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Sample text for: GOD.COM A Deity for the New Millennium (2nd edition)
CONTENTS
Preface............................................1 Introduction.......................................5 Why................................................9 Religion on Trial.................................13 GodonTrial........................................19 Prophets: Middlemen Between God and Man...........27 Gods and Goddesses................................31 God's Role in Our Lives...........................37 What Does God Want From You.......................41 Order in the Universe.............................45 Religion and Hatred...............................47 Only Fantasy is Perfect...........................53 Missionary Zeal...................................55 Man and the Soul..................................59 Hellfire and Damnation............................63 Evangelism and Proselytism........................69 God's Commandments vs. Man's......................75 Religion and Science..............................83 Religion and Bribery..............................87 Parenting and Religion............................89 Religion, Morality, and The Wall Street Journal...93 Faith.............................................97 Prayer...........................................103 Deep Feelers and Shallow Thinkers................107 Religion-Myth-Superstition.......................111 Religion vs. Religion............................117 God-fearing People...............................121 Governments-Power--Religion......................125 Keep Santa Claus-Retire God......................131 The Golden Rule..................................133 Cults............................................135 Why Bad Things Happen to Good People.............139 Sex, Religion, and Divorce.......................141 Guilt: Good, Bad, and Indifferent................151 Cause and Effect.................................155 Religion and Medicine............................159 Abortion.........................................163 Suicide..........................................167 A World Without Religion.........................171 Council on Morality..............................177 What Now.........................................179 What to do About Religion........................181 GOD-COM: A Deity for the New Millennium..........185 Summing Up.......................................189 Conclusion.......................................191 Recommended Books................................201 Index............................................203
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