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Bacchus/Dionysus
God of wine, agriculture, rebirth of the earth

The reason I am not a Christian is that I have studied the religion objectively in the following areas:

 

The Origins of Christianity
The Historicity of Jesus

 

The following links explain some of what I have learned. Though I will list pertinent books here, a little time spent in the Reading Room will familiarize you with other  books that enlightened me as well.

 

"Where is the moral authority of a religion that must resort to forgery to establish its cause?"  
--Harold Leidner

Jesus
Another Pagan Christ

Only refusal to accept facts and determination to believe a lie would keep a knowledgeable person in the clutches of Christianity.

The Origins of Christianity

Note: Ezekiel 8:14 describes the worship of Tammuz some 600 years before Jesus supposedly walked the earth.

Websites:

Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth

Regarding dying and rising savior gods:

Is Jesus a Counterfeit?
Gods and Saviors
Was Jesus' life copied from other savior/god men/heroes?  (Scroll past ads for content)
Dionysus/Bacchus
Mithras
Mithraism: The Cosmic Mysteries of Mithras
Pagan influences on Christianity
Pagan Christs
The Mysterious Dying God: Pre-Christian Resurrecting Gods
Jesus Did Not Exist

The origins of Christianity and the Quest for the historical Jesus Christ

Hare Jesus: Christianity's Hindu Heritage

Early Christian History: Fact or Fabrication?

Pagan gods copied from Christianity?  (An examination of Christian apologetics)

 

 

The Debatable Historicity of Jesus

Historicity of Jesus FAQ
The Search for the Historical Jesus
Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?
Josephus Unbound
The Jesus of History: A Reply to Josh McDowell
The Jesus Puzzle: Was there no Historical Jesus?
Thallus: An Analysis
Refuting Missionaries: Part 1, the Myth of the Historical Jesus
The Historicity of Jesus
The Denial of the Historicity of Jesus in the Past and Present
Did a Historical Jesus Exist?

 

Books that will change your life:

The Jesus Mysteries: Was the 'original' Jesus a Pagan God? by Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy
The Mythmaker: Paul and the Invention of Christianity by Hyam Maccoby
The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man by Robert M. Price
The Fabrication of the Christ Myth by Harold Leidner
Challenging the Verdict by Earl Doherty