The Cost of Deception: The Seduction of Modern Myths and Urban Legends
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (539 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0805423818 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Author John Williams contends that such hoaxes erode the credibility of Christians in a world where Christian influence is being met by increasing skepticism and gives Christians everywhere the tools to protect themselves from the cost of deception.. Infamous atheist Madalyn Murray O’Hair is on a crusade to stamp out Christian broadcasting. Scientists in Russia actually discovered hell deep inside the earth’s core. While these stories are not only outrageous and frightening, they are most of all completely untrue! Even so, these urban legends are proliferat
From Publishers Weekly "No, really it's true. (If there's a sequel, could Williams please debunk that oft-repeated Sunday school legend about there being a place in ancient Jerusalem called "The Eye of the Needle" where a camel would have to pass through on its knees? Thanks in advance.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. Although he at times overstates the danger, but his research into Christian-themed urban legends is as fascinating as anything by Jan Harold Brunvand. It happened to my cousin's friend's sister," insists the perpetrator. With the creation of e-mail, these once-oral tall tales are disseminated to dozens at the click of a mouse. He argues that because they spread untruths, urban legends are inherently perilous for Christians. Perpetrator of what? An ur
Calling all Christians--Read this book NOW I've often told others that Christians are the most gullible people in the world, and I am one! The first two or three times I saw a petition to sign stopping Madeline Murray O'Hair's supposed campaign for eliminating Christian television (about 25 years ago) I thought there might be something to it. When I kept seeing the same petition endless times over the past 25 years, I began to suspect that it might be a h. "A Christian response to urban legends, Y2K fever, etc." according to T Ellis. This isn't a bad little book. The author relates many urban myths and then refutes them (although the refutations aren't as thorough nor as entertaining as those on David and Barbara Mikkelson's Urban Legends Reference Pages Web site), and quotes voluminous amounts of Scripture to show that listening to and repeating such tales is displeasing to God.He explains why Christians are especially susceptible to these u. Finally! One of the most annioying things about e-mail is how normally sane, rational people will take a half-plausible message with a few capital words and blissfully send it to their entire address book without a second thought.The author does a good job putting into perspective what harm that does to a person's credibility, particularly if they are a Christian. After all, if you believe some of the things being passed