The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 4


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(4.3 stars; 15 reviews)

Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, one of the greatest orators of the mid-19th century, was a highly sought after lecturer/toastmaster who sold out every hall he engaged throughout America. He was an ardent abolitionist, agnostic, humanist, humanitarian, supporter of the arts, and woman's rights, and member of the Unitarian Church, who railed against the absurdities of the Bible and cruelties of Christianity, praised technology, inventors, authors and great statemen for their contributions to the uplift of mankind. Mark Twain, a contemporary of Ingersoll, reported that no one could stir up a crowd like Ingersoll, and that by the end of the Colonel's toast at General Grant's Victory Banquet after the Civil War, everyone was standing on chairs and tables stomping, cheering, crying and madly waving their napkins. ( Summary by Michele Fry) (11 hr 4 min)

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Why I Am An Agnostic - Part 1 44:51 Gelesen von Michele Fry
Why I Am An Agnostic - Part 2 40:12 Gelesen von Michele Fry
The Truth 1:04:42 Gelesen von Ted Delorme
How To Reform Mankind 51:22 Gelesen von KirksVoice
A Thanksgiving Sermon, Part 1 38:06 Gelesen von Michele Fry
A Thanksgiving Sermon, Part 2 31:41 Gelesen von Michele Fry
A Lay Sermon 35:29 Gelesen von Sean Grabosky
The Foundations Of Faith, Part 1 30:01 Gelesen von Libby Gohn
The Foundations Of Faith, Part 2 34:05 Gelesen von Libby Gohn
Superstition, Part 1 54:27 Gelesen von JoeD
Superstition, Part 2 45:54 Gelesen von JoeD
The Devil 50:53 Gelesen von TRUEBRIT
The Devil, Part 2 26:50 Gelesen von TRUEBRIT
Progress, Part 1 44:55 Gelesen von Julia Niedermaier
Progress, Part 2 28:57 Gelesen von Julia Niedermaier
What Is Religion? 41:38 Gelesen von Herman Roskams

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(1.5 stars)

What, exactly, are the “cruelties of Christianity?” Asking for money so that they can feed the hungry and keep the church from falling down?! THAT is considered BAD?! Well… to cut this some slack, this WAS written a long time ago, and then, the church wasn’t quite as… fair as it is now. So, the church has fixed most, if not all, of his complaints about the church. Thank you for writing this book, my faith in Catholicism is now stronger, as is my trust in the church, for fixing some of the more real issues complained about here. Alright if you disagree with me, just voicing my opinion. 1.5 stars only because the readers were good.