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Books: Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

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Author Tony DuShane, a former Jehovah’s Witness, uses his first novel to spill the beans on what it is truly like to be a young JW. It’s fascinating and scary.

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Muhammad Entering From the Rear: A review of Osama Van Halen

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If punk rock songs are short, loud, offensive, and give a big F.U. to the mainstream, then Michael Muhammad Knight’s new novel, Osama Van Halen (Soft Skull Press) is very punk rock.

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Atheism for kids

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A German faith-based group is in an uproar over a children’s book that promotes atheism. But is the book really dangerous?

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Women in the Bible, one novel at a time

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Men are the central characters in most Bible stories. But for one author, it’s all about the ladies.
An interview with Eva Etzioni-Halevy.

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Sum by David Eagleman: April’s book of the month

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Usually the answer to the question of afterlife is based on one’s spiritual belief system, or lack thereof. But we don’t need to be limited to religious definitions of “the great beyond” thanks to David Eagleman’s imaginative new book, Sum: Forty Tales From the Afterlives.

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Hippy Chick

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I was hoping to pass right through the herd without being sucked into the swirling cesspool of patchouli stench, henna tattoos, dreadlocked heads, hacky sacks, hemp necklaces, pot smoke, and body odor. And there they were in all their glory, waiting peacefully for the doors to open. Many sitting on the cold, wet pavement, smiling at the beauty of the world.

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Dracula as a Jehovah’s Witness? A conversation with author Dave Hitt

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What if a Jehovah’s Witness became a vampire? This is a theme that Dave Hitt explores in Blood Witness, a horror/comedy novel that he is releasing in weekly podcast installments on BloodWitness.com.

Not About Religion interviews Mr. Hitt about the novel, atheism, and his views on religion.

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Dreaming Still

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An old church, existential conversation, a convenience store heist, and the tear king.
New short fiction from Thomas Storey.

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Los Angeles

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“An unprofitable servant of God,” her father called me. His eyes black as blood. Angie loved him, but she adored (worshiped) me. “Don’t defile her purity boy,” he’d say. “Your love should be for Christ, not my Angie.” He spoke of love, but couldn’t grasp Divine Love, our love. So it was necessary. Silly detail [...]

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According to Esau

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Call me Esau. Or call me Edom, for that is the name of my nation and of my people, the Edomites. I have become very wealthy and powerful, acquiring vast amounts of land, countless flocks and herds, a great household, and an army of 400 men. I am a self made man. All that I [...]

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