|
|
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Syncretist & eclectic religions & belief systems > General
This book is a joke. It's not a joke about Jesus and nothing
derogatory is printed about him. In fact the front and back covers
are very complimentary toward Jesus. The front cover says Remember
Jesus Loves you and when you open the book the first page jumps out
at you. It says in big, bold type "Everyone else thinks you're a
cunt." The rest of the pages are intentionally left blank. You can
order this book from Amazon and have it delivered to the person the
joke is aimed at. It's real fun watching someone unwrap and open
this book when you hand it to them as a gift. It's guaranteed to
shock and make people laugh.
THIS 232 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Bible of Bibles,
by Kersey Graves. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN
1564592952.
If you've considered leaving your religion, you are not alone. Each
year over two million adults in the United States decide to no
longer identify themselves with a specific religion. In 2012,
according to the annual Pew Forum American Religious Identity
Survey, over 45 million (20%) of the adults in the United States no
longer claimed a religious tradition. For a variety of reasons,
many are discovering religion doesn't work for them any longer.
Unfortunately, for those becoming post-religious, there is very
little being written by them or for them. In this book, James
Mulholland - a former Christian minister and author of several
best-selling religious books - offers practical advice to those
struggling to make the shift from a religious to a non-religious
life. Regardless of your religious background, there are common
challenges in this transition. Understanding your losses, obstacles
and opportunities can ease your pain and speed your development as
a post-religious person. Leaving Your Religion guides those leaving
a religious tradition through the process of leaving home, walking
away and moving forward. When you think about your religious life
or your understanding of God, if you struggle with persistent
doubts, growing discomfort and feelings of sadness or anger,
Leaving Your Religion may be for you. If you're already journeying
away from religion, it may be a helpful travel guide. The book
provides direction for those on the cusp of leaving, those who've
walked away and those who - though they've left their religion -
still struggle with sadness or anger. There are questionnaires,
reflection questions, exercises, quotes and advice for the journey
away from religion. Leaving Your Religion offers a gentle word of
encouragement and hope for those seeking to create a non-religious
life.
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about atheists, love and
God from this funny & provocative little children's book for
adults that will keep you thinking and laughing. "This is Eat Pray
Love for atheists with a sense of humor, but with a lot less words,
no mumbo-jumbo, no long unbelievable story and tons of pop culture
references that will have you thinking about it long after your
first read." --- The Anonymous Atheist Book Reviewer "I couldn't
stop screamin' at the pages of this blasphemous little book. What's
with that stupid title? It really doesn't seem to understand what
the word atheist means. How dare they make jokes about my mama.
This crap should be banned immediately " --- Random Religious
Person Review "You'll freaking love it And the next time someone
asks you: What's black and white and read all over? You'll tell 'em
Atheists love God " --- just some guy off the street Review
Continuing a theme begun in This and That, J.T. McDaniel now
presents a collection of 19 essays, ranging from the titular More
on Theistic Atheism, to Odd Animals and Space Aliens. In the first,
the author further develops the idea of an atheism that includes a
deity (if admittedly an imaginary one). While the idea that, "It's
okay to believe in god, as long as you realize it's imaginary"
essentially defines theistic atheism, most of the other essays
simply dispense with the idea of any reality beyond the physical.
Along with appeals to logic and critical thinking, essays cover
such topics as gay marriage, abortion, climate change, the
relationship between government and religion, and between religion
and science. On the lighter side, McDaniel examines some reasons
why the world is unlikely to end in 2012, the music he wants played
at his funeral (Queen, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Boito, but definitely
not Amazing Grace), and the possibility of actual immortality in a
virtual world. There is a suggestion that a new political party
might be in order. Climate change is viewed through a practical
lens, which suggests that far more could be accomplished through
the use of tax incentives than the usual government instinct of
using any crisis as an excuse to wring more funds out of the
taxpayers. The use of existing infrastructure to produce cheap
hydrogen is also studied. The collection concludes with a look at
cryptozoology, which the author finds valid mostly in the realm of
insects and fish, but not bigfoot or mokele-mbembe. He then argues
that space aliens are probably real, but that it's unlikely they
have visited here, or that any extraterrestrial civilization would
even know we were here.
Radical understanding of ourselves is now possible to our very
core--greater insight into whom we really are, where we came from,
what our evolution has been, what it has meant, and what it means
now and for the future. That quest has been an intellectual one,
but it also has been a spiritual one--and answers with spiritual
meaning are now possible, even for the atheists, doubters,
skeptics, humanists, and freethinkers.
In this study, author Douglas Falknor explores the issue of how
religion has evolved along with humanity. A nonbeliever, Falknor
seeks to answer a host of age-old questions: Are we born addicted
to religion? Why do we have religion? Is there a God? How has
religion evolved and created the hardwired spirituality within
us?
Falknor goes beyond the God gene and surveys recent thought and
reveals original interpretations of what it all means. He traces
this spiritual quest for nonbelievers and calls this the "Path of
the Doubtful Sojourner." Through this discussion, Falknor seeks to
pave the way toward greater spiritual and psychological
fulfillment.
Through a relatively congenial but frank interchange among three
siblings, the dialogues highlight three very different ways of
living and apprehending the universe. One sibling has a traditional
view of God (traditional, that is, within a
Christian/Judaic/Islamic context). One has a very different view of
God. And one is an atheist. Their interchange reveals
interconnections between their views about God and about politics,
society, beauty, science, personal relationships, individuality,
good and evil, and war and peace. This interchange among the three
illustrates how very different views about God impact practically
everything else. But how can those with such conflicting views live
together in the same community, the same society, the same world?
By challenging each other in eleven dialogues, the siblings, in
spite of their conflicting views, come to a common realization and
agreement. To find out what it is and to understand how they get
there, read these dialogues.
|
|