I post on another Ishmael forum and came across this guy who reads DQ's books and is VERY Christian. I thought this interesting so I asked him what his thoughts were after reading "Story of B". Have any of you come across someone who interpreted Quinn's ideas this way?

Hey all,

I was wondering if any of you had any thoughts on some of these quotes I pulled out of this article about Ed Abbey. I noticed he was writing most of this stuff towards the end of his life. 

 http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/20/suing.god.ap/index.html?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail

LINCOLN, Nebraska (AP) -- A legislator who filed a lawsuit against God has gotten something he might not have expected: a response.

State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha said he sued God last week to make a point about frivolous lawsuits.

One of two court filings from "God" came Wednesday under otherworldly circumstances, according to John Friend, clerk of the Douglas County District Court in Omaha.

"This one miraculously appeared on the counter. It just all of a sudden was here -- poof!" Friend said.

State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha sued God last week, seeking a permanent injunction against the Almighty for making terroristic threats, inspiring fear and causing "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants."

Chambers, a self-proclaimed agnostic who often criticizes Christians, said his filing was triggered by a federal lawsuit he considers frivolous. He said he's trying to make the point that anybody can sue anybody.

Not so, says "God." His response argues that the defendant is immune from some earthly laws and the court lacks jurisdiction.

It adds that blaming God for human oppression and suffering misses an important point.

"I created man and woman with free will and next to the promise of immortal life, free will is my greatest gift to you," according to the response, as read by Friend.

There was no contact information on the filing, although St. Michael the Archangel is listed as a witness, Friend said.

A second response from "God" disputing Chambers' allegations lists a phone number for a Corpus Christi law office. A message left for that office was not immediately returned Thursday.

Attempts to reach Chambers by phone and at his Capitol office Thursday were unsuccessful.

Bill's recent thread on animism has inspired me to post a series of articles I wrote a while back about my experiences/perception of animism -- or what I have re-termed 'monism'. Note this was written for a general audience rather than for this community with its more 'advanced' conception of some of these topics. PART III

Bill's recent thread on animism has inspired me to post a series of articles I wrote a while back about my experiences/perception of animism -- or what I have re-termed 'monism'. Note this was written for a general audience rather than for this community with its more 'advanced' conception of some of these topics. PART II

Bill's recent thread on animism has inspired me to post a series of articles I wrote a while back about my experiences/perception of animism -- or what I have re-termed 'monism'. Note this was written for a general audience rather than for this community with its more 'advanced' conception of some of these topics.

 I thought this was an interesting article. Very interesting experiment this guy did.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20910659/site/newsweek/page/0/

Some say you will find no better test of your own knowledge than when you teach it to others, so with that...

Hello! I'm an animist. I devote my life to the spirits. With the number of agnostics, atheists and interested seekers out there, I figured it would be fun to open up a Q & A thread.

For the past couple of months (I think) I've been hard at work on a film. Now, as some of you may know, I'd been making fun short films, such as The Value of a Human Life, which I'd posted here before. But it occurred to me to jump on board and do something HUGE.

A full-length movie... one that tells the entire store. Not just of how I'd learned all I did about religion, but how I came to be an Ishmael fan and come to understand the world as I do. I'd like to share that film with you all...

First, let me catch you up on the scenario: This is perhaps the funniest thing I've seen in a long time... Kirk Cameron and some idiot named Ray Comfort, trying to prove the creation of God using a banana for evidence.