Thursday, July 13, 2006
Left Behind won't leave us alone
Last Sunday I referred you to Left Behind? The Facts Behind the Fiction. Another new book,
Skipping Towards Armageddon: The Politics and Propaganda of the Left Behind Novels and the LaHaye Empire by Michael Standaert presents a much more ominous picture. Publisher's Weekly comments:
Standaert has done his homework... his book is an important look at the premillennialist movement, illuminating the potential for such a group to evolve into the kind of violent religious factions that the U.S. and others are struggling to stamp out across the globe.
Read more.