So I was in Borders the other night, wandering through the stacks...

And I come across a new section, Christian Books...

It was clumped in with the non-fiction books...

I wondered, outloud, to Mrs WCGreen "Aren't Christian books by design, Fiction..."

Oh boy did I get some dirty looks...

Oh that's a good one!

This is worthy of a DUzy!

:rofl: :rofl:

One of these days, you may find yourself driving back to that same Borders and you may notice people in cars near you gently floating upward to their Eternal Home.

But you will still be in your car, WCGreen, watching locusts descend, people around you self-immolating, and all manner of other bad shit.

And then you may remember your remarks of the other evening.

You just wait.

Or maybe you will find that you have Baby Jesus in your heart, after all.

It's not too late to repent and fall to your knees and seek redemption.

I will now step down off of my box of The Good Book and fix myself a drink.

I hope the rapture happens, I need a new car :)

D/FW is full of good Christians with really fine cars.

But stay away from Highland Park, as they are mostly hypocrites and won't be going anywhere.

I think they all live up North.

i hope to tune them all to 'Stairway to Heaven' during the raptchur.

then we'll party afterwards . . .
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similar to writing books about our constitution (ie, interpretive works) or books written about Mark Twain's work, etc.

:)

There is a Christian section, but no other religion is represented. I had to go to "New Age" to find books on Buddhism. (Buddha lived centuries before Christ so how is he "New Age"?)

There's the Ultra-right Christian section (not, by any means, supplying the books my Liberal Christian friends would like), and, then, there's the New Age, under which everything else, including my transcendentalist-New-Thought books are lumped.

Of course, I'm in Calvary country here.

Who knew...

a very vague "New Age."

creating controversy, questioning people's beliefs etc. I have noticed it in your posts before.

with anything I say...

there was just a big religion section with everything. I did, however, notice that the GLBTI section was getting smaller and smaller and smaller. Last time I went it was only one self... I haven't been back for a few months afraid of what might not be there.

Weird; and, the Current Affairs section, under which I'd find "Kingdom Coming," by Goldberg, is shrinking.

They aren't trying to dumb us down, are they?

The Current Affairs section seemed to be getting smaller, but I figured I was just imagining it.

I'm worried that it's not that they're trying to dumb us down, but that too many of us aren't keeping up with current affairs. I know too many people who roll their eyes when I even mention the war, much less would they pick up a book and read about it.

That's the important question.

DUer points for you! :hi:

dogma section.

I actually work at Books-a-Million, which is the 3rd of the big three booksellers.

They've really gone hardcore after the Christian fundamentalists. There's about three whole rows of Christian fiction, Christian living, and Bibles. Up front, they sell Jesus t-shirts, buttons, poker chips, and other assorted trinkets. The store took away the gay lifestyle section, and basically hides it from anyone who is not actively searching for that area.

Also, the store heavily promotes Joel Osteen. They are pre-selling his books like they were Harry Potter.

The store I work at in FL is great. There are actually few, if any, religious people on the staff. However, corporate HQ are in Alabama. The management donates heavily to Bush and other Republicans. On the other hand, Barnes and Noble is strongly progressive.

book over anything by Joel Osteen...

However, on a purely cosmetic level, he looks downright creepy. We have this big banner of his smiling face right as you enter the store.

I imagine his advice is about as illuminating as that given out in the acclaimed work of non-fiction, "The Secret".

the back of hard working people who truly believe a better place awaits them in the end...

"Up five sheckels."

"Call."

"Full house — loaves over fishes."



:shrug:

Blessed are those in late position with A-A pre-flop; for theirs is the pot.

Books on Creationism :eyes: :eyes: :eyes:. And I am living in a university town. I considered saying something to the manager, but I am very non-confrontational in person and so I didn't end up saying anything (though I strongly felt I should have). In this case, it doesn't even necessarily have to have anything to do with my political views. I am a scientist by training and I really should have said something. That garbage should NOT be in the Science section.

I didn't say anything though :blush:.

I'm going over tomorrow to order some books...

You know, seeing as how well respected she is within the scientific community and all :sarcasm:.

It was revolting.

like today. my husband and I went to this bbq for Obama and it was near the Barnes and nobel. I could see the building. I just had to run in to get my artist's magazine. I couldn' t just go up to the line. no. I had to start to wander and drool. then I caught myself, remembering rodney had to be somewhere and was waiting and I promised.
To just stay in one for 5 hours. But, I would need so much money..........

When did DU become such a witch hunt??