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etherealtruth

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20. Very true

Reply to Igel (Reply #13)

Sun Jul 28, 2013, 08:11 PM

Jul 2013

Though my reply was very glib, I was aware.

I think (if I recall correctly) his conversion to Christianity (notably fundamentalist Christianity) was more an attempt to fit in socially with his new country. His childhood in the US coincided with the rise of the Ayatollahs in Iran and the taking of US hostages (probably not a great time to be an Iranian Muslim in the US).

My understanding was that his defection from Christianity had to do with the mass misinterpretation by Christian fundamentalist as to what the bible writings are and the impossibility of the literal interpretations made by these Christians.

He is a very good writer and a super interesting guy. I have not read his new endeavor but am very glad I have read his earlier work

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