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Spirituality
Title: Better Off Born Dead: The Christian Compliancy Theory Author: Floyd D. Braggs Rating:  Must Read!
Publisher: Xulon Press Web Page: Xulonpress.com Reviewed by: Kate St. Amour |
 
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ItÆs no secret; church attendance is down across the globe. Mainstream Catholicism and Christianity are not meeting the needs of their flocks, particularly not their female parishioners who are either virtually ignored, or scorned, in the most widely-used versions of the bible. Carefully crafted, ingeniously written, Better Off Born Dead blows the doors off of the Vatican. With his common- sense approach to decoding the language of the ancient texts, BraggsÆs doesnÆt rewrite history: he uncovers it. Using his knowledge of grammar, BraggsÆs points out where ancient scholars went wrong and reveals to his readers the diary of the greatest preacher of the Old Testament, Princess Tamar of David. ThatÆs right, the diary of a Female Preacher. Women everywhere of Judeo-Christian backgrounds will cheer as they traverse the pages of Better Off Born Dead. On page 48, after revealing the identity of the author of The Books of Qoheleth as Princess Tamar, the female preacher, BraggsÆs says, ôTo me, the greatest wisdom a person can demonstrate is to accept God, rather than reject God as Solomon didà.Solomon may be the wisest man and no other man will be like him. But was he the wisest person? Tamar chooses God and eternal life. Solomon Chooses sin, which leads to eternal death.ö Braggs goes on to say, ô Because Solomon is the wisest man that will ever be and he selected sin, then the wisdom and intellectual forecasts for the average man alive today appear to be exceptionally bleak, dark, and cloudy at best with pea soup fog rolling around tomorrow.ö How is that for a little equality under the eyes of God? Speaking of equality, Braggs potentially proves that Men and Women were created equal when he revisits Genesis in a later chapter. Better Off Born Dead is a scholarly page-turner. When viewed through BraggsÆs brilliant decoding methods, the bible isnÆt just a boys club any more, and it appears that the womenÆs movement was not only Holy- sanctioned, but alive and well long before The Feminine Mystique. Biblical scholars (male and female alike), thanks to Braggs, can rejoice, weep, and experience The Books of Qoheleth, the way they were meant to be told: Through the eyes of a woman oppressed by male society, but blessed by the wisdom of Spirit. Centuries ago, Braggs would have been burned as a heretic for sharing his glorious revelations. In todayÆs slightly more enlightened society, his courageous revelations may save a dying religion. I am looking forward to BraggsÆs next installment in this revolutionary trilogy! Go Back read another review, or choose a different category. | ||||