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Saturday, October 08, 2005

Left Behind: Bad Fiction, Bad Faith
Given the popularity and persistence of "biblical prophecy" thinking that packages paranoia as faith and sees in first century sacred texts accurate predictions of 21st century catastrophe, let's take a closer look at the series of best-selling books that has fed the fantasies: the "Left Behind" novels of Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.

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