Andrew Paquette
Administrator
I just saw this on the news about the book "The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven". According to the paraplegic boy and his mother, it is a fabrication or exaggeration, depending on who you listen to. Here is the link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-from-heaven-going-back-to-publisher/?hpid=z5
My impression was that it was a bit hokey-sounding to make it more Christian, but I'm not sure whether I buy this recantation either. It could easily be the case that the 6-year old told his parents of a genuine NDE, his dad writes the book, then the mom sees criticism from other Christians. She reads that it is not consistent with scripture, then pressures her quadriplegic son to recant. Meanwhile, the book is raking in the money, so dad doesn't want to do anything.
It is hardly unusual for Christians to push their dogma in the face of conflicting evidence, even to the point of getting a person to lie. Many won't do this, but I've seen some who would and I think Alex had at least one on his show here--the Australian box jellyfish guy.
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My impression was that it was a bit hokey-sounding to make it more Christian, but I'm not sure whether I buy this recantation either. It could easily be the case that the 6-year old told his parents of a genuine NDE, his dad writes the book, then the mom sees criticism from other Christians. She reads that it is not consistent with scripture, then pressures her quadriplegic son to recant. Meanwhile, the book is raking in the money, so dad doesn't want to do anything.
It is hardly unusual for Christians to push their dogma in the face of conflicting evidence, even to the point of getting a person to lie. Many won't do this, but I've seen some who would and I think Alex had at least one on his show here--the Australian box jellyfish guy.
AP