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Tomorrow, a suicide bomber could be walking behind you. To subdue unprecedented terrorism requires unprecedented thinking.
Our habitual thinking is driving the world toward nuclear war. Bu listening to all the Prophets, from Abraham through Muhammad, you can hear what no single religion offers. Whether you are an atheist, agnostic, heathen or believer, you have nothing to lose by thinking about Old Messages in a New Light, except a little of your time--which, after all, isn't your to keep anyway. Read on, to learn about the book, OF PROMISES AND PREVIEWS: URGENT OLD MESSAGES FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM
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The Israeli/Palestinian conflict is driving the world toward Nuclear War. Refusing to think about it cannot help to prevent it.
Tomorrow, a suicide bomber could be walking behind you. To subdue unprecedented terrorism requires unprecedented thinking.
Politicians and Economists can never resolve the virulent Religious disputes fueling Terrorism.
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Jane Broida Drake has spent 50 years comparing the teachings of organized religions with the messages recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Bible and the Koran. Her lifelong study culminated in her book, Of Promises and Previews: Urgent Old Messages for a New Millennium (Writer's Club Press), in which she links the Crucial Teachings delivered by ALL the Prophets, from Abraham through Muhammad. When the book was released, shortly before September 11, she received vivid curses from "devout" Jews, Christians and Muslims, who vehemently objected to linking their Sacred Teachings with those their religion brands false or obsolete. After 9/11, readers saw the book as eerily prophetic of the tragedy--and of the suddenly "believable" Nuclear Holocaust we face, if we refuse to change our thinking.
NEW RELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING URGENTLY NEEDS TO BE EXPLORED.
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That motto, discovered in an Afghanistan school for Al Qaeda soldiers, concisely expresses what Muslim terrorists firmly believe is their God-given Duty. Religious clerics and government officials have strongly denounced the "religious fanatics," but "outsiders" cannot influence would-be martyrs who scorn their critics, whose "false beliefs and sinful behavior have corrupted the world." So, both sides are moving closer to using whatever weapons they must to defeat their "evil enemies."
Whatever you believe about your role in the universe, it's time to "think again."
Our habitual thinking is hurtling us toward a "nuclear winter," in which survivors will sit in darkness and cold, too sick and terrified to fight with anyone! To change course, we urgently need to rethink the doctrines that have led to the crisis confronting us today.
You have nothing to lose.
By listening to all the Prophets, you can hear what no single religion offers. Whether you are an atheist, agnostic, heathen or believer, you have nothing to lose by thinking about Old Messages in a New Light, except a little of your time-which, after all, isn't yours to keep anyway.
OR, WE COULD DISCARD ALL RELIGOUS BELIEFS and devote ourselves to "Reality," by focusing on solving the Real Problems of our Material World.
You might spurn the idea of reexamining ancient "myths," since "everyone"--aside from some diehard religious fanatics-knows that religion has become "a minor issue in today's world." But in the real world, Muslim militants are swearing to continue their Holy War "until the end of the world," and they're willing to use biological, chemical and nuclear weapons to end this "sinful world."
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The Linked Messages, at their best, would unite believers in a mutual heartfelt respect for each other. At the least, they would bring enormous hope and comfort to individuals. If a nuclear winter comes in your lifetime, you will remember those Messages and they could give you reasons to endure, instead of succumbing to despair in a world "gone mad."
OF PROMISES AND PREVIEWS: URGENT OLD MESSAGES FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM
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