SithLord

Or a stay at home mom with lots of kids.

ninikins

I used to really like a book called'the mysts of avalon' by marion bradley.

taiarain

Not really. I am actively involved in my kids' schools, but not a teacher or childcare worker. This book offends me as a member of the human race.

Taia

palefrost

Just the title alone on that book sounds horrible LOL "train up" what is a child like a dog or something? ...ewww

Lyricb

Now I'm intrigued as to what is in the book. Does it condone locking the kids in the basement or something?

taiarain

It may as well. It encourages child abuse in the name of god.

According to the authors, it is never too early to start switching your kids. Infancy is no barrier to hitting with weapons ("switches"). One of the authors admits to burning (but no mark) at least one kid and kicking another into a pond.

It's a book (and an entire industry) that many fundamentalist christians (think dresses only, homeschooling, home churching, man is ALWAYS the head of woman) follow. Once upon a time, I lurked on a support forum for people who adhered to the philosphies espoused in the book. One sicko not only admitted the abuses she inflicted on her own children, but also admitted the cruelties she inflicted on the kids she babysat.

Taia

wlctrent

One book that really changed my life is:

Let go and Let God.

It really is not a "religious" book but is an excellent read for anyone who believes that (God, goddess & god, the infinite source or whatever) hears what you ask and helps you get what you need through your thought. If you want something in life all you have to do is focus your thought on getting that something, expect that something and Let go and Let god bring it to you.

Basically, that's what the book outlines.

SithLord

So this book ahs you believing there is a magical God watching intently all of our lives (all 6 billion) ready to jump in and help if we ask?

DizzyDee

What a great thread,

I've enjoyed "Mere Christianity" and "Mists of Avalon" before. I am not a christian anymore so I think it would be interesting to read Mere Christianity again with a new perspective. Mists of Avalon got me thinking about the tyranny of christianity and the ancient beliefs of our ancestors, and thinking about they way the belief in a Goddess used to empower women. It is interesting to see how belief systems affect society.

Books that have impacted my life are

The Faith: A History of Christianity

A History of Jews, God, and Israel

Collapse & Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

"Why God Won't Go Away: Brian Science and the Biology of Belief" by Dr. Andrew Newberg

floyd336

"Skeptics and True Believers" by Chet Raymo finally put me over the edge. I struggled with the lack of evidence to support supernatural phenomena for years, and I've now come to believe that there are no supernatural phenomena on earth.