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A pile of evangelical misinformation, February 5, 2012
Are there really people out there who think evolution is a scam? Do Christians really have an exclusive all access pass to the great beyond? This books starts out well, describing a future that is all too real a possibility. It quite obviously hints at a second term by Obama as being the end of life as we know it and although I'm no longer an Obama supporter, I don't believe for one second he is ill intentioned, just misguided.
However, as the story progresses, it quickly becomes a diatribe against anyone who isn't born again and saved. Secularism is the root of all evil, Christianity the source of all good if you wish to believe the author. Islam is thrown into the mix as a focal point for an anti-Christ. When the author focuses the discussion on evolution being a scam and questions whether the world is really millions of years old, it just becomes unreadable.
Science is apparently a purely secular pursuit, making up things to support its view versus the opposite of religion bending facts to make its case. In reality, neither view is accurate but the author is so wrapped up in being a good evangelical, that he just ignores facts that dispute much of what he believes to be true. We've become more of a secular nation because of the huge advances we've made in science which have explained many of the things that were easily attributed towards God (or the devil) in the middle ages. We no longer believe children with autism are "possessed by the devil" because science has proven there are root causes for their behavior but I guess this author would rather believe it's still the devil's work because if there is a devil, there must be a God.
It's a shame that radical misguided religious beliefs ruined what could have been a very good book.
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A Fascinating Portrait Of A Frightening Potential Future..., March 3, 2011
This review is from: The Cell (Paperback)
Years after the financial crash of 2008, America has become a nation in deep, constant crisis. Political assassinations have become commonplace, taxes continue to rise to meteoric heights, and the free market economic system so prized for hundreds of years teeters on the brink of collapse. Amidst all the chaos comes the passage of the Tolerance in Religion and Media Acts (TIRMA), which threatens to snuff out America's long-cherished freedoms of free speech and assembly - and effectively breaks the collective spirit of the nation. Despite the mass exodus of many of its citizens for freer lands, though, the country miraculously begins to witness the re-emergence of its nascent faith - but on the 10th anniversary of the passage of TIRMA, one manipulative priest may just silence the burgeoning voice of hope once and for all...
Rife with religious and political intrigue and steeped in living, breathing history, The Cell: Twilight's Last Gleaming is a fascinating read. Drawn straight from the headlines of everyday events, author Chris Hambleton's frightening tale paints quite the vivid portrait of the future that awaits us all if we don't learn from the mistakes of our collective past - and fast. One has only to pay close attention to the course of events over the past 20 years of American history to realize that the bleak picture that Hambleton presents - however outlandish it may seem - is actually not that far from becoming a reality. A true student of history, Hambleton does a masterful job of providing readers with a much-needed wake-up call regarding not only the increasingly disturbing world in which we live - but also the crucial responsibility that we bear to help change it. Highly recommended.
Renee Washburn
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Whats Wrong with the World Today, August 23, 2011
What is wrong with the world today? I wonder if anyone sits down and really thinks about the state of the world. How many of those people really have the "well I won't be alive to see it attitude"? Or, if you are like me, you wonder just what one person can really do to change so many things.
Hambleton has a way of telling a story. It may not be real today, but it could very well be real on the same day, within another year. What we have is a book, with a spiritual theme, and a Sci-Fi genre. Not many can pull of such a task.
I admit it took me a while to actually get in to this book. Once I stopped focusing on the present day and looked at it from a different point of view I was able to read between the lines a little more.
"The Cell" is full of colorful characters; John, Najeev Mohammaed, William, the powerful Professor Burkhart who is also the main leading character, who helps John fight the Supreme Court against the Anit-Hate group, FAAHAD, which is completely corrupt.
This is a world where Christianity is abolished. A world where Christianity has gone underground and groups rally to try to save it.
Every page brought new information.
At times I found it hard to follow along, but I was so engrossed I kept reading until there was an easy stopping point and would go back and scan over previous pages.
Engaging books can be overwhelming to some, but I found it quite enjoyable because I was reading something outside of my comfort box. I tend to shy away from books regarding religion and other countries. I fear too many rely on past events, such as 9/11 to feed their novels.
I did not feel that at all with this one.
This is a book within a book. The author mixes fact with fiction, and it is up to you, the reader, to decide what to do with this information. You will see parallels with his Sci-Fi world and the world which you are living right now.
What do you do with this information? Share it? Or pack the book away for safe keeping, as sort of a manual in case you should need it?
What would happen if Christianity were to be declared a terrorist group in the world today?
That choice is yours, but you have to read the book first.
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