Thursday, December 09, 2004
The "Left Behind" series, the best-selling novels for adults in the U.S., enthusiastically depict Jesus returning to slaughter everyone who is not a born-again Christian. The world's Hindus, Muslims, Jews and agnostics, along with many Catholics and Unitarians, are heaved into everlasting fire: "Jesus merely raised one hand a few inches and . . . they tumbled in, howling and screeching." - from Nicholas D. Kristof, `Apocalypse (Almost) Now,` New York Times, 041124.
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To the Editor:
Nicholas D. Kristof's comparison of the ''Left Behind'' series to the preachings of Muslim fundamentalists is unfair.
The ''Left Behind'' books apparently provide a warning to Jews like me (and others who are not ''born again'' Christians) that we will suffer in the future for our failure to convert. Muslim fundamentalists, on the other hand, see Jews and other infidels as a threat to be eliminated now. If they simply provided friendly reminders of eternal damnation, I'm sure we would get along just fine.
Peter Freeman
Washington, Nov. 24, 2004
See all 2006 customer reviews...
See also comments from NYT readers, like this one, for instance:
To the Editor:
Nicholas D. Kristof's comparison of the ''Left Behind'' series to the preachings of Muslim fundamentalists is unfair.
The ''Left Behind'' books apparently provide a warning to Jews like me (and others who are not ''born again'' Christians) that we will suffer in the future for our failure to convert. Muslim fundamentalists, on the other hand, see Jews and other infidels as a threat to be eliminated now. If they simply provided friendly reminders of eternal damnation, I'm sure we would get along just fine.
Peter Freeman
Washington, Nov. 24, 2004
