The Eliminator; Or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets
The Eliminator; Or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets
This anonymous late-19th century text operates as a sustained assault on the foundations of Christian orthodoxy. Written with passionate conviction, it challenges the historicity of Jesus himself, arguing that the figure at Christianity's core may be more myth than man. The author reserves particular venom for the clerical class, contending that priests and theologians have actively suppressed uncomfortable truths in order to protect their institutional power and social authority. What emerges is not mere atheism, but a forensic examination of how religious dogmas calcify into unquestioned doctrine, and how the machinery of organized faith conspires to maintain its grip on populations. The author insists that many clergy privately harbor doubts they publicly deny, preaching doctrines they do not genuinely believe. This work represents a window into the heterodox intellectual currents that circulated just beneath the surface of Victorian religious life, offering readers a glimpse of the theological skepticism that some educated figures entertained in private but rarely articulated so publicly.
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“Because what you give your attention to is the person you become. Put another way: the mind is the portal to the soul, and what you fill your mind with will shape the trajectory of your character. In the end, your life is no more than the sum of what you gave your attention to. That bodes well for those apprentices of Jesus who give the bulk of their attention to him and to all that is good, beautiful, and true in his world. But not for those who give their attention to the 24-7 news cycle of outrage and anxiety and emotion-charged drama or the nonstop feed of celebrity gossip, titillation, and cultural drivel. (As if we “give” it in the first place; much of it is stolen by a clever algorithm out to monetize our precious attention.) But again: we become what we give our attention to, for better or worse.””
— Unknown
“Here’s my point: the solution to an overbusy life is not more time. It’s to slow down and simplify our lives around what really matters.””
— Unknown
“Ultimately, nothing in this life, apart from God, can satisfy our desires. Tragically, we continue to chase after our desires ad infinitum. The result? A chronic state of restlessness or, worse, angst, anger, anxiety, disillusionment, depression”
— Unknown
“Corrie ten Boom once said that if the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy. There’s truth in that. Both sin and busyness have the exact same effect”
— Unknown
“Attention is the beginning of devotion.””
— Unknown
“To restate: love, joy, and peace are at the heart of all Jesus is trying to grow in the soil of your life. And all three are incompatible with hurry.””
— Unknown
“Our time is our life, and our attention is the doorway to our hearts.””
— Unknown
“Hurry is violence on the soul.””
— Unknown
“To walk with Jesus is to walk with a slow, unhurried pace. Hurry is the death of prayer and only impedes and spoils our work. It never advances it.””
— Unknown
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