Wednesday, June 19, 2013

God Can Take a Punch

From Joel J. Miller at Patheos:
     An Egyptian court last week sentenced an author to five years in prison.  His crime?  Insulting religion.  He penned a book entitled Where Is God? which some Muslims deemed offensive.
     Egyptian law "gives all Muslims the right to file lawsuits in cases where the exalted right of God has been violated."  But maybe God can take it.  That's what Ian Punnett argues in his new book How to Pray When You're Pissed at God, a title that might spark similar offense in some quarters.
     But should it?

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Egyptian law, according to one report, “gives all Muslims the right to file lawsuits in cases where an exalted right of God has been violated.” But maybe God can take it. At least that’s what Ian Punnett argues in his new book How to Pray When You’re Pissed at God, a title that might spark similar offense in some quarters.
- See more at: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/joeljmiller/2013/06/god-can-handle-your-anger-and-your-confusion-fear-and-doubt-too/#sthash.Av2MSEXp.dpuf
An Egyptian court last week sentenced an author to five years in prison. His crime? Insulting religion. He penned a book entitled Where is God? which some Muslims deemed offensive. - See more at: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/joeljmiller/2013/06/god-can-handle-your-anger-and-your-confusion-fear-and-doubt-too/#sthash.Av2MSEXp.dpuf
An Egyptian court last week sentenced an author to five years in prison. His crime? Insulting religion. He penned a book entitled Where is God? which some Muslims deemed offensive. - See more at: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/joeljmiller/2013/06/god-can-handle-your-anger-and-your-confusion-fear-and-doubt-too/#sthash.Av2MSEXp.dpuf
An Egyptian court last week sentenced an author to five years in prison. His crime? Insulting religion. He penned a book entitled Where is God? which some Muslims deemed offensive.
Egyptian law, according to one report, “gives all Muslims the right to file lawsuits in cases where an exalted right of God has been violated.” But maybe God can take it. At least that’s what Ian Punnett argues in his new book How to Pray When You’re Pissed at God, a title that might spark similar offense in some quarters.
But should it?
- See more at: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/joeljmiller/2013/06/god-can-handle-your-anger-and-your-confusion-fear-and-doubt-too/#sthash.Av2MSEXp.dpuf

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