The Book Your Church Doesn't Want You to Read [Paperback]

Tim C. Leedom (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2001

It's past time to expose the truth about religion myths, frauds, fantasies and fiction from End-times to Virgin Birth to Sun Worship. Now into its 3rd printing. A Best-seller. This popular anthology tells it all, the textbook of Freethought, edited by Tim C. Leedom.

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"excellent book" -- roxanne warner

"great book" --luther warner

Product Details

• Paperback: 446 pages
• Publisher: Truth Seeker/EWorld Inc.; 2nd edition (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939040158
• ISBN-13: 978-0939040155
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (97 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #34 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Religious Studies > Controversial Knowledge

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363 of 404 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Think About It, July 14, 2002

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TheHighlander (Richfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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This is a book that must be read with an open mind. Those with hard-core beliefs will not like this book. They will not give it the proper thought. The book focuses on Christianity, probably because it is the most popular religion today, and only touches on most other religions. That is the reason I could not bring myself to award a five star review. But the author's points are worth considering for an open minded person.

The book reviews letters and speeches by some of the founding fathers including Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine. it touches on the native American with a review of the words of Chief Seattle. Talks on the Dead Sea Scrolls, The Essenes and Mithra releigons. It follows the history of the English Bible and the changes, reprints and revisions that have befell it. The history of many of the stories in the Bible, how they existed before Christianity, the parallels in beliefs of Christianity and other religions that existed prior to it. The customs around The Last Supper as well as the contradictions between the four gospels.

A good read for those interested in the true origins of religion and what man believed before the religions of today. This book should be read as one of many on the subject but no thorough research on the subject should leave this book out. Read it with an open mind and think on it.

174 of 196 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Mixture of Sugar and Sand, December 8, 1999

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carlo harris - See all my reviews

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I found "The Book" very informative on contemporary issues such as women, religion and politics, religious persecution, etc. However, the over-biased nature of the critiques in some of the articles lessens its creditability. Several of the historical essays abound with fallacies and misinformation. The strength of the book lies in its attack on Christian fundamentalism. The fact is that historically, Christianity has been the enemy of freethought and intellectualism. Most Christians are not encouraged to examine their scriptures critically but to accept what they don't undertand "on faith." It provides convincing arguments to show that the Bible is not the moral yardstick that Christians proclaim it to be. For example, it deals with savagery of Yahweh's Laws and commands, and looks critically at the New Testament's teachings. Many of writers of are very well-respected in their fields such as Robert Eisenman, known for his work on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Overall, this is a pretty good buy and it makes for interesting reading. I think that it belongs on the bookshelf of every Christian home. Though some of the material is a bit sketchy, it will make the serious Christian reexamine his faith in light of the many complex issues--from ancient to contemporary--that have to addressed.

93 of 106 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars to be read with an open, critical mind, May 5, 2005

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A. E. Prouty "ap" (salem, ma) - See all my reviews
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i have read this book twice and i find it fascinating, as it shows concepts of religion from many perspectives. those with narrow viewpoints, tunnel vision, or have staunch beliefs should not read this book nor should they feel the need to acid-tonguedly review it. by lashing out irrationally, the book's authors are only being proven more. this book is meant to open the doors of the mind, not lock up the already closed ones.