin The Scr ate, weird that he Pes ‘f Chriss conspicuusly ase from this sory, shou i repeal mentions Crstans, the Bible, God, heave, a hel tn the end, Hoek isredemel by abandoning his onasence (a well ay "rasitonal™ of ‘able moralin) altogether. Ths, he ek roe to mod his moral ca ashe ges alone The shee characters sm the story adopt diferent “religous penpectves. Tom Sawyer Ices the Bible bunch of firy tal (Chapter). Mary nese moat genuine Bele in the try toh | stl miguel aconing wo Huck’s perspec (Chaper 28). Uncle Si aul Anne Silly ae wellmeaning Christians who suppor slveey and ‘Schumanize the AftanrAmercan with their language by reetng ‘him as something les than human (Chapter 32). Huck’ father i an Lunelen an sbsie drunk and scoff Huck tend Jim, pacts | areligon thie mises pagan animism and Chris: Homer, the CChrtian fay thie et represents the hor American family the Grargeeond family (Chapers 17 and 1. Huck meets his fal fn his way down the Misispgs ever. They are prt ae church ‘member, and their home library consis ofthe Bible, isin Proges and a Hana. This “nce” Christan family atends church on Sanday ‘morning nd they murder people on Sunday afternon. Dest het kart ermnbi to APOSTATE thatthe old match spends mest ofthe dy reading the Bib his family eno ures actives on ear bas Mf Mask Twain ‘cul considered he Bible a repestory of Hoadeched story and "wealth of obscene” then the Gangerford fl ates mast ine "cm inspired by thee “Serpe.” Mak Twain's ews expressed ia his famcus novel were only epeatedin his Satanic Lets Fom The Ea iting the try ende wit: "Yours ery, Huck nn” Thee is 2 ack tony contained in the at words. Throughout the nara, Huck has proven himself ro be the consummate lt. He makes up new sores for almoxt every person he meets. By the end ofthe acount, there no way 1 know whether or noc Huck as jas ple the wool oer the eyes tf the fear aswell athe character ime. Of coun, the ry ‘ctl bat what ue the tory behind the ton? Arte besinnna of she nel, Mark Tain opene with these words, "This bok was made ly Mark Tun rd hota the rth, mainly” Bu ifthe nove justifies Inner the prac, what can wes othe author! Whar about the srk behind the ftion? What abot he mackery of Christianity ot ‘he amon of Huck? Was al his, min? Or des Mark Tein prorat, equhocite fice, and alumi as muchas Hud les? Mack Twin may have hoa area ter, bu he ws ao a exper Li. Plage skal a very portant, fandamenral question tthe eal of Lord Jess Chris "What trth? Mark Toran andor the only posible Source fr an absolute tith-dvine ration. Without the uth of Gal's Wor, we ae free sti 2 snowstorm in Antarctica when it somes to dcening what ere and what fae, When Mark Tin ‘ejected this thal he cou do was play wth es. Thats wat ei ana he was gon ati Ni the Sp pak exe hatin he late in soe sal arr theft, en hd o seg spt and ones of “ls ang in oping hang th coe seared with hoc ton" Tim 41,2) (CHAPTER 16