How the gurz can I get a copy of this book?

Your mileage may vary on its religiosity, but http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451191145/104-4528086-2214303?v=glance&n=283155 always stuck me for it's pseudo religious kookery. It lacks the spiritual element, but elevates 'greed is the sincerest form of altruism' to a level where all its proponents shine with an inner beatific beauty.

If anyone cares, the Knowledge Book is coming my way, from Turkey. They want a $100 dollar donation, which I may pay, if the book looks right. I e-mailed this address: [email protected], and heard back from them about a week later.

Side note on the Urantia book: German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen is a devotee. I've not read it all, but I'd say it's very good. Better than the New Testament, maybe I'd put it between the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon in terms of quality reading. I love the Book of Mormon.

http://www.marmsweb.com/gates/1984notes.html says they sent her the book. Her site seems to have a lot of commentary on it, for example http://www.marmsweb.com/gates/patience.html. Lots of other insane goodness there too, about angels and whatnot.

Wow, mdn. I'm possessed several times over. In fact I assume just about everyone is possessed, with the possible exception of Dr Frances Harber. Some of the things I've seen from religious fringe groups have been pretty freaky. There was one from an organisation which wanted to run a program for kids called Heaven On Earth, which for short they called Kiddie-Hoe.

Alternately, what are some other really good crazy religion books? I already know about the usual suspects, and the Urantia book. I do not know what the 'usual suspects' are, but one of my favorites is a slim volume called Mental Illness, Possession, Exorcism and Life After Death, by Dr. Frances Harber, brooklyn NY (1977, reprint 1990). (Represent!) It is wonderful. In college, a group of us made a segue piece in a theatre festival out of chapter six, "how to recognize possession", which is a list of 327 apparently common forms of possession, e.g, 220. a woman, who refuses to have a baby, is possessed. 221. A woman, who can't have a baby, is possessed 222. A woman, who has a miscarriage, is possessed. 223. A woman, who has a still-born child, is possessed. 224. A man, who wears very tight pants to show his sexual organs, is possessed. 225. A person, who is a hippie, is possessed. 226. A person, who likes to shoot off firecrackers, is possessed. 227. A woman, who always knits, is possessed. 228. A person, who always reads during company, is possessed. 229. A person, who reads a newspaper at breakfast with other people, is possessed. 230. A parent, who abuses his child, is possessed. 231. A woman, who says a woman does not have to have an orgasm, is possessed. oh, it goes on, and on, so randomly and fantastically that I keep typing. A person who has hayfever, is possessed. A person who can't ride an elevator, is possessed... A person, who complains that animal is constantly moving in his abdomen, is possessed. (so that's what that was about.) There are references to zombies and to jesus. what more is needed? As well as the play, a student went out & found dr frances harber and an interview was published with him in our school paper, but I cannot find a copy of it now... Next to that on my shelf is a golden volume of the same size about "the best treatment for AIDS and other Apocalyptic Plagues", which is apparently drinking your own pee. That's not exactly religion, though, I guess...

Thank you, planetthoughtful.

Has anybody actually read the Urantia book? It's marvelous, it seems Jebus was a minor functionary in the galactic accountants union.

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