tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396860.post110441173222085393..comments2024-03-28T08:41:17.341-04:00Comments on <center> Ralph the Sacred River </center>: Repent, Hershel!Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188482189638751204noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396860.post-1104694319620951372005-01-02T14:31:00.000-05:002005-01-02T14:31:00.000-05:00Jim, while it's true that the LaHaye-Shanks alchem...Jim, while it's true that the LaHaye-Shanks alchemy is having all kinds of chaotic effects, lots of people read those LaHaye novels with a grain--nay, a pillar--of salt. Check out the comments at the <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.evangelicaloutpost.com%2Farchives%2F000919.html">LaHaye entry</A> in the great "Know your Evangelicals" series.Jerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08812948018965798765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396860.post-1104451951495121602004-12-30T19:12:00.000-05:002004-12-30T19:12:00.000-05:00Thank you all for your comments. I was not aware o...Thank you all for your comments. I was not aware of the LaHaye connection, which is interesting. I'm afraid that the repercussions will last for many years.EMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02505525490002421093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396860.post-1104441509426589802004-12-30T16:18:00.000-05:002004-12-30T16:18:00.000-05:00To follow up a bit on Seth's comment- the result o...To follow up a bit on Seth's comment- the result of this Shanks-LaHaye connection is that folk reading LaHaye's novels (and they are just that) believe them to be factual (a la the wretched tripe called the Da Vinci Code). Not knowing any better, seeing it in a "Biblical" magazine and then reading it in a novel which they take as "the gospel truth"- the layers of reinforced ignorance continue to grow until that ignorance is invincible.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698562143972216357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396860.post-1104425891937515962004-12-30T11:58:00.000-05:002004-12-30T11:58:00.000-05:00"The P.T. Barnum of Ancient Epigraphy"--an epithet..."The P.T. Barnum of Ancient Epigraphy"--an epithet that stings because of the truth in it. For a remarkable example of how this plays out in the pulp fiction wing of pop cultural Evangelism, check out Tim LaHaye's use of the James box, and the controversy around it, in his new "Babylon Rising" novel. An Indie (Vendy?) Jones character uses it as figure one in a class lecture. He even dodges around the question of its authenticity in a similar way...Jerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08812948018965798765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396860.post-1104416312925274232004-12-30T09:18:00.000-05:002004-12-30T09:18:00.000-05:00Well Said!
Regards,
JoeWell Said! <br /><br />Regards,<br />JoeDr. Joseph Ray Catheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140573020952903246noreply@blogger.com