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Letter to a Christian Nation
By: Sam Harris , Jared CoheneBook Publisher: Random House
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Reader Review: Letter to a Christian Nation is his formal response to a perceived crisis caused by religion across the United States. As stated in his Note to the Reader, “Imagine the consequences if any significant component of the U.S. government actually believed that the world was about to end and that its ending would be glorious. The fact that nearly half of the American population apparently believes this, purely on the basis of religious dogma, should be considered a moral and intellectual emergency. It is my sincere hope that you will find it (Letter to a Christian Nation) useful.” I do not think that Sam Harris is blowing this religious problem out of proportion. Many millions of Americans believe that Jesus Christ will return within their lifetimes. I think the reader should be alarmed by this fact. This is clearly a well-written book with tons of arguments against religious fanaticism. If you are a Christian, I do recommend that you read this concise book with a mind open to the possibility of life without religion. Could it be that you have swallowed the whole belief system of Christianity without examining the consequences and opposing evidence? And if you are an atheist, this book will convince that you need to oppose the Christian fundamentalists who are desperately trying to grab political power. After reading this you will at least realize that both religious moderates and liberal atheists need to fight against religious fanaticism.
From the new afterword by the author:Humanity has had a long fascination with blood sacrifice. In fact, it has been by no means uncommon for a child to be born into this world only to be patiently and lovingly reared by religious maniacs, who believe that the best way to keep the sun on its course or to ensure a rich harvest is to lead him by tender hand into a field or to a mountaintop and bury, butcher, or burn him alive as offering to an invisible God. The notion that Jesus Christ died for our sins and that his death constitutes a successful propitiation of a “loving” God is a direct and undisguised inheritance of the superstitious bloodletting that has plagued bewildered people throughout history. . .
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Title: Letter to a Christian Nation June 21, 2012 Letter to a Christian Nation is his formal response to a perceived crisis caused by religion across the United States. As stated in his Note to the Reader, “Imagine the consequences if any significant component of the U.S. government actually believed that the world was about to end and that its ending would be glorious. The fact that nearly half of the American population apparently believes this, purely on the basis of religious dogma, should be considered a moral and intellectual emergency. It is my sincere hope that you will find it (Letter to a Christian Nation) useful.”
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I do not think that Sam Harris is blowing this religious problem out of proportion. Many millions of Americans believe that Jesus Christ will return within their lifetimes. I think the reader should be alarmed by this fact. This is clearly a well-written book with tons of arguments against religious fanaticism.
If you are a Christian, I do recommend that you read this concise book with a mind open to the possibility of life without religion. Could it be that you have swallowed the whole belief system of Christianity without examining the consequences and opposing evidence?
And if you are an atheist, this book will convince that you need to oppose the Christian fundamentalists who are desperately trying to grab political power. After reading this you will at least realize that both religious moderates and liberal atheists need to fight against religious fanaticism.
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