Comments on: read outside your window! http://nakedpastor.com/archives/130 david hayward is an artist trapped inside an pastor's body Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:53:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jeff http://nakedpastor.com/archives/130#comment-737 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 23:43:11 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/130#comment-737 Fred, I am afraid that the majority of believers would not be willing to read past the first chapter (or even the first page) because it deconstructs religion and can be very offensive to those with a closed mind. But if you can get past the first past of the book, "the Bathwater", and get to the second part, "the Baby", it presents some very interesting ideas that don't necessarily conflict with christianity or any other "beliefs". In fact, the spiritual elements that I and many others have experienced through christianity appear to be the central nugget of this book. Fred, I am afraid that the majority of believers would not be willing to read past the first chapter (or even the first page) because it deconstructs religion and can be very offensive to those with a closed mind.

But if you can get past the first past of the book, “the Bathwater”, and get to the second part, “the Baby”, it presents some very interesting ideas that don’t necessarily conflict with christianity or any other “beliefs”. In fact, the spiritual elements that I and many others have experienced through christianity appear to be the central nugget of this book.

]]> by: Fred http://nakedpastor.com/archives/130#comment-731 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:20:19 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/130#comment-731 I keep hearing about that book. The title itself is intriguing. I keep hearing about that book. The title itself is intriguing.

]]> by: Jeff http://nakedpastor.com/archives/130#comment-728 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:50:47 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/130#comment-728 The reviews don't look so good for that book. But if you REALLY want an alternate view, read <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Laughing-Jesus-Religious-Gnostic-Wisdom/dp/1400082781/sr=8-1/qid=1156866353/ref=sr_1_1/701-5612406-5795530?ie=UTF8&s=gateway" rel="nofollow">The Laughing Jesus</a> which talks about literalist/fundamentalist religion of all stripes versus the true spiritual elements of all of our religions. The reviews don’t look so good for that book. But if you REALLY want an alternate view, read The Laughing Jesus which talks about literalist/fundamentalist religion of all stripes versus the true spiritual elements of all of our religions.

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