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The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom
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An Incendiary Wake-Up Call to the World
What if the Old Testament is a work of fiction, Jesus never existed, and Muhammad was a mobster?
What if the Bible and the Qur'an are works of political propaganda created by Taliban-like fundamentalists to justify the sort of religious violence we are witnessing in the world today?
What if there is a big idea that could free us from the us-versus-them world created by religion and make it possible for us to truly love our neighbors—and even our enemies?
What if it is possible to awaken to a profound state of oneness and love, which the Gnostic Christians symbolized by the enigmatic figure of the laughing Jesus?
Discover for Yourself Why the Gnostic Jesus Laughs
What if the Old Testament is a work of fiction, Jesus never existed, and Muhammad was a mobster?
What if the Bible and the Qur'an are works of political propaganda created by Taliban-like fundamentalists to justify the sort of religious violence we are witnessing in the world today?
What if there is a big idea that could free us from the us-versus-them world created by religion and make it possible for us to truly love our neighbors—and even our enemies?
What if it is possible to awaken to a profound state of oneness and love, which the Gnostic Christians symbolized by the enigmatic figure of the laughing Jesus?
Discover for Yourself Why the Gnostic Jesus Laughs
272 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,2005
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Not a convincing book. While I did see the merits in distinguishing between literalist versus symbolic interpretations of various religious texts, I did not find the authors arguments for their own beliefs to be any more convincing. I fully support the concept of enlightenment, I just don't see the authors as particularly enlightened.
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Not Bad. Nothing new though for me. Most of the stuff is being actively debated in todays society. The whole understanding and concept of God is changing.
My question is - If the concept of god has changed through the millennia from the Violent autocratic God of the Old testament to the loving and peaceful God of the new testament... who is the real GOD? is it whoever we at any time believe to be?
If it is changeable like that then what about the whole concept of Good and Bad? And love and hate?
Anyway.. i am digressing. Overall an interesting read.
My question is - If the concept of god has changed through the millennia from the Violent autocratic God of the Old testament to the loving and peaceful God of the new testament... who is the real GOD? is it whoever we at any time believe to be?
If it is changeable like that then what about the whole concept of Good and Bad? And love and hate?
Anyway.. i am digressing. Overall an interesting read.
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This is the Truth!
Another excellent book by Tim Freak and Peter Gandy. I feel I now have 'permission' to drop all the bogus theological BS that I have been wrestling with for years. Thank you for putting the truth out there in such pleasant and easy to understand terminology.
Another excellent book by Tim Freak and Peter Gandy. I feel I now have 'permission' to drop all the bogus theological BS that I have been wrestling with for years. Thank you for putting the truth out there in such pleasant and easy to understand terminology.
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Don't let the title throw you off...this is a great read.
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I have not finished but I'll give this a 5 star because I agree with it and the language is so easy to understand. If I could just get Osam Ben Ladin and George Bush to read this we could all start over.
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http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82...
The first part is quite a rant. The second part is worth the read. See the 5-star review.
The first part is quite a rant. The second part is worth the read. See the 5-star review.
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The first half of the book is a dissecting of the world religions - what the authors call the Literalist viewpoint. If you are fundamentalist you would not like the book. However, I am not fundamentalist and the authors expressed many of the views that I already have. Will the book change anyone - probably not. But if you already believe this way - it will "reawaken" you :)
In this current world we are living in the Literalists - fundamentalists - of all religions are becoming more outspoken and hate filled. They are us - they are the part of us that is fighting the idea of awakening. Awakening to what? That we are all one. When we bomb people in other countries - we bomb ourselves. When we hate others - we hate ourselves. God is not out there - God is inside each and every one of us. As Thich Nat Hanh said "We are all drops in the ocean of God"
In this current world we are living in the Literalists - fundamentalists - of all religions are becoming more outspoken and hate filled. They are us - they are the part of us that is fighting the idea of awakening. Awakening to what? That we are all one. When we bomb people in other countries - we bomb ourselves. When we hate others - we hate ourselves. God is not out there - God is inside each and every one of us. As Thich Nat Hanh said "We are all drops in the ocean of God"
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