Written by a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who has been severely disabled by cerebral palsy since birth, this book gives insight into Mormon beliefs. The "talks," as they are called by Mormons, were read to various congregations . Because Mr. Beatty has a severe speech impediment he typed his talks and someone would read them for him. The talks were given over the span of 40 years and cover such subjects as faith, the Plan of Salvation, reverence, prayer, unity, and other basic principles which form the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Four essays are also included. The main essay is unique because Mr. Beatty attempts to answer the age old questions of why disability exists and what God intends mankind (especially the person with a disability) to learn from them. This is done from the perspective of Mormon /Christian theology. The other essays relate to the Independent Living Movement among those with severe disabilities in the United States, addiction recovery, and a short biography.

My book is an inspirational and challenge to others to want to know God on a personal basis. This is my testimony of how God is working miracles in my life. All my life I have been trying to do things on my own. But when I realized that I could not make, i had to find another source. When i accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior my life change. I begin to focus on the positives of life. Trusting in God is what makes our lives complete

Through the centuries, many wars have been waged in the name of religion. Today, there are currently some 26 conflicts in the world, in which religion plays a major role. Two Faces of God explores the four pillars of religion; theology, ritual, dogma and social consciousness, in an effort to determine the real cause of religious conflicts. Taking a closer look at these last two pillars, Two Faces of God concludes that religious dogma, and in particular the literal interpretation of the Scriptures, regardless of faith, is not only the cause of much of the current strife around the world, it is also the major focus of the world's media. Dogma breeds intolerance, mistrust, hatred, anger and violence and this is the first Face of God. However, it is social consciousness that is at the heart of most religions; offering comfort, hope, inspiration, solace and assistance to the less fortunate people of the world. This is the second Face of God.

The Problems With Religion answers common questions about religion including, what is religion, where did it come from and why are most people religious? The book primarily focuses on the major monotheistic religions of today, what problems they present to a harmonious world of peace, health and mutual respect. Finally, Dr. Barrett describes what we all can do to move ourselves out of these problems and toward a safe and tolerant world.

2012 Reprint of 1930 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Founder of the Ancient and Mystic Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC), a modern revival Rosicrucian order headquartered at San Jose, California. Lewis was born in Frenchtown, New Jersey, November 25, 1883, of Welsh ancestry. In 1904 Lewis founded and served as president of the New York Institute for Psychical Research. The institute specialized in occult studies with emphasis on Rosicrucian teachings. The AMORC was organized in several stages over the next years, and by 1917 held its first national convention in Pittsburgh, at which Lewis established his plan to develop correspondence courses. AMORC taught philosophical and mystical practices in order to develop the latent faculties of man, and it sold literature by mail order. Lewis himself authored the basic set of correspondence lessons and a number of the books published by AMORC. This is the authors and the orders view on the subject of the soul and reincarnation

The nativity of Jesus is an event that carries much cultural recognition. However, is it a narrative which commands much support in the academic world? Is it a story which holds much historical truth? Or were the two biblical accounts of the birth of Jesus an opportunity for the authors to impart a theological truth or otherwise? These are the sort of questions that are often asked of the nativity accounts and questions which are answered in this concise and yet well-researched and informative book. Some twenty arguments are looked at and presented in a clear and detailed manner, building a cumulative case for the objection to the historical nature of the Gospel accounts. The author also questions what purpose these stories do serve if indeed they do carry little or no historical truth. With reference to a wide array of contemporary and iconic works on the subject, Pearce has created a compendium of critical arguments against the historicity of a story which still remains a vital piece of our collective cultural and religious tapestry. "For anyone beginning to doubt the reliability of the gospels as eyewitness accounts, Pearce's "The Nativity" will teach you everything you need to know to move past the limitations of biblical infallibility and explore the complicated process that went into the gospel narratives of Jesus Christ." - Derek Murphy, author of Jesus Potter Harry Christ

2012 Reprint of 1930 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Theurgy means "the science or art of divine works." In alchemy, this process is called the "Great Work," which is the purification and exaltation of our "lower" nature by the proper application of esoteric principles, so that it may become united with its higher counterparts, whereby we may attain spiritual, and ultimately divine, consciousness. Drawing on the teachings of the Egyptian, Greek, and Hebrew mystery schools and quoting extensively from important alchemic writers, Garstin details this process of purification. Students who are curious about alchemy but daunted by the body of its literature and its strange allegories will find this book to be an excellent introduction. Garstin discusses source alchemic works and clearly explains what their esoteric symbolism means. With the information in this book, students of alchemy can then proceed to make a more informed exploration of the alchemical works and other writings of the Western Mystery Tradition.

There are indeed things that go bump in the night...and it is usually me stubbing my toe on the door frame as I go to the bathroom at 3:00 A.M. The world on which we live, and ultimately the universe, is full of natural wonders and mysteries, and most of them make little or no sense when you look at them with a little bit of critical and rational thinking. Through the ages, we have assigned supernatural qualities to so many aspects of our world that too many people cannot tell fact from fiction. When you look at mysteries and phenomena from an anti-theistic standpoint, a whole new way at looking at them arises, or is that old superstitions and senseless stories seem to melt away leaving nothing behind because they had no true substance in the first place? This is not a book about religion, rather how religion has shaped our views on what we deem to be the supernatural, and what happens to those views when religion is subtracted from the equation. Ghosts, gods, alien visitations, vampires, werewolves, powers of the mind, magic, and strange creatures are just some of the topics covered in this short, to-the-point book dealing with what we humans deem "mysteries." Meant to be a quick, fun, and thought-provoking read, Explaining the Unexplainable may or may not change your mind, but it will make you think.

Apologetics is a needed study in told world of false teaching. Join pastor tc in the journey of truth in this relative world.

How to Prove god Does Not Exist is the complete guide to the nonbeliever stance. The most diverse validation of atheism ever written, it deconstructs every major criticism of atheism and defense of religion through logical, philosophical, historical, cultural, moral and scientific means. This builds towards a more strident approach towards asserting atheism, with five key justifications outlined for why god does not exist. This expansive work employs the philosophy of Epicurus, David Hume and Friedrich Nietzsche, the science of Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, plus the logic of Bertrand Russell, the psychoanalysis of Sigmund Freud, and the contemporized insights of New Atheism advocates such as Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins. It features original concluding insights with prominent atheists such as scientists Vic Stenger and Michael Shermer, plus philosophers Peter Singer and Michel Onfray. There are also unprecedented views of atheism by notable believers, including the 21st century's leading Christian philosopher, Professor Richard Swinburne, while journalist Peter Hitchens unveils why his late brother Christopher's arguments for atheism were "unoriginal, trivial and often ill-informed." The all-encompassing How to Prove god Does Not Exist is the complete armory of arguments that every atheist should know.

No matter what you think or believe in life, the mythology of Christianity revolutionized the entire world. Now, from the Author of "Empirical Truth" and the "Power of Light Vibrations" comes a new work called "Jesus Christ: Revolutionary Mythology." As a proud Pantheistic-Atheist, Christians are always telling me that because I am an Atheist I do not believe in anything, this is growing old. I inform them that because I am a freethinker that I believe in more things than they. In responding to their way of thinking it is they who do not believe in anything. There is no god, and the belief in Jesus Christ is the myth of celestial bodies and the legend of a man who may or may not have existed. It is a shame that the world has been placed into mayhem by the mythological sayings of Paul, the true founder of Christianity, a megalomaniac who fooled so many into believing that he was following the teachings of Jesus Christ. Was there a connection between Jesus' Birthday and 9/11? This book is about finding out the truth. Who was Jesus Christ? Many Christian's faith may be dismayed by the answers.

African Americans, Blacks, have long been associated with religious faith.Since the dawn of our time in America from 1619 to the present day. Do we see this.The Black Church has long been, and is still, seen as a bastian of hope in the Black Community.And for good reason: many of our Civil Rights champions came from the church.This fact, while brilliant and admirable, does not dismiss the evils associated with the church.Some of these evils include Jonestown, Waco, and 911. The appalling actions done "in the name of god" are highly capable of ruining lives on an epidemic scale.Not only can lives be lost but, lifestyles can be ruined as well. Entire fortunes have been squandered as well as childhood innosence all in the name of god.What is being done about this? Much of the ill-begotten deeds of religions squalid past are conveniently swept under the rug.From the pope to the small time country preacher, are the dirty deals kept hidden from the masses.Members are encouraged to "play along" and do everything the spiritual leader tells them to do.Members that seek answers are shunned by the spiritual leader and his/her brainwashed flock(maintaining that the will of god demands absolute trust and faith).This naturally sets the stage for confusion and betrayal.The pastor/preist is given a free pass to commit all kinds of bad things while the congregation looks on in confusion.And this same pastor/preist grants "special favors" to those who played along in a fitting and proper way in his eyes.All of this is done to achieve salvation and go to heaven when one dies.The time for change has come."The Black Atheist in America" by Jason Winn represents that change.Jason Winn, a former Christian himself, has seen the limited horizons and dirty deals done inside of the church.He struggled with faith for 34 years until he said,"enough is enough " The Black Church is seen as a haven of hope to most in the Black Community but, this is only a half thuth.The other half of truth regarding the Black Church is lack luster at best.The Black Community is still #1 in crime, AIDS, and low education but, the Black Church is still going strong.This is due to the Black Church not taking a stand against the negative elements within its community.The time, energy, and money used to build and support the church could be redirected to assist in supporting the community.Both the church and community are made up of people.And these people are needed to get things done."The Black Atheist in America" exposes this very basic truth along with many others.The reader will see the violent history of religion from The Crusades to the present day ethnic cleansings taking place in Africa.The reader will see the glaring hypocrisy running rampant in the church: faith healers and mega churches. The reader will also see how the church uses children(the most innocent among us)to fuel its turbo charged-high energy message to swell its membership.And finally, the reader shall see how a reason filled mind will triumph over a faith filled mind.A reason driven mind will be progressive in its function (forward moving). A religious driven mind will be retrogressive in its function(backwards moving). Jason Winn provides a simple example of this dynamic by explaining the passing of time.He states that, "Time is progessive and moves forward." He further states that this progression can be seen in technology throughout the ages: Stone to Bronze and Industry to Information.

"To those searching for truth -- not the truth of dogma and darkness but the truth brought by reason, search, examination, and inquiry, discipline is required. For faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction -- faith in fiction is a damnable false hope." Thomas Edison Your refill is ready. The medicine is the Bitter Pill of Truth. Are you ready and willing to take it? This next installment of the Bitter Truth series is another dose of strong medicine for the believer and non-believer alike. Whether you are strong in your faith and want to see what new arguments are being brought forth, or if you are insecure and are having doubts about your Judeo-Christian faith, and even if you are among the heathen, heretical, and soulless lot that is without faith-like myself-part two of the Bitter Pill series is for you. Many books about faith, or the lack thereof, never take a good, hard look at God. Those that favor God are biased, but can you blame them? Those that discount God, or criticize Him...well, some are great and insightful works, but many pull punches. I do not. This book will entertain a slew of new and thought-provoking ways to study the character of God. Is God the kind, compassionate creator that His faithful present to the world, or is He something else? Is God on our side and does He have our best interests at heart, or is He the vain, jealous Lord and Master He proclaims Himself to be? If one is to truly examine the character and steadfastness of God, one must not wear kid gloves, and one must be able to dissect not just what is in the holy texts and dogma of the Judeo-Christian faith, but also one must look at history and the world all around us-nay, the universe. Get your glass of water, make sure your skin is nice and thick if you must, and get ready to delve into a character study of the Almighty as you have not seen before. The truth hurts...are you sure you want it?

M. P. Cushing's scholarly study of the life and works of Paul Heinrich Dietrich, Baron d'Holbach, the noted eighteenth century Prussian-French polymath, includes the events of his life, his many and varied publications, many of which were published pseudonymously to avoid scandal, the controversies stirred up by has forthright atheism, examples of his correspondence and an extensive bibliography. The text of this new edition from Benediction Classics has been carefully hand-edited, and to assist the reader, translations of the many French quotations, and the long German passage from Goethe, have been added.

There are two things which I have come to look upon as constituting the unpardonable sin of the father and mother against the helpless innocence of infancy. The one is in allowing their little children to run the risk of blood-poisoning--such as was once suffered by a child of mine--from the filthy fraud of vaccination. The other is in permitting the mind and soul of their children to be inoculated with the still more fatal virus of the old, false, orthodox dogmas and delusions, by allowing them to believe that the fables of ancient mythology are the sacred and solely true "Word of God," if they are found in the Hebrew Scriptures--the one book of the religiously ignorant. Generation after generation we learn, unlearn, and relearn the same lying, legendary lore, and it takes the latter half of all one's lifetime to throw off the mass of corrupting error instilled into us during the earlier half, even when we do break out and slough it off in a mental eruption, and have to find ourselves in utter rebellion against things as they are. Unfortunately, the mass of people never do get rid of this infection, nor of the desire to give their disease to others.

What we traditionally think of as Christianity is only its cultural form, adopted and developed over the last two thousand years. This represents chiefly human thoughts and dogmas, human institutions, churches, and beliefs: in other words all that human beings have developed as their response to the Christ event. Rudolf Steiner said of Christianity that it "started as a religion but greater than all religions." Taking this as his basis, the author reaches beyond earthly traditions and cultural expressions of Christianity to its true spiritual essence. His survey takes us from the history of actual "all-too-human" Christianity to the history of actual "Christian" Christianity and its future development through a new scientific approach to the spirit. Archiati's warmth of expression and clarity of thought bring to life ideas and concepts that for so long have been the reserve of dry theology. C O N T E N T S Foreword 1. What Is "Christianity"? 2. The History of "All-too-Human" Christianity 3. The History of "Christian" Christianity 4. The Furture of Christianity through the Science of the Spirit

"The Heathen's Guide to Christmas: A Field Manual for the War on Christmas" brings you the real 'reason for the season'. From the Virgin Birth to boughs of Holly; Christmas lights to Santa's evil origins, 'The Heathen's Guide to Christmas presents the actual, historical origins of this supposed Christian holiday, all in a hilarious and convenient reference format that makes ruining Christmas as easy as mincemeat pie. This is the book you want in-hand when family and friends try to get you into the 'Christmas Spirit'.

To be common implies being ordinary or average. Why settle for mediocrity or an average life when abundance is available? Each of us are presented with the same common choices and yet there are those who seem to have success come easy for them, they seem happy no matter what life throws their way. Simply put those people seem uncommon There is nothing ordinary or average about those certain people. What is their secret? The secret lies within the choices those uncommon people make Those successful individuals that experience abundance simply make the right common choices that each of us are faced with on a daily basis. As you read "Common Choices for Uncommon People" and begin to implement the daily practical and spiritual application, you will find that you will become that Uncommon Person, that person that has chosen not to settle for mediocrity but to go for the abundance that is available. You will find that joy becomes a way of life. You will experience peace in the midst of storms. You will have others wonder what your secret is Then, as an Uncommon Person, you will be able to experience abundance as Jesus talked about in John 10:10 and you'll have opportunities to share how by simply making the right Common Choices, anyone can enjoy abundance and become that Uncommon Person

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, written by legendary author David Hume is widely considered to be one of the greatest classic and historical texts of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by David Hume is highly recommended. Published by Classic Books International and beautifully produced, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library.

Formerly titled "Bible Bloopers: Evidence that Demands a Verdict Too " This is a collection of essays about the Bible from a skeptic. This was originally written in the 1990's for the Atlanta Freethought Society. The book was a sellout. It has been out of print, until now. The commentary has been updated and revised. Ledo examines numerous pop theories about Jesus and dismisses them. Many essays are the accepted scholarly notions about the Bible which are translated into layperson's language. Michael is also a bit of a heretic, even among his peers. He also looks at rejected theories about the Bible and endorses them. Michael Ledo is author of the landmark book, "On Earth as is it is Heaven, The Cosmic Roots of the Bible." This was the first book published by the Atlanta Freethought Society with the aid of Ed Buckner.

This thought provoking and encouraging book, serves as both a handbook for those that desire an intimate encounter with God and a guide for the overcomer, searching for spiritual freedom and victory in their lives today

Ludwig Feuerbach (1804-1972), the immensely influential German philosopher of the 19th century, wrote his most important work "The Essence of Christianity" in 1841. Combined with his numerous other writings, "The Essence of Christianity" contributed to the development of dialectical materialism. Feuerbach is often considered the philosopher who bridged Hegel and Marx. Here is his sharp criticism of Christianity. A staunch atheist, Feuerbach argues that Christianity has wrongfully "projected" and "displaced" elements of the human mind onto nonexistent supernatural, religious objects. This displacement, he argues, fundamentally alters notions of consciousness. Feuerbach works his way through his tractate via the skepticism established by Hegel and Spinoza, among others. Like Nietzsche, Feuerbach made the claim that Christianity need be deconstructed and repudiated for true civil progress to occur. "The Essence of Christianity" shows Feuerbach in full force as an influential member of a new breed of German philosophers. This text, and this author, occupies a significant place in the history of modern philosophy.