You've read most of the Paul Johnson book? Congrats. That's quite a good one, if long and heavy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rose Combs" <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx>
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There is a book on bookshare I have read most of it, called A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY and part of its discussion is about what the early church or rather churches wanted its people to believe. Rose Combs rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: A. J. Nolte [mailto:a.j.nolte@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:42 PM To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: banned books on bookshare First, I'm not a Catholic, practicing or otherwise. However, Brown is definitely making some pretty strong claims about the church "covering up" the truth regarding Jesus. Also, B16 is a pretty fair scholar ofbible/theology, so I think he's perfectly correct to tell people to take theDaVinci Code with a grain of salt the size of Saint Peter's. Perhaps he's over the line in discouraging people from reading it. Of course, he's not declaring it ex cathedra or anything, so faithful Catholics don't have to listen. Everyone should take it with a grain of salt. A. J.----- Original Message ----- From: "Francesca Marinaro" <poetprodigy7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:20 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: banned books on bookshareYes, I agree entirely, and while I am also a practicing Catholic, I was not at all pleased that the pope was discouraging people from reading the book. I don't think anyone, man of god or otherwise, has the right to tell me what I should and should not readd. Please forgive me if that sounded harsh. There might be people who don't usually enjoy reading that might pick up that book and suddenly be hooked. the same is true of Harry Potter; I cannot understand how, if it encourages children to readd--which, in this age of X box and internet, is no small accomplishment--there is any harm in it. -----Original Message----- From: Ann Parsons [mailto:akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:11 PM To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: banned books on bookshare Hi all, Well, The Da Vinci Code has an interesting premise. One doesn't necessarily have to agree with it, but I will say this, it's a darned good read! I'm a practicing Catholic, and I'm not at all sure whether Brown's premise is true or not. For me, that is insignificant in comparison to the story line. Brown writes suspense that keeps you on the edge of your chair. Whether Christ married or not is less significant than what Brown's characters did in their exploration of that premise. As I say, a darned good read! Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.portaltutoring.info Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost." Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxPut the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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